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The MoonDogs took the win in Game 1 against the Willmar Stingers, winning 9-6 in extra innings.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDog starter tonight was Matthew DesMarets (University of La Verne). DesMarets would pitch for a full 6 innings of work, with 7 strikeouts through 24 batters!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Both teams would remain scoreless until the bottom of the third and fourth, when the Stingers took the lead, 4-0. They would hold onto this lead until the top of the seventh.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDogs came alive in the top of the seventh, scoring 4 runs to tie the game! Sean Griggs (University of Alabama) would score on a Stinger error. Followed by Josey Williamson (University of Alabama), who would also score on a Stinger error. Caleb Koskie (Indiana University) would score on a wild pitch. Then, to end the inning, Adrian Beltre Jr. (San Diego) would get walked in by a hit by pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The top of the eighth was all MoonDogs as they would score 5 more runs to gain their first lead of the ballgame. Beltre Jr. would score, starting off the 5-run inning. Collin Jennings (University of Illinois) would hit a 3-RBI double, scoring Griggs, Koskie, and Beltre Jr.! To end the inning, Anthony Avalos (University of Houston) would hit an RBI single, scoring Jennings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tanner Shumski (Minnesota State University, Mankato) was the only MoonDog reliever in Game 1. Shumski would pitch for 2 innings on the mound and face 10 batters with 1 strikeout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Stingers would try to take the lead again, scoring 2 runs in the bottom of the eighth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDogs would end Game 1 with a win, 9-6!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Game 2:<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDogs would not let up for Game 2, as they would take the win 6-2!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Making his MoonDog debut and first start of the season tonight was Logan Feeney (Gustavus Adolphus College). Feeney would pitch for 6.1 innings of the 7-inning game, only giving up 2 runs. Through his outing, he would face a total of 26 batters, striking out 5!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Stingers would only score 2 throughout the game tonight, both scored in the bottom of the fifth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDogs would start their scoring in the top of the fourth. Beltre Jr. would score from a walk. Griggs would hit a groundout, scoring Jennings. Then Alonso Reyes (UC Irvine) would score from a Stingers error. Connor Cuff (University of Louisiana-Lafayette) would hit an RBI single, scoring Brandon Vlcko (Minnesota State University, Mankato).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDogs would score again in the top of the fifth and sixth innings. Beltre Jr. would score on a Stinger error, then Vlcko would score off a Cuff groundout!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ben Pernetti (Cosumnes River CC) was the only reliever out of the bullpen. He would pitch for 0.2 of an inning, facing 3 batters, striking at 1!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The MoonDogs are heading back to Willmar tomorrow to play in another doubleheader!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Game 1: The MoonDogs took the win in Game 1 against the Willmar Stingers, winning 9-6 in extra innings. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives"],"yoast_head":"\n