Eau Claire, Wis.- On Monday the Willmar Stingers took on the Eau Claire Express in two seven inning ball games to make up for a postponed game earlier this season.

In game one it was all Stingers. In the first inning Tyler Reichenborn (St.Louis) blasted his fourth home run of the season over the right field wall giving Willmar a 1-0 lead over the express.

In the third inning Willmar put up four more runs and in the fourth the Stingers took complete control on a bases loaded hit by pitch on Jaxon Hallmark (Nebraska) and an RBI single form Shea Kramer (Utah).

Corey Binger (MSU-Mankato) had a great start for the Stingers. Binger went six innings, allowed just two runs and struck out seven. Binger earned the win and CDI Stingers’ player of the night.

Willmar won the game 8-2.

In the second game the Stingers fell 5-2.

Davis Elliot (North Alabama) hit his second homer of the ball game to tie it up at 1 in the fourth inning.

Jonathan McKinney (Georgia-Gwinnett) started for the Stingers, striking out nine. McKinney left the game in the sixth inning because of a high pitch count, when he left he had a no hitter going through five.

Eau Claire put up four in the sixth inning and won the game 5-2.

The 2018 Stingers season is presented by Marcus Construction. For more coverage of the Stingers visit the West Central Tribune online at www.wctrib.com.