Mankato, Minn – Zac Bellarmine (Bellarmine), and Nick Novak (Angelo State) led the way for the MoonDogs at the plate. Wiley went 3-4 at the plate and drove in three runs, while Novak singled four times and drove in two runs.
Wiley drove in his first two RBI’s in the first two innings with a pair of singles. He would later drive in his third RBI in the sixth inning with a single to left field.
Adam Lukas (Evansville) gave the Dogs another solid outing, after he had pitched five innings, struck out nine batters, and allowed two hits. Blake Tritch (North Dakota State) entered the game in the sixth inning and pitched three innings and only allowed one run.
Mankato busted the game open in the sixth inning, driving six runs after a two-RBI double from Kyle MacDonald (Arkansas State), and an RBI triple from Josh Elvir (Houston).
Roger Danison finished the game in the ninth inning, and sent down all three batters in a row in thirteen pitches.
The MoonDogs will head on the road tomorrow to face Rochester at Mayo Field. First pitch will be at 7:05 pm tomorrow, and the MoonDogs are expected to pitch Brett Newberg (Austin Peay), which will be his first start of the Northwoods season.
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The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Now in its 25th anniversary season, the Northwoods 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 190 former Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (BOS), Jordan Zimmermann (DET) and Curtis Granderson (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit https://northwoodsleague.com/mankato-moondogs/ 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.