{"id":16364,"date":"2024-06-03T21:37:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=16364"},"modified":"2024-06-03T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T02:37:47","slug":"mankato-sweeps-st-cloud-to-retain-1st-place-in-the-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2024\/06\/03\/mankato-sweeps-st-cloud-to-retain-1st-place-in-the-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Mankato Sweeps St. Cloud to Retain 1st Place In The Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your MoonDogs are on a roll!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3 straight wins for Mankato solidifying them at 1st place in the division with a 4-1 victory tonight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tonight was the night the bats started to come alive. With 7 hits and 4 runs, MoonDogs hitters looked more comfortable at the plate tonight than any game so far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Every MoonDogs run was scored in the 5th inning on RBI singles by Ben Bach ( University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma) and Andres Castro (Bellarmine University). Josh Alexander (Louisiana Lafayette) also had an RBI walk in the 5th.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Ruzicka (Belmont University) had another great outing on the mound. He threw 6 innings allowing only 3 hits and also had 10 strikeouts. He is emerging as the true one on this pitching staff with an ERA of just .77 after his first two outings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bryan Garrett (Sac City College) also had an impressive day on the mound. He threw 2 innings in relief only allowing one run, keeping Mankato with a comfortable lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Cloud\u2019s sole run came on a solo blast in the 9th by Kade Lewis (Butler).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mankato will look to keep this winning streak alive on Wednesday where they will face Willmar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><em>The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Entering its\u2019 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. 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