NWL Roundup 7/27
adminMankato's Tim Griffin threw a no-hitter against the St. Cloud River Bats (pictured above) while the Waterloo Bucks swept a double header from Eau Claire to move within one game of first place in the South Division.
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Former Honker Ethier NL Player Of The Week
adminFor the second time this season and third time in his career former Rochester Honker (2002) Andre Ethier was named the National League Player of the Week.
U.S. Military All-Stars In Green Bay
adminThe Green Bay Bullfrogs will host the U.S. Military All-Stars Baseball Team as they battle All-Stars from the Northeast Wisconsin Baseball League at Joannes Stadium on July 30th at 6:35 p.m. The U.S. Military All-Stars are a touring baseball team of both retired and active military members.
Moore Slugs Border Cats Past Beetles
adminWalker Moore (Cal State Fullerton) had two doubles and a home run for the Thunder Bay Border Cats in their 11-2 thrashing of the Alexandria Beetles at Port Arthur Stadium. Moore was 3-5 with two runs scored, an RBI and hit by pitch.
Griffin Throws First No-Hitter In MoonDogs History
adminTim Griffin (Rollins) completed the first no-hitter in Mankato MoonDogs history. Griffin struck out 10 batters to record the milestone no-no, the fourth in the Northwoods League this season, as he led the MoonDogs to a 6-0 victory over the St. Cloud River Bats at Franklin Rogers Park Monday night. Griffin, an All-Star this season, faced the minimum in five innings, and did not allow a runner past second base. All of his strikeouts were of the swinging variety, as he recorded two Ks in four separate innings.
NWL Roundup 7/26
adminThe Rochester Honkers in the North and Madison Mallards in the South came up with big wins to increase their respective division leads Sunday.
Tommasini’s Bat, Glove Fuel Honkers Win
adminJohn Tommasini (Oregon State) was inserted in to the top of the order and he led the way for the Rochester Honkers with a 3-for-3 day and two runs scored as Rochester defeated St. Cloud 4-2. He also walked twice, reaching base in all five plate appearnces. With the tying run on base Tommasini made an excellent diving stop at second base to earn the final out of the game.
Petricka Extremely Efficient In MoonDogs Win
adminJake Petricka (Indiana St.) threw eight strong innings to give the MoonDogs a 6-1 win over the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers at Stewart C. Mills Field. Petricka (2-2) had his best outing of the year, allowing just five hits and one earned run in eight innings of work. He threw just 83 pitches and struck out two on the afternoon. He recorded 16 ground ball outs.
NWL Roundup 7/25
adminEight exciting games were completed Saturday night in the Northwoods League. The Green Bay Bullfrogs (pictured) were victorious at home with a 5-3 victory over Wisconsin.
Kvasnicka’s 10th Inning Single Lifts Lunkers
adminWith one out and men on first and second in the tenth, Mike Kvasnicka (Minnesota) shot a dagger through the Mankato MoonDogs heart and lifted the Lunkers to the 1-0 win at Mills Field. Kvasnicka was 2-4 with the RBI on the night.