Jordy Fee-Platt-Team Broadcaster<\/p>\n
@jfeep<\/p>\n
On Sunday afternoon, a late comeback effort for the Huskies came up short, as the Bismarck Larks took the opening game of the series 10-6. Duluth was able to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth, and had the bases loaded with the tying run at the plate. However, pinch-hitter Tyler Leroy lined out to second to end the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Huskies were hurt tremendously by their inability to convert with runners in scoring position. There were a ton of hard-hit balls in crucial situations that just didn\u2019t seem to find holes. Duluth hit into six double plays, halting rallies that could have brought them back into the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the bottom of the third trailing 5-0, the Huskies loaded up the bases with one out, but Lucas Kelly grounded into an inning-ending double play. This was one of many occasions where the break just didn\u2019t go the Huskies’ way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Duluth left 11 runners on base in total, which put them in a big hole. The Larks made things tougher with their powerful bats against the Huskies’ pitching staff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In a ballpark notorious for being a pitcher\u2019s best friend, Bismarck had three home runs this afternoon. Brayden Koenig launched a three-run shot to right in the eighth, which gave the visitors a 10-3 lead in the eighth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Those insurance runs proved crucial, as the Huskies had a furious rally in their final chance at bat. The Huskies had six batters reach base in the frame, which fired up the Wade Stadium crowd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For a moment, a miraculous comeback appeared possible. With the score 10-5, a dropped pop-up in foul ground by Larks first baseman Evan Ames allowed the game to continue, and for Ethan Cole to reach base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It was then up to Tyler Leroy, who pinch-hit with the bases loaded and the score 10-6. Leroy had a long battle with Larks reliever Frank Wierman, but a hard line drive in a 3-2 count was caught at second base to end the game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Huskies will look to rebound tomorrow against the Larks at 12:05. You can catch the game on ESPN+.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jordy Fee-Platt-Team Broadcaster @jfeep On Sunday afternoon, a late comeback effort for the Huskies came up short, as the Bismarck […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19473,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-news"],"yoast_head":"\n