DICKINSON, ND – The Badlands Big Sticks (1-4) tried to come back from a 10-0 deficit in the 1st inning of Sunday evening\u2019s game, but the Duluth Huskies (3-4) were able to hold on and win 11-7.<\/p>\n
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The Huskies capitalized on mistakes by the Big Sticks pitching staff, which allowed six walks and a hit by pitch in the 1st inning. Jalen Smith capped off a 10-run first inning with a three-run home run over the left field wall.<\/p>\n
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In the bottom of the 1st, the Big Sticks rallied with back-to-back singles from Braylon Mitchell\u00a0 (Dayton) and Jalen Evans (Wingate). John Youens (Baylor) made his debut for the Big Sticks and made his presence known. He hit a two out double, which scored Evans and Mitchell and made the score 10-2.<\/p>\n
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In the 4th inning, Jordan Kuhnau (Hutchinson CC) singled, bringing home Youens to make the score 10-3. Rhett Winchester (Barton CC) hit a sac fly to score Jackson Ellison (Butler CC) later in the inning, then Mitchell reached on an error which also allowed Kuhnau to score, putting the scoreline at 10-5.<\/p>\n
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Jack Dilley (Barton CC) was able to keep a stretch of zeros, completing the 4th, 5th, and 6th innings. He put up two strikeouts during his outing.<\/p>\n
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The Huskies added one in the top of the 7th, which was matched by Chayton Fischer (UTRGV), who hit a double that plated Evans, making the score 11-6.<\/p>\n
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The Big Sticks battled in the 9th, plating Evans on a wild pitch, but fell short, dropping the contest 11-7. The 14 walks issued by the Big Sticks pitching staff is the most walks allowed in a game this season by the team.<\/p>\n
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Badlands will finish the series against Duluth on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 MST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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