(Mankato, MN) – Right fielder Alan Oaks hit his second home run of the year and starter Brendan Lafferty (3-3) gave up just one run as the MoonDogs (12-11, 29-28) completed the sweep over the La Crosse Loggers (6-18, 23-34) with a 2-1 victory Thursday night in La Crosse. Lafferty ended up going 7 1/3 innings, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out six.

Oaks finished the game 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Catcher Ben Geelan was 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored. Third baseman Nate Hanson went 1-for-2 with his thirteenth double of the year to increase his season batting average to a league-leading .370.

Lafferty’s start gave him his third win of the season and lowered his season-long ERA to 2.36. After 7 1/3 innings, Lafferty was relieved by newcomer Ted Farni, who finished off the eighth inning without allowing a baserunner. Closer Chad Dawson closed it out in the ninth to record his fourth save in as many days. Dawson extended his single-season MoonDogs team record in saves to sixteen, and is now just one short of the MoonDogs career saves record.

La Crosse managed to score just three runs in the two-game series. Thursday night, the Loggers saw their only run scored on a solo home run from right fielder Willie Bowman. Logger starter Evan Buhr went six innings, giving up a single run on just three hits. Reliever Arron Olson (0-3) pitched the final three innings and took the loss for La Crosse. Olson gave up an unearned run on two hits.

The MoonDogs are back home tonight against the Thunder Bay Border Cats. Tonight’s game starts at 7:05pm at Franklin Rogers Park in Mankato.