Alexandria 9, Duluth 1 It was the Sander Beck (Maryland) show Tuesday night at Knute Nelson Park. The Alexandria Beetle threw a gem by 8.0 innings while giving up no runs and only three hits. The Beetles put on a clinic at the plate as well with four Beetles having multiple hit nights.
Matt Dittman (Illinois) had a huge day at the plate for the Rochester Honkers on Tuesday night. The first basemen helped the Honkers beat the Willmar Stingers 12-4. Dittman hit his sixth double of the season, but also hit his 2nd and 3rd home runs of the season. He ended the night 3-for-5 with three runs scored and six RBI. He is currently hitting .333 for the Honkers with 20 RBI in only 21 games played.
Taylor Massey (Dallas Baptist) put on a show Tuesday night for the Waterloo Bucks. Massey improved his record to 3-0 with a complete game seven hitter. He currently has a 0.84 ERA in five games started. The lefty from Fort Worth, TX struck out six Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in a 15-0 blowout at Witter Field in Wisconsin.
St. Cloud 13, Rochester 4 In the only Northwoods game of the night the St. Cloud River Bats beat the Rochester Honkers 13-4 in St. Cloud. The River Bats put up a seven run third inning to take a 8-2 lead going into the fourth inning.
Steve Nyistzor (Rutgers) had a four-hit performance for the River Bats Monday to beat the Rochester Honkers. The short-stop also had two runs scored, two RBI and a triple. Nyistzor is hitting .324 with 13 extra base hits in 111 at bats. For Rutgers he led the team in batting average at .410. He also had 24 extra base hits to go along with 11 steals, 51 RBI, and a fielding percentage of .989. This is his third ‘Player of the Night’ award this season.
Austen Wisroth (Wayne State-NE) threw 7.0 innings against the Rochester Honkers, the leaders of the North division. Wisroth gave up eight hits, but only gave up two earned runs. St. Cloud is now just .5 games back of the leading Honkers. The righty from Torrington, WY is now 1-2 on the season with a 3.90 ERA. Wisroth was 5-4 this season for Wayne State and second on the team with 63.1 innings pitched.
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.
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.
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 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.
