Wausau Woodchucks
WAUSAU, WI – The Wausau Woodchucks pounded out 12 hits in a 14-9 victory over the Eau Claire Express Friday.
Mason Mann (Wallace State) received the nod for his first start of the season. Mann went 3.0 innings pitched, striking out three and allowing just one run.
The Woodchucks went down 1-0 early but blew things open in the bottom of the second. Daniel Harden (LSU) singled to allow Max Soliz Jr. (Houston, TX) to score and tie the game. The Woodchucks took the lead 2-1 when Jake Berkland (MSU Mankato) was hit by a pitch to walk home a run. Isaac Webb (Corpus Christi) singled to score two more, bringing the score to 4-1.
With the bases loaded, Max Galvin (Miami) doubled into the right-field corner to clear the bases and bring the score to 7-1. Max Soliz Jr, making his second at-bat in the same inning, hit a two-run home run to tie the season high for most runs in one inning for the Woodchucks at nine. The Woodchucks would get two more in the next inning thanks to the efforts of Max Galvin and Bryce Hubbard (Georgia).
After scoring one in the third to bring the score to 12-2, Daniel Harden launched a two-run home run to dead center field to take a commanding lead, 14-2.
After a six-run 7th inning by the Express, Pitcher Evan Alwine (FIU) came on to close the door with two strikeouts in the top of the 8th. Caleb White (Georgia Southwestern) allowed one run in the top of the 9th but recovered to end the game with a pair of strikeouts.
Wausau and Eau Claire split the two-game series, with the Woodchucks winning the season series 3-1. The game was the longest the Woodchucks have played this season, going a full three hours and forty-eight minutes of game time.
The Woodchucks will be back at home Friday to take on the Duluth Huskies in a two-game series. The Minions will be visiting Athletic Park! First pitch is at 6:05 PM.
Other scores from Friday in the Northwoods League- Great Lakes division:
Wisconsin Rapids 8, Fond du Lac 3
Kokomo 6, Battle Creek 3
Royal Oak 2, Kenosha 1
Madison 8, Green Bay 4
Rockford 10, Lakeshore 6
Thunder Bay 6, La Crosse 4
Traverse City 9, Kalamazoo 4
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