Written by Dain Solberg

Photo Courtesy of Dennis Benson

After splitting the series with Eau Claire at home, the Stingers travel to North Dakota for the first road trip of the season. They will take on the Bismarck Larks (3-1) on Friday and travel to Minot (1-3) on Saturday to face the Hot Tots.

Ray Cebulski will be on the rubber for the Stinger’s during tonight’s contest. Cebulski pitched at Point Loma Nazarene where he posted a 4.75 ERA and collected 44 strikeouts in 55 games.  Sean Hamilton will be on the mound for the Larks. Hamilton pitched collegiately at Hofstra University where he posted a 8.81 ERA and struck out 15 batters in 16 innings of work.

Last Season, Bismarck posted a 11-22 record and was led offensively by the Catcher Spencer Sarringer who batted .304 and collected 51 hits in 168 AB’s. Minot will be playing their inaugural season in 2023. Throughout this season, Thomas Rollaur has been the guy for the Hot Tots batting .556 and collected 5 hits in 9 total games. 

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