{"id":20234,"date":"2026-08-02T18:48:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/?p=20234"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:49:04","slug":"20234","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/waterloo-bucks\/2026\/08\/02\/20234\/","title":{"rendered":"Relentless Pitching and Timely Hitting Power Bucks 5-3 Sweep Over Huskies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Waterloo, IA – Brooks Masters started strong with a career-high six strikeouts, then turned the ball over to the bullpen. Caleb Parker delivered the go-ahead RBIs in the bottom of the seventh to give George Jewell the runway to the win in his Northwoods League debut in a 5-3 Bucks sweep over the Huskies.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a pitchers’ duel early in the series finale between Duluth and Waterloo. Three straight scoreless innings were delivered by Huskies\u2019 starter Owen Marsolek and Bucks right-hander Brooks Masters on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bucks scored first in the bottom of the fourth. Bubby Dosztan-Campbell reached on an error, then Jake Slade served a single to left. One batter later, Jack Coluzzi ripped a double to left-center field to bring both runs in to score to jump Waterloo in front 2-0.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That was all the Bucks would get against the Huskies\u2019 starter Marsolek. He posted five strikeouts in a six-inning quality start to keep Duluth within striking distance.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the top of the fifth, Duluth got a run back. Three walks loaded the bases before Reagan Reeder was hit by a pitch to force a run home to make it 2-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the top of the seventh, the Huskies grabbed the lead. Wyatt Pennington led off the inning with a double, then an error allowed Jacob Koerselman on and Kayden Campbell walked to load the bases. One batter later, Reeder lifted a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 2-2. During the next at-bat, a balk allowed Campbell to come home to score to put Duluth up 3-2.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Bucks snatched the lead right back. Tayvon Homolar led off the inning with a single, then Larry Edwards reached on a walk. During a double steal, Homolar scored on a throwing error to level the tally at 3-3. Next man up, Collin Brightwell was hit by a pitch. The Bucks executed another double steal in front of Caleb Parker who singled back up the middle to plate a pair to whisk Waterloo ahead 5-3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In his Northwoods League debut, George Jewell got the final nine outs, including a double play, to secure the 5-3 victory over Duluth for his first win in the Woods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With the victory, the Bucks go to 27-36 overall and 13-16 in the second half of the season. With the penultimate homestand under their belt, Waterloo heads north to Thunder Bay for a two-game series with the Border Cats. Game one is set for 6:35 pm EST Monday night. Both starters are TBD.<\/span><\/p>\n

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