August 2009
Berge’s Blasts Lead Lunkers Rout
T.J. Berge (Northern Colorado) belted two home runs and knocked in four as Brainerd Lakes Area hammered Thunder Bay 14-3. Berge hit a three run homer in a six-run second inning and added a solo shot in the seventh as the Lunkers improved their record to 18-16.
Engell’s Blast Keeps La Crosse on Top
Chris Engell (San Diego) of La Crosse launched a game-winning 3-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to cap off a 5-run ninth for the Loggers in their wild 11-10 victory against Waterloo. The Bucks had taken a 4-run lead with a 7-run inning in the top of the ninth, but Engell's homer kept the Loggers in first place.
Oh’s Big Night Best Of Many For St. Cloud
Danny Oh (California) had the best day at the plate for St. Cloud, going 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBI. Oh hit one of three home runs on the night for the River Bats as they stayed alive in the North Division playoff race with a 16-6 pounding of Rochester. Oh also walked and stole a base. Brian Humphries and Matt Fanelli both had three hits including homeruns for the River Bats.
Knight Ignites Loggers Offense
La Crosse Loggers shortstop Austin Knight (Dallas Baptist) ignited the offensive explosion that put the Loggers back in first place Thursday. Knight was 4-5 with two runs scored and two RBI. He also walked and stole a base in the Loggers 11-2 victory over Eau Claire.
Baumgartner Single Wins It In 10th For Huskies
Todd Baumgartner's (Arkansas St) fourth hit of the night was a big one as he drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Duluth Huskies the victory over Mankato. Baumgartner was 4-5 with the RBI in Duluth's 2-1 win over the first half North Division champions.
O’Grady’s Ignites Lunkers Again
Brainerd's Dennis O'Grady (Duke) finished 3-for-4 on the night with two singles, a double, a walk, three runs scored, and 2 RBI. O'Grady knocked a two-run double off the left field wall in the 6th inning to put the Lunkers up for good as they went on to defeat Duluth 9-5. O'Grady has now been named the Player of the Night twice while also earning three Pitcher of the Night awards.
Parque Drills First Homerun, Four Hits
Listed at a generous 5'9", Jimmy Parque (St. John's) has filled in nicely at the top of the order for Manager CJ Thieleke's club. Parque went 4-5 Monday, including his first home run of the season and now has eight hits in his last three games.
House Homer Leads Bullfrogs
After a single and a walk, Jacob House (Arkansas) belted his third home run of the season in the first inning to give Green Bay a 3-0 lead. The Bullfrogs went on to defeat Waterloo 8-4. House finished 1-2 with two runs scored and four RBI.
Patterson’s Blast Leads Mallards
Waterloo held a 2-1 lead before the Mallards erupted for three runs in the third on a towering three-run blast over the center field wall by catcher Joe Patterson (Texas A&M), part of a three-for-three, three-RBI night. The Mallards went on to win 6-5 and move a game ahead of Waterloo and just a half game behind first place La Crosse.
July 2009
Brantly Helps Loggers Extend Lead In South
Robert Brantly (UC-Riverside) got the scoring started for La Crosse with an RBI single in the top of the first inning and finished it off with a solo home run in the eighth inning. He added another RBI in the third inning and accounted for 3 of the 4 Logger runs by going 2-4 with a run scored and 3 RBI's as La Crosse defeated Green Bay 4-2 to give the Loggers a 1.5 game lead in the South Division.
O’Neill Drives In 4, Scores 4 In Beetles Big Win
Mike O’Neill (USC) scored four runs and had four RBI in a three-hit performance while the Beetles scored 18 runs in the first five innings en route to a 19-10 victory over Rochester. O'Neill had a triple, two singles and a walk.
Conway Runs Through Express
Aaron Conway (Missouri St.) finished 6-for-10 on the day in the Green Bay Bullfrogs double header split with Eau Claire. Conway's speed was on full display as he had a triple, scored four runs, stole three bases, and drove in one.
