NWL Roundup 6/2
adminThree teams were shut out and two others were held to just one run Tuesday night as the pitchers in the NWL continue to have the upper hand early in the season.
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Hively Fans Five To Earn Save
adminBattle Creek relief pitcher R.J. Hively (Cal St. Fullerton) put out a Waterloo rally with a strikeout to end the eighth and then fanned the side in the ninth for the save in Waterloo. Hively actually had five strikeouts as he struck out the first Buck he faced in the eigth inning but the batter reached on an errant throw to first base with the pitch being in the dirt.
Riggins Hits Walk-Off in Mallards Home Opener
adminHarold Riggins (NC State) sent over 5,200 Mallards fans home happy with a walk-off home run in Madison's home opener. Riggins crushed a 1-1 pitch to straight away center, with fellow NC State outfielder John Gianis of Rochester only being able to watch it go over the fence. On the day, Riggins went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, both of which came on his walk-off blast. He raised his batting average to .273 and also scored two of the Mallards’ seven runs.
NWL Roundup 6/1
adminYet another walk-off homerun highlights the beginning of June in the Northwoods League.
Delorit shuts down Rochester
adminJoel Delorit (UW-Stevens Point) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before it was broken up by Rochester. He allowed two hits in 7.0 innings of work, while strucking out six batters and giving two free passes in Green Bay's 4-0 victory.
Langfels Pinch Hit Walk-Off Homer Lifts Beetles
adminWith the tying run 90 feet from home and the winning run at first, Jayson Langfels (Eastern Kentucky) came off the bench to pinch hit in the bottom of the ninth with the Beetles trailing 2-1. On a 1-1 offering, Langfels took a fastball over the right-center field wall; a three-run homer to win the game. It's the seventh walk-off homerun in team history and the first since Brian Harrison's (Furman) PH walk-off against Brainerd in mid-July 2008. The Beetles are now 3-1 after sweeping the River Bats.
NWL Roundup 5/31
adminAll 14 NWL teams took to the field Sunday afternoon and provided more exciting action, including another walk-off homerun.
Porch Flirts with No-Hitter
adminAlexandria's Chase Porch (North Alabama) was four outs away from pitching a no-hitter at St. Cloud on Saturday.
Semel Drives in 5 Runs in Wild Defeat
adminGreen Bay's John Semel (Chapman) had three hits, five RBI, and three runs scored in the Bullfrogs' 19-16 loss to the Honkers.
NWL Roundup 5/30
adminOn a night where dominate pitching and solid defense was the story the exceptional exception was in Green Bay where the Bullfrogs put up 16 runs but still lost.