Summer League News

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Homers, stolen bases, walk off singles and three-hit nights, the Coastal Plain League had it all last night.

Hitter of the Night
Ronnie Shaban (Virginia Tech--picture is courtesy of Virginia Tech Athletics) had quite the game last night. The sophomore from Mosely, VA went 3 for 4, with 2 doubles, 2 runs scored and 1 rbi for the Petersburg Generals. He also walked once and was fanned one time. Ronnie scored the game-winning run in the Generals come-from behind 6 to 5 win over the Pilots. Ronnie hit .326 in 175 at-bats for the Hokies this season.

Honorable Mention
Phil Cerreto (Longwood--Martinsville) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 1 rbi, 1 homer
Lloyd Enzor (Southeastern CC--Martinsville) 2 for 4, 1 run, 1 rbi
Dylan Holton (Mt. Olive--Martinsville) 2 for 4, 1 run, 1 rbi, 1 db, 1 stb
Zachary Jordan (TCU--Asheboro) 2 for 2, 1 rbi, 2 bb's, double, stb
Cory Briggs (Ozarks--Florence) 1 for 3, 1 run, 1 rbi, homer
Matt Leeds (College of Charleston--Columbia) 3 for 4, 1 run, 1 bb
Shawn Glover (Erskine--Columbia) 2 for 3, 1 bb
Josh Whitaker (Kennesaw State--Outer Banks) 2 for 4, 2 rbi
Xavier Macklin (N.C. A &T--Wilson) 2 for 4, double, 3 rbi's
Zach Johnson (Campbell--Wilson) 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 1 run, 2 rbi's
Billy Barber (Richmond--Peninsula) 2 for 4, 1 run, 2 rbi's, stb
Vinny Avella (Wagner--Petersburg) 1 for 2, double, 3 rbi's, 3 bb's
Kevin Quaranto (Siena--Petersburg) 1 for 2, game-winning 9th inning single, 1 rbi, 1 bb
Adam Guerra (Saint Louis--Wilmington) 2 for 3, 2 doubles, 1 run, 1 rbi, 1 bb
Adam Eggemeyer (SIU Edwardsville--Wilmington) 2 for 4, 2 rbi's, double
Adam Gray (Mercyhurst--Wilmington) 2 for 4, 1 run
Jordan Jankowski (Miami of Ohio--Thomasville) 2 for 4, 1 rbi, double
Micah Jarrett (Wake Forest--Gastonia) 3 for 3, double, stb, 1 rbi
Wade Moore (NC State--Forest City) 1 for 4, homer, 1 run, 2 rbi's, 1 bb
Vince Belnome (West Virginia--Forest City) 1 for 4, double, 1 run, 1 bb
Kyle Hinrichs (Mt. Olive--Forest City) 1 for 1, pinch-hit game-winning single in 9th

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Pitching was the name of the game in the Northwoods League last night. This was a tough choice, but my Pitcher of the Night is Aaron Dott (UW-Whitewater) from the La Crosse Loggers. Aaron picked up the win by throwing 7 shutout innings against the Thunder Bay Bordercats. He allowed just 2 hits, walked just 1 and fanned 9 on the night.

Honorable Mention
Gera Sanchez (New Mexico JC--Eau Claire) win, 6 inp, 2 hits, 0 runs, 1 bb, 9 k's
Devan Kline (Central Michigan--Eau Claire) save, 2 inp, 4 k's
Sean Yost (Nebraska--Duluth) win, 7 inp, 3 hits, 0 runs, 1 bb, 4 k's
Josh McElwee (Newberry--Battle Creek) loss, 5.2 inp, 4 hits, 1 run, 5 bb, 5 k's
Tim Mowry (West Michigan--Battle Creek) 2.1 inp, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 bb, 5 k's
Garrett Yount (Central Arizona--Thunder Bay) 3 i np, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 bb, 2 k's
Clayton Gant (Tennessee--La Crosse) 1 inp, 1 bb, 3 k's
Kyle Heim (Iowa--Madison) 2 inp, 4 k's
Zach Robertson (Iowa--Rochester) win, 6 inp, 4 hits, 2 runs, 0 er, 2 bb, 7 k's

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My Pitcher of the Night in the Northwoods League for games played on May 31st is Joel Delroit from the Green Bay Bullfrogs by way of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. Joel picked up his first win of the season by throwing 7 shutout innings against the Rochester Honkers. He allowed just 2 singles, walked just 2 and he fanned 6 on the night.

Honorable Mention
*Craig Gullickson (Clemson--Green Bay) save (1), 2 inp, 1 bb, 5 k's
*Matt Morgan (Purdue--Madison) win (1-0), 8 inp, 5 hits, 0 runs, 4 bb, 5 k's
*Garrett Yount (Central Arizona--Thunder Bay) 2 inp, 4 k's
*Matt Parish (UNC Greensboro--Battle Creek) 2.2 inp, 1 hit, 2 k's
*Blake Schwartz (Minnesota Mankato--St. Cloud) 7 inp, 5 hits, 1 run, 0 er, 1 bb, 1 k
*Erik Johnson (Cal--Alexnadria) 5 inp, 4 hits, 1 run, 4 bb, 5 k's
*Kevin Vangheluwe (Michigan--Alexandria) win (1-0), 1.2 inp, 1 bb, 1 k's
*Tom Manville (Northern Illinois--Mankato) 4 inp, 3 hits, 1 bb, 6 k's
*Brandon Koenigstein (Creighton--Wisconsin) 7 inp, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 bb, 4 k's
*Joseph Lopez (S. Mountain CC--Eau Claire) win (1-0), 7 inp, 4 hits, 1 run, 3 bb, 7 k's

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My Hitter of the Night in the Coastal Plain League for games played on June 1st is Justin Schumer (photo is courtesy of UNC Asheville Athletics) from the Outer Banks Daredevils. Justin is currently a senior pitcher/first basemen from UNC Asheville. Justin went 4 for 6, with 2 runs scored and 1 rbi in the Daredevils 7 to 4 victory over the Steamers of Edenton. He is now hitting .500 on the year.

Honorable Mention
*Gerard Hall (ODU--Edenton) 1 for 5, hr, 1 run, 2 rbi, 1 bb
*JOe Tebaldi (Lander--Outer Banks) 1 for 6, game-winning triple in 10th inning, 3 rbi's
*Brian Burton (Canisius--Forest City) 2 for 4, db, 1 run, 2 rbi's
*Pratt Maynard (NC State--Forest City) 2 for 4, db, 1 run, 3 rbi's
*Jake Astor (Southern Arkansas--Wilson) 2 for 4, 2b, 1 run, 3 rbi's, 1 bb
*Adam Guerra (St. Louis--Wilmington) 1 for 2, hr, 2 runs, 2 rbi's, 1 bb
*Michael Mergenthaler (Richmond--Peninsula) 2 for 4
*Zachary Jordan (TCU--Asheboro) 2 for 3, hr, 1 run, 1 rbi
*David Chester (Pitt--Gastonia) 2 for 5, hr, 1 run, 1 rbi

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My Pitcher of the Night in the Northwoods League is James Jones from the Battle Creek Bombers by way of John A. Logan College. James picked up his first win of the season by throwing 5 shutout innings against the Waterloo Bucks. He surrendered 3 hits and 2 walks. He also fanned 4 last night.

Honorable Mention
*Atlee Pearson (Erskine--Battle Creek) 2 inp, 3 k's
*R.J. Hively (Cal State Fullerton--Battle Creek) save (1), 1.1 inp, 5 k's
*Jeremy Brewer (C. Arkansas--Wisconsin) win (2-0), 1 bb, 3 k's
*Devan Kline (Central Michigan--Eau Claire) save (4), 1 inp, 1 k
*Aaron Kurcz (Air Force--Alexandria) save (3), 1 inp, 1 hit

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My Hitter of the Night in the Coastal Plain League for games played on June 2nd is Vince Belnome (picture is courtesy of WVU Athletics) from the Forest City Owls by way of West Virginia. Despite his team falling in defeat to the Daredevils, Vince went 2 for 5, with 2 doubles, 3 runs scored and 2 rbi's last night. Vince is now batting .333 on the year and he leads the Owls with 5 rbi's.

Honorable Mention
*Stewart Ijames (Louisville--Thomasville) 3 for 5, 1 r, 1 rbi
*Tyler Kirkpatrick (W. Carolina--Asheboro) 3 for 4, db, 1 rbi
*Jason Coker (UNC Pembroke--Columbia) 3 for 4, db, 1 run, 2 rbi's
*Jake Astor (S. Arkansas--Wilson) 3 for 5, 2 r, 1 rbi
*Justin Bensko (Villanova--Petersburg) 3 for 3, 1 r, 1 rbi
*Ronnie Shaban (V. Tech--Petersburg) 2 for 4, db, 1 rbi
*Greg Bachman (Austin Peay--Wilmington) 2 for 3, db, 2 rbi's, bb
*Brock Whiteman (Muskingum--Fayetteville) 2 for 3, 2 db's, 2 runs
*Dylan Holton (Mt. Olive--Martinsville) 2 for 4, 1 r, 1 rbi
*Chandler Snell (Georgia College and State--Outer Banks) 2 for 5, stb, 1 r, 2 rbi's
*Joe Tebaldi (Lander--Outer Banks) 2 for 4, 3 runs, 1 rbi

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My Hitter of the Night in the Coastal Plain League for games played on June 3rd is Chris McGuiness (pictured left and is courtesy of the Citadel) from the Thomasville HiToms by way of The Citadel. Chris hit a game-winning homer in the bottom of the 8th inning to help lead the HiToms to an 8-7 victory over the Martinsville Mustangs. Chris finished the night by going 2 for 4, with a run, 3 rbi's, double and a homer.

Honorable Mention
*Phil Cerreto (Longwood--Martinsville) 3 for 5, 1 r
*Ben Heath (Penn State--Martinsville) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 1 rbi, db, hr
*Brad Agustin (Buffalo--Martinsville) 2 for 5, 1 r, 2 rbi's, db, stb
*Wes Hobson (Appalachian State--Thomasville) 3 for 4, 1 r, 2 rbi's, db, hr
*Jason Coker (UNC Pembroke--Columbia) 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3 rbi's, hr
*Gabe Grammer (Presbyterian--Columbia) 4 for 4, 1 r, 3 rbi's
*Brian Burton (Canisius--Forest City) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 1 rbi, bb, hr
*Konstantine Diamaduros (Wofford--Forest City) 2 for 4, 3b, 1 r, 1 rbi
*Gerard Hall (ODU--Edenton) 1 for 5, 1 r, 1 rbi, hr
*R.J. Harris (Northwood--Edenton) 1 for 4, 1 r, 1 rbi, hr
*Ty Boyles (Gardner Webb--Edenton) 2 for 4, 2 r, 1 rbi, hr
*Jeremy Dowdy (Appalachian State--Wilson) 1 for 3, 1 r, 2 rbi's, hr
*Adam Eggemeyer (SIU Edwardsville--Wilmington) 2 for 5, 1 r, 1 rbi, db
*Jesse Bosnik (St. Bonaventure--Wilmington) 2 for 5, 1 r, 3 rbi's
*Greg Bachman (Austin Peay--Wilmington) 3 for 4, 1 rbi

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My Hitter of the Night in the New England Collegiate Baseball League for games played on June 4th is Jim Wood from the Holyoke Blue Sox by way of Trinity College. Jim went 4 for 6, with a double, 2 runs scored and 3 runs batted in last night. His great offensive night helped the Blue Sox to defeat the New Bedford Bay Sox 13 to 3.


Honorable Mention
*Matt Marra (Le Moyne--Sanford) 3 for 5, 2 runs, db
*Robert Stumpo (West Chester--Sanford) 3 for 5, 3 rbi's, db
*Ben Waldrip (St. Anselm--North Shore) 3 for 5, 1 r
*Patrick Brady (Bellarmine--North Shore) 1 for 4, hr, 2 r, 2 rbi's
*Michael Foley (Assumption--North Shore) 3 for 4, 1 r, 4 rbi's
*Justin Mile (Vermont--Manchester) 1 for 3, 1 rbi, gw single in 5th inning of a 1-0 game
*Jake Rosenbeck (UCLA--Holyoke) 4 for 5, db, 2 r, 2 rbi's

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My Hitter of the Night in the Northwoods League is Michael Giller from the Waterloo Bucks by way of the University of Illinois. Michael went a perfect 4 for 4 in the Bucks 9-7 win over St. Cloud. Michael also scored 2 runs and drove in 1 in the victory.

Honorable Mention
*Michael Kvasnicka (Minnesota--Brainerd) 3 for 4, db, 1 r, 1 rbi
*Josh Valle (Marshall--Battle Creek) 3 for 5, 2 runs
*Austin Knight (Dallas Baptist--La Crosse) 3 for 4
*P. J. Sequeira (Oral Roberts--Rochester) 1 for 3, hr, 1 run, 1 rbi
*Joel Lyon (Indiana--Waterloo) 2 for 4, hr, 2 runs, 2 rbi
*Brian Humphries (Pepperdine--St. Cloud) 2 for 5, db, tr, 1 run, 2 rbi's

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I would love to post my Hitters and Pitchers of the Night in the Cal Ripken Sr. League, but alas, the league has not posted current boxscores in several days. All is not lost though, since one of my newest additions to this blog is my Top Three Hitters feature. The following three are ranked purely on batting average. As the season progresses, I will include more Top Three lists. On a side note, since the Cal Ripken Sr. Leagues season is still young, I have made this list on players that have had a minimum of just 10 at-bats. (picture is courtesy of msathletics.com)



Luke Adkins (Mississippi State--Bethesda) .700 (7 for 10), 2 runs, 7 rbi's (leads league), 2 db's, 1 triple
Joseph Leonard (Pitt--Youse's Orioles) .538 (7 for 13), 4 runs, 3 rbi's, 1 double
Eli Boike (Michigan State--Bethesda) .385 (5 for 13), 3 runs, 3 rbi's, 2 doubles

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Not all of the boxscores are available in the Prospect League from yesterday's games. So, if I have omitted any outstanding performances, please accept my apology.

My Pitcher of the Night in the Prospect League from yesterday's games is Jarred Hippen from the Quincy Gems by way of the University of Iowa. Jarred picked up the win by allowing no-runs on 2 hits in 6 innings of work. He did walk 3 batters and he fanned 8 on the night.

Honorable Mention
*Chadd Steinborn (Olivet Nazarene--Chillicothe) save (2), 1.0 inp, 1 hit, 2 bb, 1 k
*Andrew Morris (Gulf Coast CC--Slippery Rock) win (2-0), 7 inp, 3 hits, 0 runs, 4 bb, 7 k's
*Mike Devine (VMI--Slippery Rock) save (3), 1.1 inp
*Kevin Lee (Iowa--Quincy) 2.1 inp, 0 hits, 1 bb, 5 k's

[gman5431]

Tell me a little about this Prospect League if you would. I live in Cincy, OH and i have become aware of it because i am a Frontier League fan and i know Chillicothe left the FL for this Prospect League. This is a collegiate summer wooden bat league, no?

What teams would be closest to me and what are the coolest ballparks in the league?

G Man

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I am not from Ohio, so I am not sure which teams are near you, but the Prospect League is a collegiate wood bat league. There are some pretty good, young prospects in the league. I would say that the Prospect League is in the top 10 of college baseball summer leagues. They are growing, which is nice as well.

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My Pitcher of the Night in the West Coast League is Dustin Emmons from the Corvallis Knights by way of the University of California at Riverside. Dustin earned his first win of the season by throwing 7 quality innings of shutout baseball last night. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2 and fanned 4 in his outing yesterday. Dustin hails from La Crescenta, California.

Honorable Mention


Kirk Lind (Western Oregon--Kelowna) win (1-0), 1 inp, 1 bb, 1 k
Paul Sewald (San Diego--Spokane) 4 inp, 2 hits, 0 bb, 3 k's
Jason Wilson (Chemeketa CC--Bend) 1.1 inp, 1 k

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My Hitter of the Night in the Coastal Plain League is Herman Petzold from the Florence Redwolves by way of Notre Dame. Herman went went 2 for 2, with a walk, 1 run scored and 5 rbi's in the Redwolves 9-3 victory over the Wilmington Sharks.

Honorable Mention


Richard Jones (The Citadel--Thomasville) 2 for 3, hr, 1 run, 1 rbi
Jared Humphreys (Kent State--Fayetteville) 2 for 3, 3 stb's, 1 run
Michael Niemann (Delta State--Fayetteville) 3 for 5, 2 stb's, 2 rbi's, 1 run
Brendan Rowland (Albany--Fayetteville) 3 for 5, stb, 1 run, 1 rbi
Dylan Petrick (Texas A&M--Outer Banks) 2 for 3, triple, 1 run, 2 rbi's
Adam Eggemeyer (SIU Edwardsville--Wilmington) 1 for 5, hr (5th), 1 run, 1 rbi
Jesse Bosnik (St. Bonaventure--Wilmington) 3 for 5, run
Christian Overstreet (Missouri State--Wilmington) 4 for 5, 2b, 1 run
Tyler Burnett (Midd Tenn State--Florence) 1 for 4, hr, 1 run, 1 rbi
Matthew Hamlet (Boston College--Gastonia) 2 for 3, 3 rbi's
Jose Cuevas (Western OK State--Gastonia) 2 fo r3, 2 runs, 1 rbi
Jonathan DeBarry (Bethel--Petersburg) 3 for 5, stb, rbi
Ty Rivers (Radford--Peninsula) 2 for 5, 3 stb's, 2 runs, 4 rbi's

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My Pitcher of the Night in the Coastal Plain League is Joe Zeller from the Edenton Steamers by way of The Masters College. Joe improved his record to 2-0 on the season with a great 7.2 inning outing yesterday. He didn't allow a run on 3 hits, while striking out 6 batters.

Honorable Mention
*Vinny Lally (Yale--Martinsville) 7 inp, 3 hits, 0 runs, 5 bb, 8 k's
*Sean Toler (Missouri State--Wilmington) 1 inp, 1 run, 0 er, 2 k's
*Greg Robinson (Wright State--Fayetteville) 2 inp, 2 bb, 6 k's
*Bryan Breedlove (Lynchburg--Forest City) win (3-0), 7.1 inp, 5 hits, 0 runs, 2 bb, 5 k's
*Eric Rosenberger (Mansfield--Outer Banks) win (2-1), 3.2 inp, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 bb, 2 k's

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My Pitcher of the Night in the New England Collegiate Baseball League is Joey Lucier from the Lowell All-Americans by way of Worcester State College. Joey earned a 4-inning save last night. He didn't allow a run on 1 hit in his 4 innings of work. He walked 2 and fanned 5 as well in the All-Americans shutout.

Honorable Mention
*Matthew Shapiro (Holy Cross--Lowell) win (1-0), 5 inp, 2hits, 0 runs, 5 bb's, 5 k's
*Dean Wolosiansky (Ohio State--Newport) win (1-0), 5 inp, 4 hits, 1 run, 2 bb, 4 k's
*Geoff Brown (Washington--Newport) 2 inp, 2 hits, 2 k's
*Austin Evans (Alabama--Vermont) 1 inp, 2 k's
*Kyle McMyne (Villanova--Keene) 2 inp, 2 k's
*Drew Leininger (Indiana--Sanford) win (2-0), 2 inp, 1 hit, 2 k's
*Sean Burns (San Fransisco--North Adams) 2 inp, 1 bb, 5 k's

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My Pitcher of the Night in the Clark Griffith League is Kyle Hald from the Vienna Senators by way of Old Dominion University. Kyle picked up his 2nd win of the season by throwing 6 shutout innings last night. He scattered 3 hits, didn't walk a batter and he fanned 3 batter.

Honorable Mention
*Matt Crouse (Mississippi--Carny) 3 inp, 1 bb, 3 k's

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My Pitcher of the Night in the Cal Ripken Sr. League is Gregg Ross from the Maryland Redbirds by way of Towson University. Greg pitched very well, but didn't factor in the decision last night. He allowed just 1 run on 2 hits in 6.1 innings pitched. He did walk 4 (which is a high number), but he also struck out 5, so overall, it was a quality start.

Honorable Mention
*Kevin Landry (William and Mary--Youse's) 2 inp, 1 bb, 1 k
*Dan Moller (Temple--Rockville) loss, 7 inp, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 er, 1 bb, 6 k's
*Jeff Guthridge (Hofstra--Maryland) save, 1 inp, 1 hit, 1 k

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My Pitcher of the Night in the KIT League is Tyler Farley from the Fulton Railroaders by way of Tennessee Tech University. Tyler picked up the win by throwing a 9-inning complete game yesterday. He allowed 1 er on 7 hits. He walked 2 and fanned 8 as well.

Honorable Mention
*Brett Wilson (Midd. Tenn--Union City) 6 inp, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 er, 5 bb, 5 k's
*Chris Burton (KWC--Owensboro) save, 1.2 inp, 1 hit, 1 k
*Evan Utle (Lindsay Wilson--Marion) win, 7 inp, 3 hits, 0 runs, 5 bb, 7 k's

[kearns643]

Is there a place on your site that tells of sons of former or current ML'ers playing the the numerous leagues?

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not really,(sorry for not replying to PM earlier). I will do some digging to see what Ican find though.

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My Hitter of the Night in the West Coast League is Pat Colwell from the Corvallis Knights by way of San Diego State University. Pat went 2 for 4, with a double and triple in the Knights win yesterday. He also drove in 3 runners last night. He now has 12 rbi's on the season.

Honorable Mention
*Kyle Mikayla (UC Davis--Kelowna) 3 for 5, run
*Doug Busor (OU--Kitsap) 3 for 5, rbi
*Zan Bator (Liberty--Moses Lake) 2 for 4, 2b, run, rbi
*Billy Clontz (Western Oregon--Corvallis) 2 for 3, db, 2 stb's, 3 runs, rbi
*Maverick Olivares (UCI--Spokane) 3 for 6, 2b, run, 2 rbi's
*Kevin Fuji (Hawaii--Spokane) 3 for 5
*Jason Brunansky (Kansas--Spokane) 3 for 5, db, 2 runs
*Jordan Leyland (UCI--Bend) 3 for 6, run, db

[kearns643]

not really,(sorry for not replying to PM earlier). I will do some digging to see what Ican find though.

Just looking at a few teams...

Mat Scioscia Mike;s son playing for the Cornjo Oaks in the Cal. League


And I wonder if Bobby Buckner (from Idaho) is Billy Buck's son?

And I am sure there are many others but it takes time to go thru the rosters and then double check the research.

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My Hitter of the Night in the Northwoods League is Tony Renda from the St. Cloud River Bats by way of Cal. Tony went a perfect 5 for 5 with 2 doubles last night. He also scored 3 runs and knocked in 2 in the Bats win.

Honorable Mention
*Tim Roberson (Florida Gulf Coast--Alexandria) 3 for 4, 2 rbi's
*Jayson Langfels (E. Kentucky--Alexandria) 4 for 4, db, run
*A.J. Petterson (Minnesota--Mankato) 2 for 3, 2 runs
*Greg Holt (UNC--La Crosse) 3 for 5, hr, db, stb, 2 runs, 2 rbi's
*Chris Engell (San Diego--La Crosse) 3 for 4, 3 stb's
*Jared Andreoli (Western Kentucky--Green Bay) 3 for 5, db, 2 runs, 2 rbi's
*Jimmy Tanner (USC Upstate--Battle Creek) 3 for 4, db, 2 runs, 2 rbi's
*Zac Richard (Xavier--St. Cloud) 3 for 5, 2 db's, 2 runs, 2 rbi's
*Adam Weisenburger (Miami of Ohio--St. Cloud) 2 for 5, hr, db, 2 runs, rbi
*Corey Jones (Cal State Fullerton--Rochester) 4 for 4, 2 2b's, stb