NWL Roundup 6/17
adminDominating pitching performances, including the 10th no-hitter in NWL history, were the story of the night in the Northwoods League Wednesday. (Pictured: Cody Winiarski of Madison)
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Castillo Becomes Alexandria’s Home Run King
adminAs part of a 4-4 night Keith Castillo (USC) launched his first homerun of the season and his fifteenth of his Alexandria Beetles career. With the blast, Castillo becomes the franchise record holder for homeruns in a career. Castillo reached base 5 times with a walk, four hits including the homerun and a double in Alexandria's 11-8 win over Thunder Bay. He also scored two runs and drove in four on the night.
Frymier Tosses 10th No-No In NWL History
adminOn a night that included four shutouts St. Cloud's Kurtis Frymier one-upped the other stellar pitching performances by tossing the 10th no-hitter in NWL history. The third-year River Bat from Michigan State pitched the second no-no in River Bats history - in a 2-0, 7-inning win in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the La Crosse Loggers at Joe Faber Field. Frymier joined Wisconsin's Bobby Pritchett as the only Northwoods Leaguers to throw a no-hitter this season. Frymier also joined Thomas Diamond as the only River Bats to accomplish the feat. Frymier (1-1) escaped trouble in the first inning when two Loggers reached base on errors. He allowed the first of his two walks to start the second inning, but induced a double-play ball in the next at-bat. That began a string of 14 consecutive batters retired by Frymier.
NWL Roundup 6/16
adminA one-hitter for Brainerd in Duluth and a walk-off homerun at C.O. Brown Stadium (pictured) in Battle Creek highlight the 4 games that were played Tuesday night in the Northwoods League.
Six NWL Players On Baseball America All-American Teams
adminSix Northwoods League Players were name All-Americans by Baseball America. Tony Sanchez (pictured left) and Derek McCallum (pictured right) were named to the 1st team.
Five Air Force Academy Cadets Are Making An Impact In The NWL
adminThis month, five Cadets from the USAFA joined forces with the Northwoods League, each signing two ten-day contracts. They include: KJ Randhawa (pictured right), Matt Alexander (pictured left), Aaron Kurcz with the Alexandria Beetles and Michael Ruvolo and Travis Lane with the St. Cloud River Bats.
Lewis Hits Walk-Off Bomb For Bombers
adminChris Lewis (Western Michigan) hit the first home run at C.O. Brown Stadium this season, and he couldn’t have picked a better time to do it. With two outs in a tied game in the bottom of the ninth, Lewis hit a 3-run walk-off blast over the left-center field fence, lifting the Battle Creek Bombers to a 6-3 win over the Wisconsin Woodchucks. It was Lewis' 2nd home run of the season and he is hitting .373 on the year.
O’Grady Tosses One-Hitter In Duluth
adminDennis O'Grady (Duke) threw a complete game one-hitter, struck out nine, and walked only one to lead the Lunkers to a 1-0 victory over the Duluth Huskies at Wade Stadium. O'Grady is the first player to be named both Pitcher and Player of the Night as he was previously named the NWL Player of the Night on June 12. O'Grady's curveball and fastball were spot-on all night, and the lone hit he allowed came in the second inning. He retired the Huskies in the fifth by striking out all three guys he faced, and in eight of his nine innings pitched, he only faced three Duluth hitters.
NWL Roundup 6/15
adminSt. Cloud outlasted Rochester in 11 innings at Joe Faber Field (pictured), snapping the Honkers 5 game winning streak, to highlight Monday nights action in the Northwoods League.
Berge’s Perfect Night Leads Lunkers
adminT.J. Berge (Northern Colorado) had a phenomenal night, leading the Brainerd offense by reaching base five times, and going 4-for-4 with a double, three singles, and an RBI. The Lunkers defeated the Thunder Bay Border Cats 6-3.