{"id":8372,"date":"2020-07-20T22:50:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T03:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=8372"},"modified":"2020-07-21T12:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T17:08:38","slug":"moondogs-walk-off-stingers-now-hold-first-winning-streak-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2020\/07\/20\/moondogs-walk-off-stingers-now-hold-first-winning-streak-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"MoonDogs Walk Off Stingers, Hold First Winning Streak of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Connor Wachtel<\/p>\n

Mankato, Minn. —\u00a0<\/b>In the 10th inning, the Mankato MoonDogs won in walk-off fashion, 6-5, against the Willmar Stingers Monday night.<\/p>\n

Roughly two weeks after his first game-deciding hit,\u00a0Mason Hull<\/b>, provided another clutch hit that scored\u00a0Danny Borgstrom\u00a0<\/b>and gave Mankato their first back-to-back wins of the season.<\/p>\n

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Mason Hull had another walk-off hit at Franklin Rogers Park Tuesday night. (Picture shot by Mansoor Ahmad)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mankato got on the board first Monday with a pair of bases-loaded walks and an infield RBI.\u00a0Michael Curialle<\/b>\u00a0took the first free pass with max capacity on the basepaths. Then, MoonDogs right fielder,\u00a0Zach Kokoska<\/b>\u00a0chopped a grounder to short that was good enough for an infield hit and his team-high 14th RBI of the summer.\u00a0Zach Gilles<\/b>\u00a0rounded out the three-run inning with another bases-loaded walk and gave the Dogs a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n

The next half inning saw the Stingers counter with three of their own to tie the game, 3-3.<\/p>\n

Tanner Craig<\/b>\u00a0put the MoonDogs back out in front, 4-3, in the seventh with a sacrifice fly to deep center that scored\u00a0Jake Thompson<\/b>.<\/p>\n

The Stingers continued to linger, tying the game in the ninth.\u00a0Griffin Cheney<\/b>\u00a0led off the ninth with a walk. He later stole second with one out and advanced to third following an off-mark throwdown. He scored to make it 4-4 when\u00a0Jayson Newman<\/b>\u00a0hit a single up the middle. It forced extra innings at Franklin Rogers Park Monday.<\/p>\n

After the Stingers worked to take their first lead of the night in the top of the 10th, the MoonDogs proved they were more resilient and came out with the 6-5 walk-off win in the bottom half.<\/p>\n

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Hull got the celebratory, Gatorade bath, treatment from teammate Evan Berkey during his Tuesday parade around the bases. (Picture shot by Mansoor Ahmad)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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The box score read a 12-9 advantage in hits for Mankato. Despite having three errors to Willmar\u2019s one, the Dogs still found a way to win their fifth game of the season.<\/p>\n

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Here's a video recap from tonight for your viewing pleasure Dogs fans!#MoonDogs<\/a> will head back to the Beehive tomorrow to take on the @WillmarStingers<\/a> in @NWLbaseball<\/a> action. They'll be playing for a five-game series win! #GoDogs<\/a> #MoonDogginIt<\/a><\/p>\n

READ: https:\/\/t.co\/pDrfcXPv3J<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5szl3Ovhjd<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mankato MoonDogs (@MankatoMoonDogs) July 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n