Duluth, Wis. – The Eau Claire Express fell 5-1 to the Duluth Huskies Thursday night in the first game of the three-game series.
Eau Claire Express Postgame Recap:
Duluth got hot first, securing the first run of the night in the bottom of the second inning with Andrew Ermis crossing home plate after Benki Kautto hit a single to right field.
In the third inning, Duluth continued its offensive momentum with Anthony Cepeda crossing home plate following a Waylon Walsh single.
Only building little by little, the Huskies secured their third run of the night in the bottom of the fifth inning with Dax Hardcastly hitting a triple to right field, bringing home Jack Haferkamp for a 3-0 lead.
With still hope to fight back, the Express had a first base error in the sixth inning, leading to Waylon Walsh coming home for a 4-0 lead, quickly followed by Benji Kautto stealing home to secure a 5-0 lead.
The five runs went unanswered until the ninth inning, when the Express secured one run after Adam Salazar was grounded out for out number two of the inning, bringing home Anthony Martinez.
Despite the loss, the Express will continue to fight back as they take on Duluth once more in Carson Park in a doubleheader starting at 5:05 p.m. Thursday.
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The Eau Claire Express is 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.eauclaireexpress.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or Google Play and set the Booyah as your favorite team.
