{"id":15801,"date":"2023-06-20T17:52:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T22:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=15801"},"modified":"2023-06-20T17:53:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T22:53:11","slug":"offensive-explosion-breaks-larks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2023\/06\/20\/offensive-explosion-breaks-larks\/","title":{"rendered":"Offensive Explosion Breaks Larks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written By Reese Lannon<\/p>\n<p>Bismarck, N.D &#8211; The Mankato MoonDogs certainly were ready to go for a 9:05 a.m. game as<br \/>\npart of a doubleheader in Bismarck against the Larks Tuesday morning, as the MoonDogs<br \/>\ncruised to a 14-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>The victory came easy for the MoonDogs, who never trailed, or faced any sort of threat from the<br \/>\nLark bats.<\/p>\n<p>For the second straight day against the Larks, and the sixth game in a row overall, Mankato got<br \/>\non the board first, and in a big way. They tagged Bismarck starter Dillon Goetz for six runs,<br \/>\nhaving just one hit in the inning in the second inning, forcing an early exit for Goetz.<\/p>\n<p>Mankato continued to cruise in the fourth inning, as <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/player\/?id=6612\">Max Williams<\/a> (Florida State) hit his NWl-<br \/>\nleading ninth double to score <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/player\/?id=5667\">Easton Fritcher<\/a> (Minnesota). Williams would come around to score<br \/>\non a wild pitch later in the inning, making it 8-0.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/player\/?id=5127\">Caleb Strack<\/a> (Iowa) got the start for Mankato, and he was absolutely dominant against a lifeless<br \/>\nBismarck lineup. Strack fired seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits while walking none<br \/>\nand striking out 10. Strack would earn the victory, his second of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The Dogs added a run in the fifth inning on a <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/player\/?id=2876\">Joe Hauser<\/a> (Minnesota) RBI single. Then, the<br \/>\nMoonDogs really put it out of reach in the sixth. <a href=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/player\/?id=4502\">Kai Roberts<\/a> (Utah) started the scoring with an<br \/>\nRBI single, and then Hauser came to the plate again and delivered a three-run home run to left<br \/>\nfield for his third home run of the season, making it a 13-0 game.<\/p>\n<p>Mankato added another run in the seventh, as Williams launched his third home run of the year.<br \/>\nWilliams had three hits on the morning, and extended his hit streak to 12 games. The Larks<br \/>\nwould get on the board with two outs in the ninth inning with a solo home run, but it was<br \/>\nultimately too little, too late.<\/p>\n<p>Mankato and Bismarck go to battle once again tonight with game two of the doubleheader<br \/>\nstarting at 6:35 p.m. To follow the game, it is free to watch on Northwoods League TV, or to<br \/>\nlisten to on Mixlr.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>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\u2019 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0season, 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\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.watchnwl.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.watchnwl.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1687365508259000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ArbTLDou2l_rtmAyjcT-f\">watchnwl.com<\/a>\u00a0and on ESPN+. 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