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Published On: July 22nd, 2021

Photo taken by Mansoor Ahmad/Mankato MoonDogs

MANKATO, Minn. – The Mankato MoonDogs (33-15) shut down the Eau Claire Express (20-26) on the way to a 4-1 victory, Thursday at ISG Field.  

 

Strong pitching as well as a pair of two-run hits from Alex Baeza (Utah) and Luke Beckstein (Kansas State) propelled the MoonDogs to continue their winning ways for their third straight victory after coming off a three-day All-Star break. 

 

After the Express plated one run on a single in the second, the MoonDogs responded in the bottom half when Alex Baeza (Utah) blasted his first home run of the summer off the video board in right field. After two innings at ISG Field, Mankato led 2-1. 

 

Luke Beckstein’s (Kansas State) seventh-inning triple scored two to give Mankato insurance in the form of a 4-1 lead. 

 

In the ninth, Vince Reilly (Grand Canyon) locked it up with his team-high fourth save of the summer. He struck out two before rolling up the final out to lock down the 4-1 victory for Mankato. 

 

The MoonDogs outhit the Express 9-3 despite having one more error, 2-1. 

 

Earning the win after throwing five strong innings of one-run baseball was Jarret Krzyzanowski (Nova Southeastern). With the win, Krzyzanowski upped his record to 2-0 after allowing just a pair of hits for one unearned run. He walked two and struck out five along the way.  

 

The MoonDogs and Express conclude their two-game series at ISG Field, Friday at 6:35 p.m. 

 

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The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 230 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist (CHC) and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. 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.