Kingfish Win Five Hour Marathon Against Kokomo

The game lasted 14 innings which ties the longest in franchise history.

 

Kokomo, Ind.– The Kenosha Kingfish (16-13) defeated the Kokomo Jackrabbits (17-14) 7-3 in 14 innings at Kokomo Municipal Stadium on Wednesday, June 30th.

 

Looking to get a two-game advantage on Kenosha in the standings following four innings of shutout ball, Kokomo scored the opening run of the game in the bottom of the sixth to take a 1-0 lead.

 

In the top of the seventh, Kenosha responded on a Luke Stephenson (Xavier) RBI double that scored Casey O’Laughlin (Azusa Pacific) to even the score at 1-1 . 

 

Both teams threw scoreless frames through nine innings to force extra innings. In the 10th, McKay Barney (Washington) grounded out, but scored Cam Collier (South Florida), to put the Kingfish up 2-1. However, in the bottom half, Chase Meidroth (San Diego) hit an RBI single on the first pitch of the inning that scored Gavin Grant (Oregon) who was on second base due to the league tie break rule.

 

Both teams were unable to score in the 11th, 12th and 13th innings. In the 14th inning, Kenosha took the lead again when Kirk Liebert (Kentucky) scored on a wild pitch. The lead got larger on Mitch Jebb (Michigan State) two-RBI double that scored Stephenson and Collier to enhance the lead to 5-2. The Kingfish added two more on a Carmine Lane (South Florida) sacrifice fly that scored Xavier Watson (Illinois) and Jebb scoring on a ball in the dirt. In the bottom half, Kokomo scored once, but it was not enough as the Kingfish took the opener

 

On the mound, Kingfish starter Dalton Wiggins (Marietta) threw 5.1 innings allowing one run. Hayden Fox (Wisconsin-Whitewater) came on in relief, throwing 1.2 innings of shutout ball. Nick Meyer (Dayton) threw a scoreless eighth. In the ninth, Randon Dauman (Saint Louis) came on and threw two innings allowing only one unearned run. Lastly, Mitch Waletzki (Minnesota-Duluth) finished the game throwing four innings and only allowing one unearned run.

 

Kenosha will take on Kokomo tomorrow, Thursday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m EDT in the series finale.

 

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.