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Lucas Gilbreath was named the Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night on July 26.

Summer Roundup: July 27

7/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

July 27, 2015

Major Leagues

  • Paul Molitor's Twins, including Glen Perkins, remain in the thick of the playoff race in the American League.
Minor Leagues
  • In his latest appearance, Alec Crawford struck out two in two innings of work in a 5-0 win for the Grand Junction Rockies.
  • Seth Rosin of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs has four strikeouts in as many innings pitched in his last three appearances on the mound.
  • Tom Windle tossed a pair of scoreless innings, striking out four in his last appearance for the Reading Fightin Phils.
  • D.J. Snelten got the win in his last start for the Augusta GreenJackets after striking out seven in 7.2 innings pitches.
  • Lance Thonvold of the Everett AquaSox hasn't surrendered an earned run in eight of his 10 appearances out of the bullpen this season.
  • Ben Meyer notched a pair of strikeouts in his last outing for the Jupiter Hammerheads.
Northwoods League
  • Luke Pettersen (Alexandria Blue Anchors) has a hit in six of his last seven games, with five of those being multiple-hit outings.
  • Fred Manke (Battle Creek Bombers) hasn't surrendered an earned run in his last three relief appearances (6.1 IP, 4 K).
  • Terrin Vavra (Duluth Huskies) made his Northwoods League debut against St. Cloud on July 24.
  • Toby Anderson (Duluth Huskies) has notched at least one strikeout in all 10 appearances for Duluth.
  • Jordan Jess (La Crosse Loggers) has 16 strikeouts in his last five relief appearances (9.1 IP).
  • In his last 10 games, Matt Fiedler (Rochester Honkers) has 18 hits, including four homers and two doubles in that span.
  • Lucas Gilbreath (St. Cloud Rox) was named Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night after seven innings of one-hit ball vs. Eau Claire (July 26).
  • Brian Glowicki (St. Cloud Rox) extended his streak to 20 straight innings without allowing an earned run (14 appearances).
  • Austin Athmann (St. Cloud Rox) went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and an RBI in a 6-0 win over Eau Claire (July 26).
  • Matt Stemper (Waterloo Bucks) is tied for the fewest strikeouts in the Northwoods League with players who have played in at least 40 games.
  • Tyler Hanson (Willmar Stingers) hurled seven innings, struck out six allowed only one run in his last start at Rochester (July 17).
  • In his last eight games, Eddie Estrada (Willmar Stingers) is 20-for-35 with five extra-base hits and 16 RBI.
  • Dan Motl (Willmar Stingers) leads the club in doubles, triples and walks, batting primarily in the leadoff spot.
Midwest Collegiate League
  • Micah Coffey (Joliet Admirals) has a hit in six of his last seven games, including the last five.
News Clippings of Note
Highlights: Gophers 5, Penn State 3
Saturday, May 02
Highlights: Gophers 5, Penn State 4
Saturday, May 02
Highlights: Gophers 12, St. Thomas 1
Tuesday, April 28
Highlights: Gophers 7, Northwestern 2
Sunday, April 26