Eli Benes

MEQUON, Wi.- To end the month of July, the Lakeshore Chinooks face the Royal Oak Leprechauns tonight at 6:35 pm CDT at Moonlight Graham Field. Royal Oak took the opening game of the series last night, winning in a thriller 11-10.

Tonight’s pitching matchup is between Leprechaun Sawyer Cooney and Chinook Eli Niemiec. In his last start against Wisconsin Rapids on July 25, Niemiec lasted just 1.2 innings on the mound, allowing four runs (three earned).

Through five games of their six-game homestand, the Chinooks are averaging 8.2 runs of offense.