{"id":24842,"date":"2025-06-08T04:29:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/?p=24842"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:29:04","slug":"late-inning-magic-for-the-moondogs-in-minot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/late-inning-magic-for-the-moondogs-in-minot\/","title":{"rendered":"LATE-INNING MAGIC FOR THE MOONDOGS IN MINOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mankato MoonDogs, for a third time the season, waited a long time before pulling away from the Minot Hot Tots on their way to a 16-1 win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hot Tot pitcher CJ Hanson continued his run of spectacular starts on the mound. Hanson went five innings allowing two runs and striking out seven. He only had one inning with trouble, walking the bases loaded in the third and then bringing in a run on a wild pitch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even with CJ\u2019s nice start, the Hot Tots were trailing when he was pulled in the sixth. Minot batters could not figure out Mankato\u2019s left-handed starter Caleb Koskie. The freshman from Indiana University struck out 11 in just five innings while surrendering just one run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not long after the Hot Tots brought in the bullpen did Mankato pull further ahead. Four walks in the inning, as well as four stolen bases and a few timely hits moved the MoonDogs around the bases for five runs. But they weren\u2019t done in that sixth inning, Evan Saunders came up to hit with two on and a new pitcher in the game. He took the first pitch for a ride, hitting his second home run of the season and changing the score to 10-1 MoonDogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of the same took place in the seventh for Mankato including yet another Evan Saunders three-run blast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hot Tots were unable to piece together any more runs against MoonDog relievers and the game finished 16-1 in favor of Mankato.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CJ Hanson was the <\/span><b>SportClips MVP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Minot reliever Austin Puett\u2019s 93 mph heater registered as the <\/span><b>SRT Fastest Pitch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Will Smoot was once again credited with the <\/span><b>First Command Play of the Game<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, saving an out at first base. 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