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LA CROSSE, WI<\/strong> \u2013 The La Crosse Loggers secured a thrilling victory against the Mankato MoonDogs with a final score of 10-8 in front of a crowd of 1,904 fans at Copeland Park.<\/p>\n

Nik Copenhaver (Vanderbilt) took the mound for the Loggers, pitching 1 inning and allowing 1 run on 1 hit while walking 2 batters. Will Girardi (Nevada Las Vegas) delivered a strong relief performance, pitching 5 innings, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits, and striking out 7.<\/p>\n

For the MoonDogs, starter Aiden Mcgee (Minnesota State Mankato) pitched 2 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits and issuing 3 walks. Peter Michael (Northwestern) provided solid relief, pitching 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, and striking out an impressive 10 batters.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs initiated the scoring with an RBI walk from Matthew Fleischhacker (Minnesota State Mankato) in the first inning.<\/p>\n

The Loggers quickly responded with a 3-run inning, courtesy of an RBI single by Case Sanderson (Nebraska), a fielder’s choice RBI by Sebastian David, and an RBI single by Tyman Long (Southern Nevada), bringing the score to 3-1.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the second, Sanderson drove in Gable Mitchell (Iowa) with an RBI single, extending the Loggers’ lead to 4-1.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs narrowed the gap in the third inning with a 2-RBI double by Casey Sorg (Bellarmine), making it 4-3. They then tied the game in the fourth with a sacrifice fly from Brody Delamielleure (Florida State).<\/p>\n

The Loggers reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth with a 2-run homer by Mitchell, making it 6-4.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs tied the game again in the seventh inning with an RBI single by Fleischhacker and a sacrifice fly by Josh Alexander (Louisiana Lafayette).<\/p>\n

The decisive moment came in the bottom of the seventh when Zach Wadas (TCU) hit a grand slam to left center, propelling the Loggers to a 10-6 lead.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs added runs in the eighth and ninth innings, with an RBI double by Coleman Mizell (Alabama) and a run scored on a wild pitch by reliever Luke Vaks (West Chester). However, Vaks closed out the game dramatically, stranding runners on first and third to secure the Loggers’ 10-8 victory.<\/p>\n

With this win the Loggers improve to 21-12, while the MoonDogs fall to 17-15. The Loggers are back at Copeland Park tomorrow for game 2 against the Mankato MoonDogs, first pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

Box Score\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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