The Huskies offensive was in full howl as they took down the Honkers 10-8
John Kuziej, john.kuziej@gmail.com
Duluth, Minn. – The Huskies offense stays hot as they knock off the Honkers 10-8 for their first home sweep of the season. The game started out rough for Duluth as the Honkers jumped out to an early 3-0 lead over the Huskies and bouncing Connor Semone early from the ball game only lasting one and a third inning giving up 3 runs.
The Huskies offense was able to pick up their starting pitcher, however stringing together five hits in the bottom of the third to grab the lead 4-3.
The ball was turned over to flame thrower Nate Wohlgemuth, who gave the Huskies five strong innings only allowing four runs and striking out six. The Honkers got four in the top of seventh to recapture the lead as they strung together multiple hits in the inning. However, the Huskies offense was not finished as they hit back hard in the bottom of the seventh.
The Huskies got gigantic hits from some newcomers Peyton Powell and Calyn Halvorson who hit a double and triple back-to-back to tie the game at eight and then with two down and Halvorson ninety feet from taking the lead, Jesse Pierce destroyed a ball into the left/center field gap to drive in two and give the Huskies the lead back at 10-8.
The game was then turned over to Ethan Hammerberg, who dropped the hammer on the Honkers striking out the side in the eighth inning.
To close out the game the Huskies turned to another newcomer in Jared Southard, who made quick work of the Honkers striking out two and getting the last batter to pop out to end it.
The Huskies improve to 3-1 in the second half as the Honkers fall to 2-2 after the loss to Duluth. The Huskies will be back in action, July 12th, at 6:35pm in Mankato, Minnesota as they look to stay hot with their ace and All-Star, Will McEntire, after the two day break.
###
The Duluth Huskies are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 27th season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 22 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, over 250 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and World Series Champion Max Scherzer (WAS), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford (SFG) and World Series Champion Chris Sale (BOS). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (NYM) and MLB Gold Glove finalist and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TOR). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website. All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League portal. For more information, visit www.duluthhuskies.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the Huskies as your favorite team.