WILLMAR, MN – The Willmar Stingers just keep on rolling, winning their 6th game in a row and sweeping the Minot Hot Tots on Wednesday night, 19-2.

Again, the Stingers rode a dominant start on the mound to a win, as J.D. Hennen (Augustana) threw seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and giving up just one hit.

Willmar got on the board in the first and never looked back, scoring 2 more in the 3rd, 4 in the 4th, 2 in the 5th, 3 in the 6th, 6 in the 7th and 1 more in the 8th.

All nine Stingers starters recorded a hit and six different Stingers had multi-hit games, highlighted by Trevor Winterstein (Augustana) and Max Buettenback (Nebraska) who each had four hits.

Jessada Brown (UC Santa Barbara) hit his first home run as a Stinger and Andrew Sojka (CSUN) continued his tear, going 3-4 with an RBI and a walk.

Hemponix Relief Pitcher of the Game Aiden Hansen (Minnesota State-Mankato) closed out the game and gave the Stingers a sweep of the five game homestand.

Willmar hits the road on Thursday as they head out to Bismarck to take on the 2nd place Larks.

‘First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 pm.

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The Willmar Stingers are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Entering its’ 31st season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 26 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, over 350 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TEX), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (STL) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and 2023 World Series Champion, 2021 and 2023 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. League games are viewable live at watchnwl.com and on ESPN+. For more information, visit www.willmarstingers.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Stingers as your favorite team.