June 2010
Wheeler Shuts Out MoonDogs
Jason Wheeler (Loyola Marymount) helped the St. Cloud River Bats to a victory over the Mankato MoonDogs. Wheeler threw 6.0 innings of scoreless baseball while only giving up one hit, the only hit the MoonDogs would get off of the River Bat pitching staff. Wheeler has a 1.35 ERA with a 3-0 record for the River Bats.
McKeon Earns Win for Honkers
Josh McKeon (Upper Iowa) threw a great game for the Rochester Honkers Saturday night. McKeon’s efforts led the Honkers to a 9-1 victory over the Brainerd Area Lakes Lunkers. The Rochester native threw 5.0 innings while only giving up three hits and zero runs. McKeon was 4-2 on the mound this spring for Upper Iowa and led the team in innings pitched (55.1).
Battestelli Throws Complete Game for Bombers
Joe Battestelli (Eastern Michigan) improved his record to 3-1 Friday night with a great pitching performance for the Battle Creek Bombers. The Eastern Michigan pitcher threw a complete game five hitter while striking out eight Rafters. With his performance the Bombers took the game 8-2 against Wisconsin Rapids. He was 3-1 this college season for Eastern Michigan and appeared in 20 games.
Smith Throws Gem
Zach Smith (Middle Georgia) did not earn the win tonight for the Thunder Bay Border Cats, but did everything he could to keep the Border Cats in the game. Smith threw 8.0 innings of one run baseball while striking out five against the St. Cloud River Bats. While at Middle Georgia in 2010, Smith was 7-3 with a 3.97 ERA. He had team highs in wins (7), games started (10), innings pitched (59.0), and strike outs (52).
Olson Throws Complete Game
The Willmar Stingers, Charley Olson (Georgia State), threw a complete game two hitter against the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers on Wednesday. Olson helped the Stingers take the game 7-2 while striking out eight and only giving up one earned run. Olson moves to 2-2 on the seasons and will go into the record books as the first Stinger to throw a complete game. The Stingers moved to 11-10 after Olson’s performance.
Winkler Throws a Gem
Danny Winkler (Parkland College) is currently 2-1 for the Rochester Honkers in 3 games started. Winkler helped beat the Mankato MoonDogs by throwing a complete game two hit shut-out. Winkler gave up two hits in the second inning, but retired the next 22 of 24 batters he faced. Winkler also only threw an outstanding 101 pitches while 62 were strikes.
Jones Throws Gem
James Jones (Louisiana Monroe) threw 7.1 innings of great baseball against the Eau Claire Express and helped the Battle Creek Bombers to a 2-1 victory. He only gave up four hits during the 7.1 innings and allowed one earned run. Jones was the leader of the Louisiana Monroe pitching staff and ranked in the top two on the team in games started (13), strike outs (72) and innings pitched (80.1). James was selected in the 45th round by the Cleveland Indians in the 2009 MLB Draft.
Teague Tames River Bats
Kyle Teague (Oakland) led the Lunkers to a 9-1 victory over the St. Cloud River Bats Sunday. Teague threw 7.0 innings of one run baseball while striking out six River Bats. Teague is now 2-0 on the season with a 0.67 ERA. Teague’s command is one of the best in the NWL and has only allowed four walks in 27 innings pitched.
Jones Throws Gem
University of Portland right handed pitcher, Owen Jones, threw 7.0 innings for the Bullfrogs to help beat the Eau Claire Express 2-1. Jones struck out seven while only giving up one run. Jones led Portland with a record of 4-2 with an extremely low ERA of 2.56. Jones and his Express are currently 10-6 and .5 games ahead of the Wisconsin Woodchucks.
Mueller Mows Down Bombers
Tony Mueller (Winona State) led his hometown La Crosse Loggers to a 5-2 win over the Battle Creek Bombers. Mueller threw 7.0 innings of two run baseball while striking out nine Bombers. The La Crosse native is currently 2-1 with a 2.95 ERA and is average a strike out an inning. For the Winona State Warriors, Mueller led the team on the mound with a 6-1 record and also was the team’s lead-off hitter. Tony hit an outstanding .439 with 27 extra base hits and 19 steals.
Olson Shuts Out Honkers
Charley Olson (Georgia State) threw 8.0 innings of scoreless baseball and only gave up two hits. Olson helped the Stingers beat the Honkers 1-0 in Willmar Thursday night. Olson struck out nine Honkers and moved his record to 1-2. Olson was 5-4 for Georgia State in 2010 with 93.2 innings pitched which led the team.
Tatum Throws Gem for Thunder Bay
The Thunder Bay Border Cats finally got back on the winning track thanks to a great pitching performance from John Tatum (McNeese State) who threw 7.0 innings of four hit baseball. Tatum moves to 1-1 on the season with a 2.65 ERA in 17.0 innings pitched.
