Thunder Bay 6, Duluth 5 Duluth took game one of the double header by a score of 3-1 at Port Arthur Stadium. The Huskies left fielder Kyle Roliard (Louisiana Tech) went 1-for-2 on the night with one run scored and two RBI.
Brainerd native Nick Anderson (St. Cloud State) earned the win for the Lunkers today after beating the Duluth Huskies 2-1. Anderson threw 7.0 innings of scoreless baseball while giving up only three hits. Anderson lowered his ERA to 0.33 and improved to 3-0 on the season. He has pitched 27 innings this season while striking out 18 and walking only six.
Justin Jirschele (Wisconsin Stevens Point) had a great day at the plate for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. The Rafters beat the La Crosse Loggers by a score of 4-3 in front of 837 fans. Jirschele was 3-for-5 on the night with two runs scored and eventually scored the game’s winning run in walk-off fashion. The second baseman is the first Rafter to win the game in walk-off fashion in franchise history.
Madison 7, Green Bay 6 The Green Bay Bullfrogs out-hit the Madison Mallards, but the Mallards took the game 7-6 on Sunday afternoon. The Mallards Jacob Esch (Georgia Tech) was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Matt Flemer (California Berkeley) threw a complete game five hitter Saturday night against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters. Flemer only gave up one run over 9.0 innings while striking out nine and walking two. His season ERA is currently at 0.95 with a 4-0 record. He has pitched 28.1 innings on the season and struck out 27 while walking only six. Flemer had 19 appearances from the Golden Bears while pitching 31.2 innings on the season.
Jake Tanis (Mercer) had a four hit night for the Alexandria Beetles Saturday against the Thunder Bay Border Cats. Tanis was 4-for-5 on the night with one run scored and one RBI. Also, two of his hits were doubles. Tanis is currently hitting .360 for the Beetles this season. In 2010 for Mercer, Tanis hit .388 in 62 games with 25 doubles and 22 home runs. Mark Threlkeld (Louisiana Tech) was 3-for-4 on the night with one run scored and three RBI in the win for the Duluth Huskies.
Battle Creek 4, Wisconsin 3 In game one the Battle Creek Bombers beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks by a score of 5-4 at C.O. Brown Stadium. Battle Creek leadoff man Navarro Hall (Kentucky) was 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Rochester Honker pitcher David Hurlbut (Cal State Fullerton) earned his first win of the season by beating the St. Cloud River Bats 5-3. Hurlbut threw 8.0 solid innings while giving up four hits and surrendering zero runs. The 6’4’’ lefty lowered his ERA to 1.53 and has thrown 17.2 innings on the season while striking out 15. Hurlbut was 2-0 this season for Cal State Fullerton in 17 appearances.
Thunder Bay catcher Taylor Honeycutt (Wingate) had a perfect day at the plate on Friday night against the Alexandria Beetles. Honeycutt was 3-for-3 with one run scored and three RBI. The North Carolina native hit his first home run of the season to help the Border Cats beat the Beetles 6-1. Tommy Reyes (Cal Irvine) of the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers was 4-for-4 in a losing effort against the Duluth Huskies.
Thunder Bay 6, Alexandria 1 Thunder Bay used a three run second and sixth to beat the Beetles 6-1 at Port Arthur Stadium. Border Cat catcher Taylor Honeycutt (Wingate) was a perfect 3-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI.
