Hometown Benesh Has Big Night
adminMadison native, Brett Benesh, went 3-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI in a 5-2 win against the Battle [...]
NWL Scores From Monday Night
adminAlexandria 7, Rochester 6 The Honkers were leading 5-0 after the fifth inning, but the Beetles came back with a four spot in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Beetles 3rd basemen, Taylor Davis (Morehead State) went 3-for-4 with one run scored and an RBI. The bottom of the Beetles order had seven hits and five RBI. Dan Lazzaroni (Alabama Huntsville) got the win in relief after throwing 4.0 innings giving up one run on five hits. The Honkers Matt Dittman (Illinois) continued his hot hitting going 2-for-2 with four RBI and three walks. Dittman is currently hitting .476 which is good for 5th in the NWL.
Boykin Has Big Day for River Bats
adminBrandon Boykin (Rutgers) finished 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI as the River Bats recorded 27 hits during the two-game series with the Lunkers. The right fielder is currently hitting .308 for the River Bats and hit .283 for the Scarlet Knights with seven homeruns and 29 RBI. He was also second on the team with 15 stolen bases in 19 attempts.
Sunday’s NWL Games
adminWisconsin 4, Green Bay 3 The Green Bay Bullfrogs had a hard fought battle Sunday afternoon with the Wisconsin Woodchucks. The Bullfrogs came up just short on the afternoon dropping the game 4-3. The Bullfrogs were trailing going into the bottom of the second inning, 1-0 before Scott Schebler (Wichita State) stepped up to the plate and drove the ball over the right field fence for a home run. The Woodchucks broke the tie in the top of the third when they scored on a wild pitch by Owen Jones (Portland). The Bullfrogs answered right back in the bottom of the third inning when Joel Hutter (Dallas Baptist) drove in two runs on a single to left field. Jones threw another wild pitch that allowed the tying run to score. Kevin Pillar (Cal St.-Dominguez) delivered an RBI single to right field that put the Woodchucks up 4-3 to finish out the scoring.
Sutherland Shuts Down Brainerd
adminNick Sutherland (Youngstown State) has been around St. Cloud for the past four seasons due to transferring to a new school. Sutherland threw 7.1 strong innings against the Brainerd Area Lakes Lunkers. The 6’1’’ righty gave up five hits and zero runs while striking out seven Lunkers and walking none. Sutherland sat out this season at Youngstown State per NCAA regulations on transferring.
Dittman Has Three-Hit Day
adminMatt Dittman (Illinois) led the Honkers going 3-for-4 with one run scored and a stolen base in a losing effort to the Thunder Bay Border Cats. The 6’2’’ lefty swinging Dittman is currently hitting .400 for Rochester and had 22 hits in 14 starts for the Fighting Illini this spring.
Rain Postpones Multiple NWL Games
adminWisconsin 7, Green Bay 3 The Wisconsin Woodchucks took their second game in a row from the Green Bay Bullfrogs, winning 7-3 at Joannes Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Woodchucks grabbed the lead early and held it for the entire game. Jamie Bruno (Tulane) got the ‘Chucks started in the top of the second, when he hit a two-run home run to dead center field off Bullfrog starter Jeff Donovan (UW-Whitewater). After starting the year 0-11, Bruno collected three straight hits, including the home run, and finished the day 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Wausau native Seth McMullen (Winona State) got into the act in the 4th inning when he hit a 3-run home run to left field and advanced the Woodchucks’ lead to four.
Berge’s Big Day for the Lunkers
adminSecond basemen T.J. Berge (Northern Colorado) went 4-for-5 with three runs. Berge is at Brainerd for the second consecutive season [...]