Jason Wheeler (Loyola Marymount) helped the St. Cloud River Bats to a victory over the Mankato MoonDogs. Wheeler threw 6.0 innings of scoreless baseball while only giving up one hit, the only hit the MoonDogs would get off of the River Bat pitching staff. Wheeler has a 1.35 ERA with a 3-0 record for the River Bats.
La Crosse Logger, Mike Marjama (Sacramento CC), had a huge day at the plate today while helping the Loggers to a 8-5 victory over the Wisconsin Woodchucks at Copeland Park. Marjama was 4-for-5 with one run scored and three RBI. The Logger third basemen is currently hitting .306 with 17 RBI in 24 games. Marjama hit .345 this season with Sacramento CC while starting in 34 games. He was also selected 2nd Team All Big-8.
Green Bay 12, Waterloo 2 The Green Bay Bullfrogs got off to a quick start against the Waterloo Bucks in the final game of the three game series. The Bullfrogs beat the Bucks by a score of 12-2. Mike Thomas (Rider) picked up the win for the Frogs, going two innings in relief and allowing only three hits.
Josh McKeon (Upper Iowa) threw a great game for the Rochester Honkers Saturday night. McKeon’s efforts led the Honkers to a 9-1 victory over the Brainerd Area Lakes Lunkers. The Rochester native threw 5.0 innings while only giving up three hits and zero runs. McKeon was 4-2 on the mound this spring for Upper Iowa and led the team in innings pitched (55.1).
Green Bay Bullfrog, Scott Schebler (Wichita State) had a huge day at the plate. He was 2-for-3 with a triple and his 5th home run of the season. He scored two runs and had an outstanding five RBI to help beat the Bucks 8-3. Schebler now leads the NWL in home runs while batting an impressive .314. He currently had 13 extra base hits on the season.
La Crosse 9, Wisconsin 8 The La Crosse Loggers took game one against the Wisconsin Woodchucks by a score of 9-8 Saturday night. The Loggers were led by Brandon Meredith (San Diego State) 2-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI with two doubles. The Logger pitching staff gave up eight runs, six of which were earned.
Joe Battestelli (Eastern Michigan) improved his record to 3-1 Friday night with a great pitching performance for the Battle Creek Bombers. The Eastern Michigan pitcher threw a complete game five hitter while striking out eight Rafters. With his performance the Bombers took the game 8-2 against Wisconsin Rapids. He was 3-1 this college season for Eastern Michigan and appeared in 20 games.
Designated hitter, Armando Gutierrez (Missouri Baptist), led the River Bats by going 3-for 5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Gutierrez is currently hitting .400 with ten hits on the season. His hot hitting performance helped the River Bats beat the Thunder Bay Border Cats.
St. Cloud 9, Thunder Bay 4 The St. Cloud River Bats beat the Thunder Bay Border Cats at Port Arthur Stadium by a score of 9-4. St. Cloud took an early 4-0 lead and never looked backed. The River Bats designated hitter, Armando Gutierrez (Missouri Baptist), went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI.
Zach Smith (Middle Georgia) did not earn the win tonight for the Thunder Bay Border Cats, but did everything he could to keep the Border Cats in the game. Smith threw 8.0 innings of one run baseball while striking out five against the St. Cloud River Bats. While at Middle Georgia in 2010, Smith was 7-3 with a 3.97 ERA. He had team highs in wins (7), games started (10), innings pitched (59.0), and strike outs (52).
