Kenosha Scores 11 for Second Straight Night
The Kenosha Kingfish blew out the Battle Creek Battle Jacks 11-2 at Historic Simmons Field in the series finale at Historic Simmons Field Monday night.
With the win, the Kingfish evened out the four-game series and season series at 2-2 and 5-5.
Kenosha put up three runs in the first frame to get out to an early 3-0 lead. Brady Counsell plated Parker Stinson and Jay Beshears on an early double, and newcomer Zack Carinci plated Counsell on an E6 on the infield.
Battle Creek responded with a run of their own in the top of the third on a Billy Hancock broken-bat single that scored Patrick Mills after Mills hit a triple. Taylor Darden showed up for the Kingfish in the bottom half of the inning with a two-RBI single that scored Carinci and Gage Williams. This gave Kenosha an early 5-1 lead.
Jay Beshears got it going for the Kingfish in the fourth frame with a single that sent Stinson sprinting across home plate, and Counsell slapped a single to left that kept the line moving and scored Beshears to make it a 7-1 ball game.
The Kenosha scoring onslaught continued in the fifth frame, as Darden hit a double that sent Drake Herrera home and Counsell hit a single off of the left field wall to send Darden and Stinson running for the last 90 feet. This blew the game open to give the Kingfish a 10-1 lead.
The Battle Jacks tacked on their second and last run of the game in the top of the eighth frame off of a Jace Matkin single that scored Hancock. Stinson responded on behalf of the Kingfish with a double that sent Williams home to solidify the score at 11-2.
Counsell, named Northwoods League Player of the Night, went 3-for-6 with a season-high five RBIs, a run and a double on the day.
Hancock led the Battle Creek bats by going 3-for-4 at the plate with one run, RBI and walk.
Every Kenosha hitter reached base on at least one occasion.
2022 Northwoods League All-Star Clark Candiotti (3-2) got the win after pitching five innings of one-run ball while allowing six runs, walking one and striking out five.
Ben Harris (0-1) got the loss in his Northwoods League debut after allowing a pair of earned runs on one hit, three walks and a strikeout.
The Kingfish (3-3) sit alone at third place in the Great Lakes East, while the Battle Jacks (2-4) sit in a three-way tie for third.
Kenosha will travel to Kalamazoo to take on the Growlers (2-4) for a two-game road stint. First pitch will be at 5:35 PM CST at Homer Stryker Field.
###
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 245 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 (CHC) 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 All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). 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.
