NWL Roundup 6/12
adminA No-Hitter and walk-off wins for Co-South Division leaders Madison and Eau Claire highlight an exciting Friday night in the Northwoods League.
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20 NWL’ers In The College World Series
adminA total of 20 players and one coach affiliated with nine different NWL clubs will look to take home a CWS title beginning Saturday.
O’Grady Ignites Lunkers
adminDennis O'Grady, a two-way player from Duke, went 2-5 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's for the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers. The Lunkers defeated the St. Cloud River Bats 6-5 in Brainerd. O'Grady smoked a 2-run home run over the left field wall in the first inning to give the Lunkers an early lead. He led off the fifth and seventh innings with a walk and a single and eventually came around to score both times.
Pritchett Tosses 9th No-Hitter in NWL History
adminHistory was made Friday night at Athletic Park as Bobby Pritchett (Central Arkansas) threw the third no-hitter in Wisconsin Woodchucks history in front of 2,876 fans as he blanked the Green Bay Bullfrogs in a 4-0 victory. Pritchett was the story from the start as he struck out the first three batters he faced. He got into a bit of a jam and in the third as he walked two consecutive Bullfrogs, but he was able to work out of the jam and keep things scoreless. He did not allow a run or a hit and struck out 12 while walking just three.
NWL Roundup 6/11
adminAnother complete game shutout for South Division leading Eau Claire and a walk-off win for the North leading Mankato MoonDogs highlights Thursday nights NWL action.
Murrill Keeps MoonDogs In First Place
adminChris Murrill (Nicholls St.), who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 35th round earlier in the day, showed he was worthy of the pick, going 2-5 with a home run and two RBI to complement his walk-off single in the ninth. The MoonDog win kept them in sole possession of first place, a game ahead of Rochester in the standings.
Jaramillo’s Turn To Blank Bombers
adminRudy Jaramillo (New Mexico) pitched the second complete game shutout in a row for the Express. He gave up only four hits and struck out seven hitters in his victory. Chris Odegaard (MSU-Mankato) tossed a complete game shutout Wednesday for the first place Express (11-3).
NWL Roundup 6/10
adminAll three inter-division games Wednesday went to the South Division as 4 of the top 5 records in the NWL belong to the South. Eau Claire and Madison picked up victories to remain on top with 10-3 records. Eau Claire's Chris Odegaard is pictured. (Photo: Marisa Wojcik)
Auten and Honkers Light Up Border Cats
adminChris Auten (New Mexico St.) slugged two doubles and finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Rochester Honkers in their 11-0 victory over the Thunder Bay Border Cats.
Odegaard Blanks Bombers
adminOn a night that had several good pitching performances around the NWL it was near impossible to out-do Eau Clair's Chris Odegaard (MSU-Mankato). The right-hander pitched a complete game shutout and helped lead the Eau Claire Express to a 10-0 victory over Battle Creek to keep the Express in a tie for first and put the Bombers a game back. It was a huge day for Odegaard and it started in the Major League Baseball draft. Odegaard was selected in the twenty-third round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He allowed only two hits the entire game and seemed to get stronger as the game went on, not allowing a hit after the fourth inning. He struck out twelve batters while walking just two on the way to the victory.