NWL Roundup 7/30
adminThe La Crosse Loggers toke over first place in the South Division while the St. Cloud River Bats (pictured) closed the gap on Rochester (1 game) with a late rally against Duluth. (Photo: April Gregory, St. Cloud Times)
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O’Neill Drives In 4, Scores 4 In Beetles Big Win
adminMike O’Neill (USC) scored four runs and had four RBI in a three-hit performance while the Beetles scored 18 runs in the first five innings en route to a 19-10 victory over Rochester. O'Neill had a triple, two singles and a walk.
Castillo Flirts With No-No For Thunder Bay
adminLuis Castillo (Bellevue) came within three outs of the fifth no hitter in the league this season as Thunder Bay blanked Mankato 2-0. Castillo (3-2), had allowed only two base runners on a pair of errors when he gave up an infield single to pinch hitter Nick Judkins (Iowa Central CC) leading off the ninth. The righthander from Burlington, Ontario gave up a second hit and left the game going eight plus innings, allowing two hits, with no walks and twelve strikeouts.
Former MoonDog Everidge Makes MLB Debutadmin
NWL Roundup 7/29
adminThe La Crosse Loggers moved within a half game of first place in the South with a 10-2 route of first place Madison. Eau Claire and Green Bay (pictured) split a double header in Eau Claire.
Life On The Road
adminA look at two days in Madison with the Eau Claire Express courtesy of Eau Claire Leader-Telegram staff writer Justin Harings. Photo courtesy of staff photographer Shane Opatz.
Conway Runs Through Express
adminAaron Conway (Missouri St.) finished 6-for-10 on the day in the Green Bay Bullfrogs double header split with Eau Claire. Conway's speed was on full display as he had a triple, scored four runs, stole three bases, and drove in one.
Campbell Pulls Double Duty For Express
adminIn the first game of the day-night doubleheader between the Eau Claire Express and Green Bay Bullfrogs Ian Campbell (Yavapai) pitched two innings and allowed only one run in the Eau Claire loss. But his most important outing came in the nightcap. Campbell came in facing a 4-2 deficit and needed to keep the game close. Campbell did just that as he pitched three scoreless innings to give the Express a chance. The Express scored one run in the fifth and two in the sixth and they took the lead 5-4 to give Campbell and the Express the win. For the day Campbell finished with 5 innings pitched, one run, three hits, one walk and 5 strikeouts.
NWL Roundup 7/28
adminAll three teams a top both the North and South Divisions were victorious Tuesday night. La Crosse (pictured) is 3rd in the South but just 1.5 games out. Photo: Peter Thomson
NWL Alumnus Willingham Hits Two Grand Slams
adminNorthwoods League Alumnus Josh Willingham became the 13th player in Major League Baseball history to hit two grand slams in one game Monday night.