Loggers Fall Short in Duluth; 5-2

Aidan Sweatt (North Florida) started the game off with a lead off triple and scored on a Josh Stevenson (LSU) base knock. Carson Hornung (South Carolina) then extended his hitting streak to a franchise-tying 22 games and was driven in by Landon Wallace (West Virginia).

Following the 2-run 1st inning, the Huskies scored 5 unanswered runs, handing Matthew Linskey (Rice) his only loss of the season. Leading the way for Duluth was Hudson Sapp (Ole Miss), who went 2-4 with an RBI. Kristian Campbell (Georgia Tech) and Eduardo Rosario (Nebraska-Omaha) also contributed, each having a double and an RBI.

Devin Dodson (Friends University) turned in a stellar outing for the Huskies, tallying 7.0 innings while allowing 2 runs. He surrendered just 4 hits and waved 8 batters. Jake Christianson (Feather River College), a recently named NWL All-Star, closed it out. He threw a scoreless 9th inning which sealed the victory.

The Lumberman will now travel to Rochester today to battle the Honkers. The first pitch is slated for 5:05pm CT at Mayo field. Fans can watch live at https://northwoodsleague.com/watch-nwl/ or listen live at https://mixlr.com/lacrosseloggers.

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