July 2010
Honeycutt Hits 1st Homer
Thunder Bay catcher Taylor Honeycutt (Wingate) had a perfect day at the plate on Friday night against the Alexandria Beetles. Honeycutt was 3-for-3 with one run scored and three RBI. The North Carolina native hit his first home run of the season to help the Border Cats beat the Beetles 6-1. Tommy Reyes (Cal Irvine) of the Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers was 4-for-4 in a losing effort against the Duluth Huskies.
Perfect Night for Smith
Jordan Smith (St. Cloud State) had a perfect day at the plate on Thursday night going 5-for-5. Smith helped beat the Rochester Honkers by a score of 10-4 at Mayo Field in Rochester. The Willmar native scored three runs and had an RBI to go with. Smith is now leading the NWL in average at .436 and second in RBI with 25. Zeke DeVoss (Miami) also had a big night going 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI for Duluth.
June 2010
Riggins An RBI Machine
Harold Riggins (NC State) put on a show Wednesday night at the ‘Duck Pond’ in Madison. The first basemen helped the Mallards beat the Wisconsin Woodchucks 11-1. Riggins was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI. Riggins hit his third home run of the season and also reached base on a hit-by-pitch. Riggins is currently hitting .370 in eleven games.
Dittman Goes Deep…Twice
Matt Dittman (Illinois) had a huge day at the plate for the Rochester Honkers on Tuesday night. The first basemen helped the Honkers beat the Willmar Stingers 12-4. Dittman hit his sixth double of the season, but also hit his 2nd and 3rd home runs of the season. He ended the night 3-for-5 with three runs scored and six RBI. He is currently hitting .333 for the Honkers with 20 RBI in only 21 games played.
Nyistzor Leads Hit Parade
Steve Nyistzor (Rutgers) had a four-hit performance for the River Bats Monday to beat the Rochester Honkers. The short-stop also had two runs scored, two RBI and a triple. Nyistzor is hitting .324 with 13 extra base hits in 111 at bats. For Rutgers he led the team in batting average at .410. He also had 24 extra base hits to go along with 11 steals, 51 RBI, and a fielding percentage of .989. This is his third ‘Player of the Night’ award this season.
Big Day for Logger Marjama
La Crosse Logger, Mike Marjama (Sacramento CC), had a huge day at the plate today while helping the Loggers to a 8-5 victory over the Wisconsin Woodchucks at Copeland Park. Marjama was 4-for-5 with one run scored and three RBI. The Logger third basemen is currently hitting .306 with 17 RBI in 24 games. Marjama hit .345 this season with Sacramento CC while starting in 34 games. He was also selected 2nd Team All Big-8.
Schebler Stays Hot
Green Bay Bullfrog, Scott Schebler (Wichita State) had a huge day at the plate. He was 2-for-3 with a triple and his 5th home run of the season. He scored two runs and had an outstanding five RBI to help beat the Bucks 8-3. Schebler now leads the NWL in home runs while batting an impressive .314. He currently had 13 extra base hits on the season.
Gutierrez Helps River Bats to Victory
Designated hitter, Armando Gutierrez (Missouri Baptist), led the River Bats by going 3-for 5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Gutierrez is currently hitting .400 with ten hits on the season. His hot hitting performance helped the River Bats beat the Thunder Bay Border Cats.
Tanis Has Four Hit Day
Jake Tanis (Mercer) had an outstanding game for the Alexandria Beetles Thursday night. Tanis was 4-for-5 against the Mankato MoonDogs and not only scored two runs, but drove in three more. Tanis is currently hitting .400 with 11 RBI in only 40 games. Tanis hit .388 with an outstanding 22 home runs for the Bears this spring. He helped them to a 2010 championship in the Atlantic Sun as well.
Stover Helps Bucks Get Win
Pat Stover (Santa Clara) was 3-for-4 at the plate for the Waterloo Bucks Wednesday against the Eau Claire Express. Stover plated four RBI and also scored two runs. All three of Stover’s hits were doubles. Stover is hit .302 for Santa Clara in 2010 in 43 starts. He had 34 RBI 18 extra base hits in 182 at bats this year.
Nyistzor Leads River Bats
Steve Nyistzor (Rutgers) had a huge day at the plate today for the St. Cloud River Bats. The short-stop hit 4-for-6 on the day with three runs scored and also five RBI. Nyistzor was a double shy away from going for the cycle. He led the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers with a .410 average and 24 extra base hits.
Garver’s Great Day
Mitchell Garver (New Mexico) was 3-for-4 against the Willmar Stingers and helped St. Cloud to a 12-5 victory. Garver also had three runs scored, an RBI and a walk and helped the River Bats beat the Stingers for their second loss in two days. The River Bats catcher is currently hitting .444 for the River Bats.