WATERLOO, IOWA – The La Crosse Loggers jumped out to an early 8-0 lead at Riverfront Stadium on Thursday night and then hung on to defeat the host Waterloo Bucks by a final of 8-6 to win their fourth consecutive game.<\/p>\n
The Lumbermen wasted no time getting to work as they put up three runs in the first.\u00a0 After Bryce Blaum (Texas A & M) walked, Harrison Freed (Butler) added to his team-leading RBI total by knocking in Blaum with a RBI double.\u00a0 Two batters later Korey Lee’s (Cal) ground out would score Freed before Austin Murr (DMACC) would single in Mike Rothenberg (Duke) to give La Crosse a 3-0 advantage.<\/p>\n
La Crosse would strike again in the third when Lee’s sacrifice fly to centerfield plated Freed, who singled to open the frame, thus giving the Loggers a 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n
One inning later, Freed would single again to score Steve Mann (Duke) and then Lee’s double would drive in both Freed and Rothenberg to put La Crosse up by eight.<\/p>\n
Loggers starter Lalo Porras (Lewis-Clark) cruised threw six innings, allowing just one run on five hits while walking four and striking out four to earn his team-leading fifth victory of the summer.<\/p>\n
The Lumbermen tallied ten hits on the night lead be Freed’s three hit night.\u00a0 The reigning NWL All-Star also scored three times and drove in a pair.\u00a0 Murr also collected three hits and drove in a run while Lee drove in a team-high four runs on the night.<\/p>\n
The same two teams will meet again on Friday night back at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo for a 6:35 p.m. start.\u00a0 Air time on the Logger Nation Station, the Eagle 102.7 FM, will commence at 6:00 p.m.<\/p>\n