Dickinson, ND- The Big Sticks take the win in extra innings 3-2 behind a stellar start and closing performances by co-players of the game Sam Nitzke and Roman Tolbert.

Nitzke would have one of the best performances of any of the starters tonight. He would pitch 6 full innings tonight, shutting the Mud Puppies out. He would have a team high 7 strikeouts, giving up only 1 walk and 1 hit. At the plate, the Sticks would open things up in the bottom of the second. Troy Berg would slam a double into left field and Dane Jones would score him on another double to left field. The Sticks would score again in the 6th on a solo Evan Appelwick homer.

Despite being up 2-0 in the 6th, it was not the best offensive outing from the team thanks to a solid performance from Mud Puppies pitcher Liam Martin. Even though he gave up the earned runs, he would strikeout 7 batters with no walks. The Mud Puppies would tie up the game in the top of the 8th. Tanner Thompson would score on a drop third strike and Nick Ibrahim would score Matthew Maulik on a single to right.

Tolbert would come in in the 9th and have two shut down innings. He would strikeout 4 batters and would only give up 1 hit. In the bottom of the 10th after loading the bases, Mud Puppies pitcher Trey Sejnoha would hit batter Jake Paczkowski. Cooper Hill would walk stylishly across home plate for the win. The Big Sticks will travel out to Bismarck for their first Railroad to Roosevelt Rivalry game tomorrow at 6:35 CT for those who are looking to go.