Finnish Coat, Northern Wishes Advance to Fast Pitch Final – Tuesday Sports Wrap

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Fast Pitch Softball

Finnish Coat and Northern Wishes will play for the Copper Country Fast Pitch Softball League title.

In yesterday’s quarterfinal games…

Superior Service defeated JBs Sales and Service 11-9. Isabelle Cleary was the winning pitcher with Josie Heinonen coming in as relief. For Superior Service Gracie Moyle and Josie Heinonen each had a double and a single. For JBs, Lucy Biekkola and Sophia Hampton each had two singles and Kenzie Collard had a triple.
Northern Wishes dispatched Old Bats of Michigan Made 13-4. Rosalie Kangas was the winning pitcher with Larissa Peterson coming in as relief. For Northern Wishes, Rosalie Kangas had a home run and a single, Rachel Kinnunen had a double and a single, and Theresa Anderson had a double. For Old Bats of Michigan Made Mel Baker had a double and a single and Alana Nolan had two doubles.

In the semifinals…

Finnish Coat defeated Superior Service 11-6. Josie Switzer was the winning pitcher. For Finnish Coat, Ryleigh Johnson had three singles and Kia Markham and Josie Switzer each had two. For Superior Service, Milly Loukus had a double and a single, and Josie Heinonen had a double.
Northern Wishes blanked Gold Standard 9-0. Larissa Peterson was the winning pitcher. For Northern Wishes, Meg Ruohonen, Rosalie Kangas, Larissa Peterson, Naomi Frahm and Rachel Kinnunen each had a single. For Gold Standard, Emily Jokela and Kara Kinnunen each had a single.

The championship game between Finnish Coat and Northern Wishes is set for tomorrow at 6:30 at the Bone Yard in Lake Linden.

Twilight League Baseball

In Copper Country Twilight League baseball tonight…

Coldwell Banker Craig Heinonen will face Garnet Garage at the Houghton field.
Houghton Building Supply-Stanton will play REL-Mohawk Technology at the Wolverine field.

MLB

Troy Melton tossed seven shutout innings, as the Tigers shut down the Diamondbacks 6-1 last evening. Melton scattered five hits, struck out five, and walked none to earn his first major league win. Andy Ibáñez and Dillon Dingler homered.

The Tigers entertain the Diamondbacks again tonight. Casey Mize will face Brandon Pfaadt. Coverage will begin at 6:15 on 99.3 The Lift.

Ibáñez was called back up from Toledo to fill in for centerfielder Parker Meadows, who has been placed on the injured list with a right quad strain.

The Tigers will play the rest of the regular season without starting pitcher Reese Olson. Olson suffered a strained shoulder during his most recent bullpen session, and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. There is a chance he could be ready to return for the playoffs.

Utility player Ryan Kreidler has been recalled from Toledo, but is only expected to be with the team a couple of days, until Paddack is activated.

With starter Jackson Jobe also done for the season, Detroit filled the gap by trading for Minnesota starter Chris Paddack. Paddack has struggled this season, with a 3-9 record and a 4.95 ERA in 21 starts. He will be a free agent at the end of this season. The Tigers also got Randy Dobnak in the deal. He has been assigned to Toledo. Detroit gives up 19-year-old catcher Enrique Jimenez, who was ranked as the team’s 14th-best prospect. Paddack is scheduled to start tomorrow night’s game for Detroit.

The Brewers downed the Cubs 8-4. Jacob Misiorowski gave up three runs in the first inning, but settled down and pitched through the fourth. Milwaukee responded with four runs in the third inning, then added solo homers by Andrew Vaughn in the fifth and Sal Frelick in the sixth, and a two-run shot by Christian Yelich in the seventh.

The Brewers entertain the Cubs again tonight. Quinn Priester will pitch against Colin Rea.

Milwaukee upgraded their options at catcher by acquiring Danny Jansen from the Rays. Tampa Bay gets minor league infielder Jadher Areinamo. To make room for Jansen, the Brewers designated Eric Haase for assignment.

The Cubs are mourning the death of one of their all-time greats. Hall-of-Famer Ryne Sandberg passed away yesterday at the age of 65. He had been battling cancer. Sandberg was a 10-time All-Star second baseman. He earned nine consecutive Gold Glove Awards, seven Silver Slugger trophies, and was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1984.