Mankato, Minn. – Geremy Guerrero pitched a complete game against St. Cloud this afternoon at Franklin Rogers Park in the first game of a doubleheader today. Gerrero allowed only one run, seven hits and struck out four batters in his first complete game of the season.
The MoonDogs went on the attack in the bottom of the sixth, as they put four runs on the board to put them ahead 5-0. The inning began with Jake Shepski’s second double of the game down the left field line. Shepski would score when Garrett Mitchell hit a single to right field. RJ Teijeiro drove in the final two runs of the inning off of a single up the middle.
Guerrero’s only surrendered run of the game came in the top of the ninth inning that started with a double to center field by Landon Stephenson, and Hance Smith hit a single up the middle to drive Stephenson in for the Rox only run of the game.
The MoonDogs will now head to St. Cloud for the second game of the doubleheader at 7:05 pm.
##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.
