By: Connor Wachtel

MANKATO, Minn. – The Mankato MoonDogs (28-12) dropped their third straight contest, 8-3, to the Duluth Huskies (16-23) to match their longest losing streak of 2021 campaign, Monday at ISG Field. 

 

Duluth plated a pair of runs in the opening inning, one in the second, three more in the fifth and one more in the eighth and ninth en route to taking Monday’s game by a final score of 8-3.  

 

The Huskies claimed the hits effort 10-6 on Monday night. Although there were no errors in the ballgame, the MoonDogs left two more runners on base than the Huskies, 8-6. 

 

The win went to Duluth’s Will McEntire (Arkansas) after he threw six innings of one-run baseball and allowed three hits. McEntire walked and struck out four in the outing that advanced his record to 3-0 in 2021. 

 

The MoonDogs losing pitcher was Ben Elder (Angelo State), who fell to 0-1 while making his first start of the summer. Elder allowed six runs on six hits, walked one and struck out three. 

 

The Mankato MoonDogs conclude their series with the Duluth Huskies at ISG Field, Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. 

 

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The Mankato MoonDogs 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 230 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 (CHC) 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 All-Star Jordan Zimmermann (DET). 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.mankatomoondogs.com or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the MoonDogs as your favorite team.