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Brainerd 3, Thunder Bay 2 The Lunkers three run second inning was too much for the Thunder Bay Border Cats to come back from. Brainerd first basemen Russ Hopkins (Rutgers) was 1-for-3 with one run scored and two RBI.
Charley Olson (Georgia State) was at it again Wednesday night on the mound. He threw a complete game against the Rochester Honkers while striking out four and only giving up one earned run. Olson moves to 3-2 on the season with 31 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched. He also has only walked seven batters in the 38 innings pitched.
Harold Riggins (NC State) put on a show Wednesday night at the ‘Duck Pond’ in Madison. The first basemen helped the Mallards beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 11-1. Riggins was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI. Riggins hit his third home run of the season and also reached base on a hit-by-pitch. Riggins is currently hitting .370 in eleven games.
Alexandria 4, Duluth 2 The Alexandria Beetles matched the two spot the Duluth Huskies put up in the eighth with their own two spot for the win. Eric Birch (Waldorf) was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
