WILLMAR, MN- The Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League are excited to announce that former Minnesota Twins great Tony Oliva will be on hand for Twins Night presented by R & J Tours & KDJS 1590 AM on Monday, June 21 at Bill Taunton Stadium. Joining “Tony-O” will be the Twins mascot TC the Bear and the Twins organist. Tony Oliva will throw out the first pitch and sign autographs as the Stingers take on the St. Cloud River Bats at 7:05p.m.

Alexandria 2, St. Cloud 1 The Alexandria Beetles took the game from the River Bats by a score of 2-1 at Knute Nelson Memorial Park in rain shortened game. The Beetles out hit the River Bats 6-2 and played error free baseball. Starting pitcher Andy Cox (Iowa Central CC) threw 5.0 innings of two hit baseball while striking out three. David Randall (Mercer) threw the final inning of no hit baseball.

Waterloo 2, Madison 1 The Mallards had their chances, but couldn’t cash in as the Waterloo Bucks avoid the sweep by winning 2-1 in front of 5,210 at the “Duck Pond.” Waterloo’s Phil Keppler (Iowa) picks up the win after pitching three innings of shut-out baseball while Luke Putz (Minnesota St.) pitched the eighth and ninth inning to earn his fourth save of the year.

La Crosse 6, Green Bay 2 The La Crosse Loggers used a two out grand slam in the seventh inning from Brandon Meredith (San Diego State) to break a 2-2 tie and eventually give the Loggers a 6-2 victory Saturday night over the visiting Green Bay Bullfrogs. The 2,730 fans in attendance at Copeland Park finally were able to witness the Loggers offense break open as the team collected 12 hits on the night.