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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Another Record Draft for the Northwoods League
adminThree First Round Picks; Total of 136 Current and Former Players Selected
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Handley Handles MoonDogs
adminMitch Handley (North Alabama) went seven strong innings as the Alexandria Beetles defeated the first place Mankato MoonDogs 2-1. Handley allowed just five hits and one run. He walked one and struck out two in earning his second Pitcher of the Night award this season and the third by a North Alabama pitcher (Chase Porch, ALX). Handley sat down the first eight batters of the game to get the Beetles off to a good start.
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.
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.