Offensive Onslaught Carries Stingers to Win over Border Cats
Published on June 16, 2015 under Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Willmar Stingers News Release
Willmar Stingers Catcher Troy Dixon
(Willmar Stingers)
Thunder Bay, Ont. - Pitching has won the Stingers most of their games this season, but it was the offense's show Monday night.
In a wild back and forth affair at Port Arthur Stadium, the Stingers scored in all but three innings to top Thunder Bay 10-9.
For the second straight day Willmar (11-8) scored right away in the top half of the first inning. Two singles by Dan Motl and Sean Beesley and a walk by Storm Wilson loaded up the bases to start the night, and Ky Parrott followed with a sacrifice fly.
The Stingers then scored in the fourth and fifth innings to open up a comfortable 4-0 advantage. Troy Dixon highlighted the offense with his two-run bomb, his first home run of the season, in the third inning.
But no lead was safe. Thunder Bay came back with a run in the bottom of the fourth and four more in the fifth inning to take their only lead of the game at 5-4.
That lead wouldn't last long, as the Stingers offense came roaring back in the sixth. Willmar started the sixth with four straight base runners. Wilson drove in his second run with another sacrifice fly to tie the game. A wild pitch and three straight walks then made it 8-5 in the Stingers favor.
Willmar tacked on another run in the seventh, but again Thunder Bay came back and tied the score at nine in the bottom of the seventh. The Stingers had one more rally in them though, and Tyler Leffler scored the go-ahead run in the eighth and what proved to be the winning tally.
The 2015 Stingers season is presented by Marcus Construction. For more coverage of the Stingers visit the West Central Tribune online at www.wctrib.com.
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