Willmar, MN — The Willmar Stingers (2-6) fell 9-6 at home to the St. Cloud Rox (7-1), who now own the best record in the Northwoods League.<\/p>\n
The Stingers scored the first run of this contest in the bottom half of the second when Taggert Cameron reached on a fielding error by the Rox. Estrada scored from third and Willmar led 1-0.<\/p>\n
In the following inning, the Stingers offense exploded with four hits and three runs driven in. Kyle Panganiban, Jayton Greer, and David Estrada all picked up an rbi to make the score 4-0.<\/p>\n
Stinger starter Gannon Reidinger posted three clean innings to begin but ran into some trouble in the 4th<\/sup>. A Carter Jorissen sac-fly rbi made the score 3-1 and two batters later Carter Lang made it 3-2 with one-run double down the right field line. Lang ended up scoring on a wild pitch to tie the game. There were three wild pitches thrown in the inning and seven for the game by the Willmar pitching staff.<\/p>\n Reidinger was replaced after the fourth by Fabian Ibarra. The Stingers starter went four innings, allowed six hits, three earned runs, and sent down three.<\/p>\n In the top of the 5th<\/sup>, St. Cloud added two more runs to take a lead they would never surrender. Tyler Holland scored on another wild pitch and Jackson Akin\u2019s infield single brought in Nolan Geislinger from third to give the Rox a 5-4 lead.<\/p>\n In the sixth inning Trey Zaffiro replaced Ibarra and the Rox swung for the fences. Three solo shots in the inning made the score read 8-4 in favor of the visitors. Carter Heinsch, Cole Decker, and Tyler Holland all played long ball in the inning, and it seemed St. Cloud had opened the game up.<\/p>\n The Stingers added one in the 7th<\/sup> with a rbi single from Jayton Greer to make the it 8-5. Greer finished this contest 2 for 4 with 2 runs driven in. For the Rox offense, five different players recorded multi-hit games and Heinsch went 3 for 4 with 1 rbi.<\/p>\n Willmar added one more run in the 9th <\/sup>but fell short in a 9-6 defeat. The Rox starter, Hunter Poe picked up his first win of the season while going six and one-third innings, allowing nine hits, five runs, and struck out two. The loss was charged to Fabian Ibarra.<\/p>\n The Stingers are back at home tomorrow night against St. Cloud. It will be Hollywood Night at the ballpark. All fans are encouraged to dress as their favorite film character. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. at Bill Taunton Stadium.<\/p>\n Visit willmarstingers.com or call 320-222-2010 to reserve your seats today. The 2026 season is presented by J.D. Kreps Financial Group, empowering investors with powerful financial advice.<\/span><\/p>\n About the Willmar Stingers: For more information about the Willmar Stingers, visit willmarstingers.com or contact the front office (320)222-2010 or info@willmarstingers.com<\/p>\n ##<\/p>\n 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. Now entering its\u2019 33rd<\/sup>\u00a0season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history 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, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 415 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 two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019\/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (BAL) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (NYM). League games are viewable live on FloSports.tv.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Willmar, MN — The Willmar Stingers (2-6) fell 9-6 at home to the St. Cloud Rox (7-1), who now own […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":20865,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,33,53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-categories","category-team-news","category-update-ticker-all-categories"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nThe Willmar Stingers are a member of the Northwoods League, the premier summer collegiate baseball league in North America. The Stingers provide affordable, family-friendly entertainment while showcasing the top college baseball talent from across the country.<\/p>\n