Matt Johnson, an outfielder from California Baptist, was 2-for-4 for the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters tonight. He scored two runs, but more importantly had three RBI from his lead-off spot to beat the Woodchucks 7-5. Johnson started 54 games this season for the Cal Baptist Lancers and had double-digit extra base hits and 15 steals while playing center field.
Kyle Teague threw a 7.0 inning three hitter to help beat the Mankato MoonDogs. The Oakland University righty, struck out nine MoonDogs while keeping them to no runs. Teague received the no-decision, but put the Brainerd Area Lakes Lunkers in a great position for a win. Teague led Oakland University in wins in 2010 and led the team in innings pitched at 81.0 and games started.
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.
The San Diego State product, Brandon Meredith, was 2-for-4 on the day and had an outstanding 4RBI with one run scored. Meredith hit a grand slam to lead the Loggers over the Green Bay Bullfrogs on Saturday. Meredith led San Diego State with a .383 batting average with 54 RBI and 18 extra-base hits. Meredith started in 50 of 51 games for the Aztecs in 2010.
Chris Licon (Lubbock Christian) led the Wisconsin Woodchucks over rival Wisconsin Rapids Rafters by a score of 2-0. Licon threw a complete game six-hit shutout while striking out five. The righty has a 2-0 record for the ‘Chucks with an ERA of 0.38 in 18.2 innings pitched.
(ROCHESTER, MN) The Northwoods League experienced another successful Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The 2010 MLB Draft saw the most Northwoods League players ever drafted in a single draft class. There were 162 former NWL players drafted in the 50 round draft this past week. Of all the 162 players, 26 more draftees then 2009, 15 were taken in the first 5 rounds.
Chris Barker led the Madison Mallards over the Waterloo Bucks 8-5. The UNC-Greensboro center fielder went 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run scored. Two of his four hits were doubles and is now hitting .296 for the Mallards. Barker hit .241 in 51 games played for Greensboro. The Racine native had 34 hits and nine extra base hits on the 2010 season.
Rochester Honker, Gabe Feldman, threw 8.0 innings giving up only three hits and two runs. Feldman held the MoonDogs down and let the Rochester offense win the game. Feldman was a 2007 and 2008 Under Armour Preseason All-American. The Wake Forest righty appeared in eight games for the Demon Deacons. He is currently 1-1 with a 2.35 ERA for the Honkers with 15.1 innings pitched.
Wisconsin 8, La Crosse 5 The Woodchucks offense came to life after a lackluster night with the bats on Wednesday. The ‘Chucks used great plate discipline and clutch hitting to score eight runs on nine hits. Picking up the win for the ‘Chucks was Bobby Alcala (San Diego State), who had a solid outing allowing five runs on ten hits, in 6.0 innings on work. Jayson McClaren (Nevada Reno) earned a save the hard way, pitching the 6th through 9th innings without allowing a run to score.
The NCAA Super Regionals have all been set and are set to start June 11th with six of the top eight national seeds making it to the round of 16. The Super Regional winners will play in Omaha at the College World Series which will be the final year at Rosenblatt Stadium before moving to TD Ameritrade Park in downtown Omaha.
