St. Cloud River Bats

The Mankato Moon Dogs outscored the River Bats 12-8 Thursday night. Mankato scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning and 7 more runs in the 5th inning. C.J. Gillman went 2-3 with a homerun and 3 RBIs for the Bats. Zach Hirsch threw 2 innings with 4 hits and 5 runs (0 ER) to take the loss.

The St. Cloud River Bats defeated Mankato 6-4 Wednesday night in their first game back after the Northwoods League All Star break. St. Cloud scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning and added 3 runs in the 9th inning. Andy Henkemeyer went 4-6 with a run scored, Derek Campbell added 2 hits and 3 RBIs and Michael Williams had 2 hits and 2 runs scored for St. Cloud. Jon Richard threw 6 innings with 2 hits and 1 earned run allowed to get the win for the Bats.

The North beat the South 6-3 in the Northwoods League All Star game in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Monday night. Dan Olinger of Brainerd had 3 hits, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI for the North. Andy Henkemeyer of the River Bats went 1-2 batting for the North and Mitch Garver did not play.

The Northwoods League All Star game will be played tonight at Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin at 7:05pm. Two St. Cloud River Bats will play for the North Division team tonight. The two are catcher Mitchell Garver and outfielder Andy Henkemeyer. Garver is hitting .290 with 4 homeruns and 21 RBIs and Henkemeyer is hitting .313 with no homeruns and 24 RBIs for the Bats this season.

The St. Cloud River Bats ended a 2-game losing streak with an 8-5 win at Rochester against the Honkers Thursday night. Kyle Stiner went 2-4 with a run scored and 3 RBIs, and Derek Campbell went 2-4 with 2 runs scored with 1 RBI. Bryan Peters threw 2 innings with 1 earned run allowed to get the win in relief.

The St. Cloud River Bats lost their 2nd straight game 3-2 at Rochester Wednesday night. Rochester took a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning and held on to win. Carlos Lopez had a RBI double and St. Cloud had just 2 hits for the Bats. Zach Hirsch threw 6 innings with 8 hits and 2 earned runs allowed to take the loss.

The St. Cloud River Bats lost 10-9 at Rochester Tuesday afternoon. Rochester scored 5 first inning runs and held on to win. Carol Lopez was 3-4 with a homerun and 4 RBIs, Ronald Sucre had a homerun and 3 RBIs and Bryan Haar had a solo homerun for the Bats. Jake Smith allowed 6 hits and 7 earned runs in 5 innings to take the loss for St. Cloud.

The St. Cloud River Bats won both games in a doubleheader against Willmar Monday night at Joe Faber Field. The Bats won the first game 5-1 and won the 2nd game 8-1. St. Cloud scored 2 runs in the 4th inning of game 1 to break a 1-all tie.

The St. Cloud River Bats defeated Willmar 8-7 in 5 innings Sunday night in Willmar.  The game was shortened to 5 innings because of storms and rain in Willmar.  Bryan Haar went 2-3 with a homerun 2 RBIs and Haar got the win by throwing 1 shutout inning with 2 strikeouts...

The St. Cloud River Bats snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over Mankato Wednesday night. St. Cloud scored 3 first inning runs and 2 more runs in the 4th inning. Bryan Haar had a 2-run triple and Jeremy Banks was 2-4 with a run and 1 RBI for the Bats.