WILLMAR, Minn. – Pat Stover went 4-for-4 and blasted his first home run of the season, but Willmar could not overcome a 6-0 deficit against the St. Cloud River Bats, eventually dropping the game, 6-3, at Bill Taunton Stadium at Baker Field Thursday night.

Trailing 6-0 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, Pat Stover (Santa Clara) blasted a deep home run to left field to give the Stingers their first run of the game. Stover finished the game 4-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.

Three other Stingers had multi-hit games. Eduardo Gonzalez (Alcorn State), Jake Stinnett (Maryland) and Blake Shepherd (Viterbo) all went 2-for-4 in the game. Gonzalez also had an RBI, while Shepherd scored his 11th run of the season.

Willmar will now play six-straight games on the road, beginning with its third consecutive game against St. Cloud. That game will by played at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud, Minn., at 7:05 p.m. Willmar will then play two games at Brainerd and three games at Duluth before returning home next Thursday, July 7, to play the Thunder Bay Border Cats.

The 2011 season is presented by Charter.