(Duluth, MN) — Huskies LHP Alex Winkleman gave one of the teams’ best performances of the season, and the offense did the rest as the Huskies cruised to a 7-2 victory over Rochester in the second and final game of the home stand and series.
Winkleman (SE Mo St) worked six complete innings, giving up one run on five hits and tallying 11 strikeouts, a season high for Huskies pitchers. Vinny Rodriguez got the offense going early with a two run blast over the right field wall, hit first of the season. Alex Greene added two more hits and two runs to his recent hot streak, Keach Ballard had a hit and two RBI, Dom Brugnoni tacked on two hits and an RBI.
The Huskies will travel to Wisconsin Rapids to take on the Rafters for a two game set before returning to Duluth on the 10th.
The Duluth Huskies are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (DET) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYM), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League YouTube channel. For more information, visit www.duluthhuskies2.com
