WILLMAR, MN – In the fourth and final game of the series between the Stingers and Minot Hot Tots, Willmar took the win in convincing fashion, 25-5.
Willmar got going right away and never looked back. They tallied four runs in the 1st, four again in the 2nd and five in the 3rd.
Willmar added on again in the 5th and 6th and capped it off with an 8-run 8th inning.
In total the offense tallied 34 hits, with each starter having multiple hits.
The biggest star of the night was Andrew Sojka (CSUN), who made league history in the 6th inning, blasting the 31st home run of his Northwoods League Career, which is a new league record.
Then in the 8th, he hit his second of the night, 17th of the season and 24th in a Stinger uniform, which broke both the Stinger single season and career marks.
Another Stinger who had an exceptional night was Liam Bushey (Western Illinois), who tallied five hits and four RBIs with a home run of his own.
Willmar’s pitching bounced back from last night, getting a good start from Charlie Royle (Cal Poly) who went 4 innings with 3 strikeouts.
Hemponix Relief Pitcher of the Night Luke Robertson (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) went four innings out of the pen, punching out three.
The Stingers welcome in St Cloud on Friday night for a doubleheader.
First pitch of game one between Stingers and Rox is set for 5:05 pm with game two to follow approximately 30 minutes after.
Tickets for the July 12th game will be good for both games.
Fans with tickets from the postponed June 22nd game can exchange those for any Stingers game remaining this season.
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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.
