DICKINSON, ND – A shutout loss for the Badlands Big Sticks (28-28 overall, 10-12 second half) on Friday night sparked the bats in the finale of the two-game set against the Duluth Huskies (23-33 overall, 6-14 second half), leading to a 9-3 victory on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
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Badlands wasted no time getting the first run of the game across. In the top of the 1st inning, Dylon Myrow (Nebraska) led off the game with a single and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly from Crew Secrist (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi).<\/p>\n
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A string of singles in the top of the 2nd inning by Samson Pugh (Texas State) and Jace Jarrett (Dawson CC) started the inning off on a high note. Ryder Hernandez (Ohio State) put the first run of the inning across on a sacrifice fly, scoring Pugh.<\/p>\n
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An Evan Mann (Odessa CC) single brought Myrow up to bat with an opportunity to do damage, capitalizing and delivering a two-run RBI double. Myrow scored right before a caught stealing to end the inning at 5-0.<\/p>\n
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In the bottom of the 4th inning, Duluth\u2019s Wyatt Pennington hit a two-run home run, making it 5-2.<\/p>\n
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The Big Sticks offense responded in the top of the 5th inning with a pair of runs. Both Derek Martinez (Arkansas State) and Pugh walked, followed by a Jarrett single to load the bases. With two outs, a Myrow single scored Martinez and Pugh, putting Badlands up 7-2.<\/p>\n
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In the top of the 7th inning, Hernandez singled to left, which was immediately followed by a triple from Mann, scoring Hernandez and making it 8-2.<\/p>\n
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Duluth was able to score a lone run in the bottom of the 8th on a single by Anthony Cepeda that scored James Bose.<\/p>\n
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Jarrett concluded the scoring for the Big Sticks in the top of the 9th inning on a double that scored Pugh, finishing the game off at 9-3.<\/p>\n
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The road trip continues for the Big Sticks as they get set to take on Minot on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. MST.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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