{"id":8934,"date":"2021-07-01T00:54:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/?p=8934"},"modified":"2021-07-01T00:55:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:55:28","slug":"moondogs-streak-lives-on-mankato-moves-into-tie-with-st-cloud-for-division-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/mankato-moondogs\/2021\/07\/01\/moondogs-streak-lives-on-mankato-moves-into-tie-with-st-cloud-for-division-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"MoonDogs Streak Lives On, Mankato Moves Into Tie with St. Cloud for Division Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: Connor Wachtel<\/p>\n

ST. CLOUD, Minn. \u2013<\/span><\/strong>The Mankato MoonDogs (21-8) moved into a tie for first in the Great Plains West with a 5-4 win over the division-leading St. Cloud Rox (21-8), Wednesday at Joe Faber Field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Matt Higgins<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(Bellarmine) remained hot in the MoonDogs\u2019 season-high seventh straight victory. The Dogs won 5-4 in extra innings behind Higgin\u2019s 3-for-5 evening which featured two RBI and a run scored which tied the game to force extra innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mankato grabbed the game\u2019s first lead, 1-0, in the top of the first frame when Higgins singled up the middle in the first to score\u00a0Justin Boyd<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(Oregon State).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the third inning, the Rox grabbed a one-run lead following a two-run home run hit by\u00a0Nick Yovetich<\/strong>. After three innings in St. Cloud, the Rox led 2-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then, the MoonDogs battled back twice to tie the game 2-2 and 4-4 to force extra innings, Wednesday. In the 10th inning,\u00a0Adrian Torres<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Grand Canyon) was the hero after he legged out a bases-loaded groundout to avoid an inning-ending double play, allowing\u00a0Kole Kaler<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Hawaii) to score from third.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vince Reilly<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(Grand Canyon) entered the game to pitch the final frame for his first save of the summer. Reilly struck out a pair in the final inning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The MoonDogs outhit the Rox 12-9 in Wednesday\u2019s game. It was a miscue-heavy evening with Mankato having three errors compared to St. Cloud\u2019s two miscues defensively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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DOGS WIN | NO MATTER WHAT, THE DOGS FIND A WAY!<\/p>\n

That's seven wins in a row and a tie for first-place with the Rox in the @NWLbaseball<\/a> Great Plains West!#FlipTheM<\/a> | #MoonDogginIt<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/xSMT9URxF8<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mankato MoonDogs (@MankatoMoonDogs) July 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n