Kingfish Fall to Battle Creek in Series Opener

In the fourth inning, Kenosha took the lead when Cam Redding (Saint Louis) singled to score Vince Bianchina (Northwestern). Later in the inning, Dustin Crenshaw (Grand Canyon) grounded out, but got the RBI, scoring Kirk Liebert (Kentucky) to put Kenosha up 2-1.

In the bottom half of the fourth inning, Battle Creek tied the game and in the fifth, Ed Johnson (Tennessee Tech) singled to score two runs to give Battle Creek the 4-2 lead for good.

On the mound, Kingfish starter Dalton Wiggins (Marietta) pitched two innings allowing one earned run before being removed due to the 35 pitch rule. Jared Thompson (Illinois-Springfield) pitched two innings of shutout ball. Harry Deliyannis (Pomona-Pitzer) took the loss. He threw two innings allowing two earned runs. Mitch Waletzki (Minnesota-Duluth) came on after, throwing two innings of shutout ball.

Kenosha will take on Battle Creek tomorrow, Thursday, June 24 in a double header. Game one is at 1:35 p.m EDT. Game two is at 6:35 p.m EDT.

The Kenosha Kingfish are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.kingfishbaseball.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Kingfish as your favorite team.

The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.