{"id":27144,"date":"2026-05-28T09:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/?p=27144"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:27:16","slug":"offense-blanked-by-willmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/minot-hot-tots\/offense-blanked-by-willmar\/","title":{"rendered":"OFFENSE BLANKED BY WILLMAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first road game of the season wasn\u2019t filled with the offensive firepower like the opening homestand for the Minot Hot Tots. On Wednesday night in Willmar, Minnesota, the Hot Tots fell short against the Willmar Stingers, 1-0.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Hot Tots had trouble from the start against Willmar starter Gannon Reidinger. He struck out two Hot Tots in a sparkling clean first inning. Reidinger faced the minimum through four innings and kept a no-hit bid going into the fifth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chris Daniels was able to break up the no-no with a single, but one hit didn\u2019t break the dam. The Hot Tots were still scoreless, but the pitching staff kept the game close.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Oliver Brown\u2019s return to the Hot Tots he would surrender a run in the first inning, but the Stinger scoring would end there. Brown twirled 4.2 IP allowing three hits and one earned run with five strikeouts. Immediately after Brown was taken out of his start, the Hot Tots would get the closest to run support all night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Catcher Nick Kaelin reached on an error by Willmar third baseman Charlie Schau, he also advanced to second on the errant throw. TJ Stottlemyre hit and in-between ground ball and reached base with no outs being recorded. With runners on the corners, Kellan Burke flew out to right field, Kaelin attempted to tag, but was thrown out at home plate. After five-and-a-half, the score remained 1-0, Willmar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the Stingers would be held to just that first inning run for the whole night, the pitching efforts from Reidinger and Parker Barraza sealed the win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oliver Brown was named <\/span><b>SportClips MVP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for his start despite picking up a losing decision. 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