Dave Overlund
Joe Mauer had a second straight four-hit night for the Twins in their 8-6 win over the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday night. Mauer is 8-10 during the series with the Angels.
The Twins took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning but gave all three runs back in the top of the third inning
Less than a week after playing for SCSU in the Frozen Four in Pittsburgh, Little Falls native Ben Hanowski made his NHL debut for the Calgary Flames and scored a goal in a 4-3 loss.
Wearing #58 for the Flames, Hanowski used his size to jam home a puck past Wild goaltender Niklas Backstrom at 11:19 of the third period that cut the Wild lead to 4-2
The Twins lineup finally came through with some clutch hits in an 8-2 rout of the Los Angeles Angels at Target Field Monday night. The Twins snapped a five game losing skid with the win.
The Twins got off to a rough start when Peter Bourjos smacked a 2-2 pitch from Kevin Correia out of the park for a 1-0 Angels lead to lead off the game
Former SCSU Husky and Little Falls native Ben Hanowski could make his NHL debut tonight when the Calgary Flames host the Minnesota Wild at Scotiabank Saddledome (8 pm, AM 1390-The Fan).
Hanowski, traded last week by Pittsburgh in exchange for future Hall of Fame forward Jarome Iginla, scored 17 goals and 31 points this season for SCSU