Janas Rolls out the Barrel in Green Bay and the Arms Silence the Booyah
Janas hit his first homerun of the season and the arms threw a combined shutout.
Ashwaubenon, Wis– The Kenosha Kingfish (3-1) defeated the Green Bay Booyah (3-1) 2-0 at Capital Credit Union Park.
Looking to rebound following a tough opener and following three innings of shutout ball, Justin Janas (Illinois) hit his first home run of the season in the fourth inning with two outs that scored McKay Barney (Washington) to put the Kingfish up 2-0.
In the seventh inning, Green Bay came close to avoiding the shutout with two runners on, but Nadir Lewis (Princeton) struckout to end the threat.
On the mound, Kingfish starter Joey Kosowsky (Fairleigh Dickinson) picked up the win throwing 6.0 innings, conceding only two hits and no runs. Hayden Fox (Wisconsin-Whitewater) came on in relief, throwing one inning of shutout ball. Reed Smith (Northwestern) sent Green Bay down in order in the eighth and Nick Meyer (Dayton) did the same in the ninth earning himself his fifth save this season.
Kenosha will take on Fond Du Lac tomorrow, Saturday July 10. First pitch is at 6:35 p.m CDT.
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.
