Duluth East Falls Short Of State

By Tyler Peterson
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Updated: June 6, 2014

June 6th, 2014

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The Duluth East Greyhounds matched up with the Elk River Elks on Thursday night. The Greyhounds came into the game having to win twice to make it to the state tournament and they put themselves in the right position when they won the first game 10-3. The second game, the Greyhounds fell 3-2 in a heartbreaker after errors cost Duluth East the game.

The Elks couldn't hit Chris Olson except for one big knock in the seventh. (Photo by Bruce Strand)

In game one, Lucas Hedin got the victory, pitching 6.2 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and striking out three. Wes Anderson hit a homer that drove in two runs in the win. Chris Olson also had a nice day at the plate going 2-4 with a double and triple with an RBI. Jordan Hollom took the loss for Elk River and Mylo Hommes propelled the offense by going 3-3 with a home run and two RBI’s.

Erik Nyquist came through in the section finals with his eighth win of the season. (Photo by Bruce Strand)

In game two, Chris Olson took the loss after pitching 7 innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out nine. Olson went 2-2 on the offensive side and Frankie Hanson went 2-3 with a run scored and an RBI. Erik Nyquist got the win for Elk River after pitching 7 innings, giving up seven hits and two runs, and striking out four. Andrew McMillan went 2-3 with an RBI in the win.

Side-armer Luke Hedin stymied the Elks while his teammates pounded the ball. (Photo by Bruce Strand)

Duluth East ends their season as the Section 7AAA runners-up and with a 17-8 record. Elk River is also 17-8 on the year and will advance to the Class AAA state tournament.

Riley Givens tags out a Greyhound baserunner trying to steal second. He took the throw from catcher Brennan Beese. (Photo by Bruce Strand)