The Willmar Stingers, Charley Olson (Georgia State), threw a complete game two hitter against the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers on Wednesday. Olson helped the Stingers take the game 7-2 while striking out eight and only giving up one earned run. Olson moves to 2-2 on the seasons and will go into the record books as the first Stinger to throw a complete game. The Stingers moved to 11-10 after Olson’s performance.
Rochester 5, Mankato 0 The Rochester Honkers get a great pitching performance from starter Danny Winkler (Parkland College) as they shut out Mankato by a score of 5-0.
Steve Nyistzor (Rutgers) had a huge day at the plate today for the St. Cloud River Bats. The short-stop hit 4-for-6 on the day with three runs scored and also five RBI. Nyistzor was a double shy away from going for the cycle. He led the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers with a .410 average and 24 extra base hits.
Danny Winkler (Parkland College) is currently 2-1 for the Rochester Honkers in 3 games started. Winkler helped beat the Mankato MoonDogs by throwing a complete game two hit shut-out. Winkler gave up two hits in the second inning, but retired the next 22 of 24 batters he faced. Winkler also only threw an outstanding 101 pitches while 62 were strikes.
Thunder Bay 4, Alexandria 2 The Thunder Bay Border Cats took the game from Alexandria 4-2 Monday night at Knute Nelson Memorial Park. The first five innings were scoreless, but the final four saw a combined six runs.
Mitchell Garver (New Mexico) was 3-for-4 against the Willmar Stingers and helped St. Cloud to a 12-5 victory. Garver also had three runs scored, an RBI and a walk and helped the River Bats beat the Stingers for their second loss in two days. The River Bats catcher is currently hitting .444 for the River Bats.
James Jones (Louisiana Monroe) threw 7.1 innings of great baseball against the Eau Claire Express and helped the Battle Creek Bombers to a 2-1 victory. He only gave up four hits during the 7.1 innings and allowed one earned run. Jones was the leader of the Louisiana Monroe pitching staff and ranked in the top two on the team in games started (13), strike outs (72) and innings pitched (80.1). James was selected in the 45th round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2009 MLB Draft.
Alexandria 6, Rochester 0 The Beetles took Sunday’s game 6-0 against the Rochester Honkers at Mayo Field in Rochester. Alexandria out-hit the Honkers 12-5 and were led by starting pitcher Lindsey Caughel (Stetson) who moves to 2-1 on the season.
Madison Mallard, Harold Riggins (North Carolina State), was instrumental in helping the Mallards beat the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 8-2 at Witter Field. Riggins was 2-for-4 on the night with four RBI and one run scored. One of his hits was a homerun, his first of the season. Riggins hit .331 for the NC State Wolfpack this spring with 12 homeruns which was second on the team.
Kyle Teague (Oakland) led the Lunkers to a 9-1 victory over the St. Cloud River Bats Sunday. Teague threw 7.0 innings of one run baseball while striking out six River Bats. Teague is now 2-0 on the season with a 0.67 ERA. Teague’s command is one of the best in the NWL and has only allowed four walks in 27 innings pitched.
