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Published On: June 23rd, 2017

BISMARCK- N.D. Micah Beyer struck out 14 and the Bismarck Larks defeated the Mankato MoonDogs for the second game in a row 3-0 on Thursday night at Municipal Ballpark. The Larks scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the third inning against MoonDogs starting pitcher Brett Newberg. Quinn Irey led off with a double and after a ground ball advanced Irey to third, Mitch Gallager singled to left field to bring in the Larks first run. Ryan Anderson followed Gallager with a towering home run to right field to bring the total to three.

 

After the third, neither team managed to put another run across. Nick Boyles came in to pitch the ninth and picked up the save after striking out the side. Micah Beyer got the win for Bismarck, going 8.0 innings and allowing 4 hits, 0 runs, walking 2 and striking out 14. He was named Northwoods League pitcher of the night for his strong effort. Brett Newberg took the loss for the MoonDogs, allowing 3 earned runs on 4 hits through 7.0 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 9. The MoonDogs (10-12) have lost the first two games of the four game series against the Bismarck Larks (12-12) and return home tomorrow for game three at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.

 

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 The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 170 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champion Ben Zobrist (CHC) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM) and Lucas Duda (NYM).  All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit [www.mankatomoondogs.com]or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the MoonDogs as your favorite team.

 

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The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. The 23-year-old summer collegiate league is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 20 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 170 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including two-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Lucas Duda (NYM) and two-time World Series Champion 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 or on Google Play.