Mankato, Minnesota— The Mankato MoonDogs took on the Thunder Bay Border Cats at Franklin Rogers Park for an Independence Day game, and were able to emerge with the victory by a score of 5-0.
In game that lasted just two hours, the MoonDogs wasted no time, scoring two in the first thanks to RBIs from Jake Shepski (Notre Dame) and Bryce Adams (LSU).
The ‘Dogs would add another three in the second, including a two-run homerun off the bat of Jordan Washam, his first homerun of the season.
After an eventful first two innings, the next seven would be nothing but zeros for both sides.
Robby Evans got the nod for the ‘Dogs and was fantastic, throwing seven shutout innings while allowing just five hits and striking out five.
Kevin Yarabinec came in to finish the game and pitched a scoreless eighth and ninth, not allowing a baserunner and striking one out.
The MoonDogs will be back at The Frank tomorrow to once again take on the Border Cats for the final game of the two game series.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 and tickets are still available. They can be picked up either at the gates, in their office at 1221 Caledonia St. or online at www.mankatomoondogs.com
You can also listen to the game live on 1230 AM The Fan Mankato, on the iHeart Radio app, or on www.mankatomoondogs.com
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The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 150 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visitwww.mankatomoondogs.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store and set the MoonDogs as your favorite team.
The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 22-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 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, more than 150 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and Ben Zobrist (CHC). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. For more information, visit www.northwoodsleague.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store.
