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Photo captured by Dylan Engel<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Written by: Connor Wachtel<\/em><\/p>\n

MANKATO, Minn. \u2013<\/b> The Mankato MoonDogs and Willmar Stingers split a Northwoods League baseball doubleheader at ISG Field in Mankato, Thursday evening. The MoonDogs picked up the win in game one, 10-5, before being defeated in game two, 8-5.<\/p>\n

With the split of the doubleheader, Mankato and Willmar are both now 10-8 this season.<\/p>\n

GAME ONE \u2013 Mankato 10, Willmar 5\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Both sides got off to quick starts in the first game of the doubleheader. Willmar opened the barrage with a three-run first inning. In the bottom half of the second inning, the MoonDogs grabbed the lead by scoring four runs before the Stingers evened the score in the top of the third inning. After three innings in Mankato, both sides were tied 4-4.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs took the lead and never looked back in the fourth when a fielder\u2019s choice putout off the bat of\u00a0Kai Roberts\u00a0<\/b>(Utah) drove in\u00a0Davis Crane<\/b>\u00a0(Bellarmine) and a double that hugged the leftfield line from\u00a0Sean Ross<\/b>\u00a0(Indiana State) plated Roberts for what was the eventual game-winning run. Mankato led Willmar 6-4 after the fourth frame.<\/p>\n

After the MoonDogs piled on three more runs to take a 9-4 lead in the bottom half of the seventh, Crane blasted his first home run of the summer in the eighth out to center for a solo shot, which made it a 10-4 game.<\/p>\n

Willmar rallied and scored one run in the ninth but was ultimately held there as Mankato prevailed with a 10-5 victory in game one.<\/p>\n

Making his first start and picking up his first win in his second appearance of the season was\u00a0Duke Benge\u00a0<\/b>(Air Force), now 1-0. Benge pitched seven innings with six hits and four runs (one earned) against and two strikeouts.<\/p>\n

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GAME TWO \u2013 Willmar 8, Mankato 5\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Mankato struck first in game two, scoring one run courtesy of a single blooped to center off\u00a0Treyton Rank\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0(Florida State) bat that allowed\u00a0Derek Shoen<\/b>\u00a0(UMary) to score from second. The MoonDogs carried the 1-0 lead until the fourth inning.<\/p>\n

In the fourth, the Stingers grabbed their first lead of the game by scoring a pair of runs. After they tacked one more run on in the top of the fifth to take a 3-1 lead, the MoonDogs queued up a rally that saw them score three runs in the bottom half of the inning to take a 4-3 lead. The first two runs scored<\/p>\n

Pinch-hitting in relief for the Stingers in the eighth inning, Drey Dirksen\u00a0<\/b>(Augustana) blasted a no-doubt three-run home run over the fence in center. After Ross scored on a wild pitch for Mankato in the bottom half, the MoonDogs found themselves trailing the Stingers 6-4 heading into the ninth.<\/p>\n

After Ross scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the eighth to cut the deficit to one, the Stingers put salt back into the MoonDogs\u2019 wound by bringing two more runs around to score to improve their lead to 8-5, where it would ultimately stand.<\/p>\n

Starting on the mound for the MoonDogs,\u00a0Nick Altermatt<\/b>\u00a0(Minnesota State \u2013 Mankato) pitched four strong innings en route to a non-decisive outing that saw him surrender two runs on five hits while walking and striking out three batters, respectively.\u00a0Simon Gregersen<\/b>\u00a0(Des Moines Area CC) was handed the loss after surrendering the lead on Dirksen\u2019s home run in the eighth. He now stands 0-3 on the summer.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs are back at home on Friday to host the first game of a home-and-home series against the Great Plains West-leading St. Cloud Rox. Donovan Schultz (Evansville) will deliver the first pitch at 6:35 p.m. for the MoonDogs.<\/p>\n

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-DOGS-\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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. Having completed its\u2019 28th<\/sup>\u00a0season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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 280 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 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM<\/i>) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX).\u00a0<\/i>All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website.\u00a0<\/i>League games are viewable live at\u00a0<\/i>watchnwl.com<\/i><\/a>. For more information, visit\u00a0<\/i>www.mankatomoondogs.com<\/i><\/a>\u00a0or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the MoonDogs as your favorite team.<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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