Spring Lake Park can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over the Zimmerman Thunder. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2025.
Ian Aalund made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Aalund was also solid in the batter's box, earning one run and two stolen bases. Spring Lake Park is undefeated when Aalund posts two or more stolen bases, but 7-9 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Spring Lake Park got a great performance from Michael Scroggins as he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Scroggins is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).
Colin Welch
| 05/18/26 vs Zimmerman | 5 |
| 04/21/26 vs Coon Rapids | 2 |
| 04/16/26 @ Rogers | 2 |
| 05/16/26 @ Duluth East | 1 |
| 05/05/26 @ Champlin Park | 1 |
| + 5 more games |
Back at the plate, Colin Welch was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Spring Lake Park: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 7-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Bowen Jarombek, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Spring Lake Park now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Zimmerman, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
As of now, neither Spring Lake Park nor the Thunder have any future games scheduled.
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