Kenosha, Wisc. – The La Crosse Loggers fell at the hands of the top-seeded Kenosha Kingfish in Simmons Field tonight. The Loggers’ season ends and the Kingfish move on to face the Madison Mallards tomorrow in Kenosha.
Pay McInerney put Kenosha in the driver’s seat with a solo home run blast with two outs in the second inning. The Kingfish broke out in the 5th inning. John Brodner doubled to lead off the inning. After a sacrifice hit that moved him to third, Liam Carter (Missouri) came in to pitch for the Loggers. Carter struck out the first batter he faced, but let the next six Kingfish he faced advance on five hits and a walk. Six runs crossed giving Kenosha a 7-0 advantage.
Kevin Flemer pitched well in the loss, going 4.1 innings and only surrendering two runs on six hits. He struck out three Kingfish and threw no walks.
The Loggers starting chopping down the Kenosha lead in the 6th inning. Will Savage (Columbia) advanced on a leadoff walk. He advanced to second and third on two consecutive wild pitches by Kingfish reliever Rico Garcia. Savage scored during the same at-bat on a balk. Jordan Zimmerman (Michigan State) added to the comeback in the 7th on his two-out solo home run, cutting the lead to 7-2.
Adam Dressler shut down La Crosse’s hopes for a comeback victory on the road with a scoreless inning and two thirds to finish off the game. The loss ends a record-breaking, action-packed 2015 season.
The Loggers finished the regular season at 40-31, the fourth highest win total in team history. Since 2008, La Crosse has won the most games of any Summer Collegiate baseball club in the nation with a regular season record of 311-235 (57.8%). This season also marked the fourth time La Crosse has played in the playoffs, going 7-5 in the Northwoods League Postseason.
25 team records were broken (12 team, 13 individual) as well as three tied. Mason McCoy broke 9 team records and an unbelieveable 5 Northwoods League Records. He will go down as one of the best hitters in league history, compiling the most at-bats, games played, hits, runs, and total bases in one season in league history. McCoy also won the Loggers’ and Northwoods Leaugue MVP award. Ty Provencher (Long Beach State) was awarded the Loggers’ Pitcher of the Year Award.
It has been a truly unforgettable season. Thank you fans for your tremendous support and for a great season. See you next year…and Go Loggers!