MoonDogs Winning Streak Comes to Close Hosting Express
July 11, 2021 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Mankato MoonDogs News Release
MANKATO, Minn. -ÃÂ The Mankato MoonDogs (28-10) dropped their first contest in over a week to the Eau Claire Express (15-22) 6-2, Saturday at ISG Field.
The MoonDogs tallied one run in the second and third inning while suffering their second loss at home of the summer. In 2021, the MoonDogs now own a 17-2 record when competing at ISG Field.
Eau Claire grabbed the game's first lead, 3-0, in the opening inning afterÃÂ Carter GrahamÃÂ (Stanford) scored two andÃÂ Omar GastelumÃÂ (Santa Barbara) added another with RBI doubles.ÃÂ
In the bottom of the second inning,ÃÂ Kole Kaler'sÃÂ (Texas A&M) sacrifice fly to center was hit deep enough to scoreÃÂ Jack CostelloÃÂ (San Diego). After two innings in Mankato, the Express led the MoonDogs 3-1.
In the third inning,ÃÂ Evan BerkeyÃÂ (Evansville) pulled a no-doubt solo home run to left that was a solo shot and made it a 3-2 game.
The Express went on to score three more unanswered runs by the end of Saturday's affair en route to a 6-2 victory.
Eau Claire outhit Mankato 10-5 in the game that saw the MoonDogs come down with the contest's only pair of errors.ÃÂ
Eau Claire's starter, and winning pitcher, wasÃÂ Garrett ReiszÃÂ (Creighton). Reisz allowed four hits and surrendered a pair of runs while walking four and striking out three while moving to a 2-2 record in 2021. Entering the game in a seventh-inning save situation,ÃÂ Luke TrahanÃÂ (Dallas Baptist) entered to pitch and closed out the game with three scoreless innings for his second save of the summer.
On the hill making his first start of the summer for the MoonDogs, the loss went toÃÂ Kolby GartnerÃÂ (St. Thomas), who fell to 2-1. Gartner worked his way through 4.1 innings while allowing four runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out four.
The MoonDogs rematch the Express with the series finale scheduled for 5:05 p.m., Sunday at ISG Field.
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