Written By: Tyler Haack
Photo By: Kenzie Schmidt
After a rain out the night before the double header would be moved to today. Jake Riding would take the mound for the MoonDogs in the first game of the night.
Riding would start the night out strong through the first three innings.
Kip Fougerousse would get on base in the first with a well-placed single. Fougerousse would get pushed around the bases by the MoonDogs line up. Ryan Nicholson would be the lucky player to push Fougerousse in on Sac Fly.
Max Williams would get walked with two outs in the inning. Brody Harding would single out to left field with Williams executing the hit and run to prevent the fielder’s choice. Ariel Armas would smash one deep into left field pushing the rest of the MoonDogs in for the 3-0 lead.
The MoonDogs would get back at it in the fifth after Ty Rumsey would get pushed across the plate by a Fougerousse ground out. Williams would strike again with his second hit of the night sending Brendan Hord in and Nicholson to third. Harding would be walked along with Armas getting hit. James Agabedis III would single to near left scoring Nicholson. Harding would be caught going for home on Agabedis single ending the inning.
The MoonDogs would find themselves with the bases loaded in the seventh as the Larks walked the first three batters. Agabedis would ground out sending Williams home.
Dustin Crenshaw would add some extra security with his first hit of the day sending one to the gap in near right field. Sending two MoonDogs in for a 10-run lead.
Behind a wild pitch and two more walks the MoonDogs would find themselves scoring one run and loading the bases for the second time this inning. The Larks would get a double paly call and end the inning.
Myles Meyer would come in for the final inning of the game replacing Riding who went six innings, three hits, zero runs, with five strike outs. Meyers would close out the game by not allowing another hit as the MoonDogs win 11-0.
The MoonDogs look for the sweep in this four-game series tonight at 7:25 P.M.
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. Now in its’ 30th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 24 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 325 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 (NYM), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. 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 Rockers as your favorite team.
