July 9, 2015 at 9:56 a.m.
Knights outlast Monroe
Sunday Brad Simmons put in nine innings of work to help the Dodgeville Knights past the Monroe Brewers 8-4.
Simmons struck out six, walked four and spaced 10 hits.
The Knights took advantage of nine walks and five errors by Monroe to seal the win.
Travis Elvert singled in a run to get the Knights going in the third. Acea Upmann then singled to plate two more for a 3-1 lead.
Danny Sullivan singled in Levi Nagel who had singled with two outs and took second when Mark Ludwig drew a walk.
Nagel walked with one out in the sixth and scored on a pair of errors.
The Knights sent in three in the eighth, Ludwig led off with a single, Elvert walked and Austin Larson singled for a run. Jay Lindner sent in another with a fielders choice and another scored on an error.
The Knights had 13 hits. Larson was 3x4 with a double and Lindner 2x5 with a double. Upmann was 2x4 with a pair of rbis. Ludwig was 3x3 and Sullivan 2x5.
Nagel had the 13th Dodgeville hit.
The Knights improved to 4-5. They are at league leading Verona Sunday.
