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Written by: Connor Wachtel<\/em><\/p>\n

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MANKATO, Minn. \u2013<\/b>\u00a0During a crazy Monday night at ISG Field, which featured a pregame rain delay and ninth-inning light outage, the Mankato MoonDogs opened the 2022 campaign on a winning note with an 8-2 victory over the Duluth Huskies in a Northwoods League baseball game.<\/p>\n

With the victory, the MoonDogs opened the season on a winning note to improve to 1-0 for a second straight season. Losing game one of the series, the Huskies now stand 0-1 on the year.<\/p>\n

The MoonDogs opened the scoring during the second inning of Monday\u2019s NWL Opening Day matchup. After\u00a0Nick Altermatt<\/b>\u00a0reached second on a double slapped into the alley in left-center,\u00a0Drew Buhr<\/b>\u00a0blooped a single to left that hopped over the leftfielder and allowed Altermatt to score from second. After two innings in Mankato, the MoonDogs led the Huskies, 1-0.<\/p>\n

Sean Ross<\/b>\u00a0added to the MoonDogs lead with another pair of runs to make it 3-0 courtesy of a two-run home run, Mankato\u2019s first homer of the season, over ISG Field\u2019s monster fence in left. After three innings, the score was 3-0.<\/p>\n

The Huskies entered the score column on fielder\u2019s choice putout in the top of the fifth inning. It was\u00a0Noah Marcelo<\/b>\u00a0who batted in\u00a0Jake Schelonka<\/b>\u00a0to shrink the deficit to 3-1 in the fifth.<\/p>\n

In the eighth inning, the MoonDogs scored five more runs on four hits with help from one error. After eight innings at ISG Field, the MoonDogs led the Huskies 8-1.<\/p>\n

After the Huskies scored one run and mounted a bases-loaded rally in the ninth, there was a light outage at the ballpark with two outs in a one-ball and one-strike count. After a 15-minute intermission that allowed the lights to warm back up,\u00a0John Lundgren<\/b>\u00a0threw two more strikes up on the Huskies\u2019 hitter to finish what he started by retiring the batter for his second strikeout for his first save of the season.<\/p>\n

On the mound starting for Mankato, right-handed returning pitcher\u00a0Nolan Pender<\/b>, who is now off to a 1-0 start on the season, picked up the win after allowing one run in five and two-thirds innings pitched. He surrendered five hits while walking four and striking out seven Huskies\u2019 hitters. In relief,\u00a0Simon Gregerson<\/b>\u00a0finished the fifth inning and pitched the sixth, where he gave up one hit and struck out one.<\/p>\n

Duluth\u2019s starting pitcher\u00a0Devin Dodson<\/b>\u00a0was handed the loss after pitching four frames where he was hit off four times for three runs while walking a pair and striking out five along the way.<\/p>\n

Mankato outhit Duluth, 13-8, to open the series and kick off the season on a winning note. The Huskies found themselves riddled by errors in a 3-1 margin, which resulted in three unearned runs crossing the plate in the contest. The Huskies left 11 runners aboard on the night to the MoonDogs\u2019 10 that were stranded.<\/p>\n

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The MoonDogs and Huskies rematch in Mankato on Tuesday night for the two-game series finale at 6:35 p.m.<\/p>\n

-DOGS-<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

The Mankato MoonDogs are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League.\u00a0The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its\u2019 28th<\/sup>\u00a0season, 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 280 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 (NYM), 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<\/i>) and 2021 All-Star, MLB Gold Glove winner and 2019 Second Team All-MLB shortstop Marcus Semien (TEX).\u00a0<\/i>All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League website.\u00a0<\/i>League games are viewable live at\u00a0<\/i>watchnwl.com<\/i><\/a>. For more information, visit\u00a0<\/i>www.mankatomoondogs.com<\/i><\/a>\u00a0or download the new Northwoods League Mobile App on the Apple App Store or on Google Play and set the MoonDogs as your favorite team.<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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