Huskies Win Opener

The Duluth Huskies (1-0) sent a Wade Stadium crowd of nearly 3,500 home happy by manufacturing a run in the bottom of the ninth to take a 1-0 decision over the visiting Willmar Stingers on opening night.

First baseman Alex Wojciechowski led off the ninth with an infield single and ended up coming all the way around to score on a sacrifice bunt by designated hitter T.J. Martin. A miscommunication among the Willmar infield left third base uncovered, and Wojciechowski continued to third and scored on an errant throw.

Wojciechowski and shortstop Alex Greene led the way for the Huskies offense with two singles each, but the story of the night was pitching.

Lefty Bo Hellquist started and went five complete, scattering three hits and striking out three, but it was closer Jordan Cummings, who picked up the win with a shutdown ninth inning. Right handers Kevin Folman and Josh McLaney held down the middle innings to get to Cummings.

The Huskies will be back in action at the Wade against the Waterloo Bucks Saturday after a two-game set in Eau Claire.

Willmar Stingers Duluth Huskies
	0	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Willmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Duluth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3	1

Game Information

• Winning Pitcher: 16 – Jordan Cummings
• Losing Pitcher: 6 – Davis Adkins
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• Date: 05/27/2015
• Start Time: 07:05 PM
• Duration: 2:15
• End Time: 09:23 PM

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• Location: Wade Stadium
• Attendance: 3491
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Batting Stats

Willmar
#	Batter	P	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
18	Motl, D	RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
2	Quirke, B	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8	Thaxton, J	3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.250
33	Tancas, L	1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	.333
1	Parrott, K	LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
4	Gilbert, K	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5	Funk, P	SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000
3	Pruett, B	DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250
10	Beesley, S	CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
			32	0	5	0	2	6

Duluth
#	Batter	P	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	Lee, D	CF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.000
7	Greene, A	SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	.500
17	Figueroa, J	RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.250
35	Wojciechowski, A	1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.500
8	Martin, T	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
20	Spiwak, O	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
33	Heck, J	2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
12	Busch, L	LF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000
9	McLaughlin, M	3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
			29	1	5	0	2	6

Batting 2B: B.Pruett (1). HP: B.Quirke (1). CS: B.Pruett (1). SB: D.Motl (1), B.Quirke (1). Team LOB: 8. Fielding A: B.Quirke 3 (3), J.Thaxton (1), K.Gilbert (1), P.Funk 4 (4), D.Adkins (1). E: L.Tancas (1). FCS: K.Gilbert (1). PO: D.Motl 3 (3), B.Quirke (1), J.Thaxton 2 (2), L.Tancas 10 (10), K.Parrott 2 (2), K.Gilbert 6 (6), P.Funk (1). SBA: K.Gilbert 2 (2). TC: D.Motl 3 (3), B.Quirke 4 (4), J.Thaxton 3 (3), L.Tancas 11 (11), K.Parrott 2 (2), K.Gilbert 7 (7), P.Funk 5 (5), D.Adkins (1).

Batting CS: J.Figueroa (1). SB: A.Greene (1). Team LOB: 6. Fielding A: A.Greene 8 (8), O.Spiwak (1), J.Heck 3 (3), B.Hellquist 3 (3), J.McLaney (1). CS: O.Spiwak (1). DP: 2 (J. Heck(2B) – A. Greene(SS) – A. Wojciechowski(1B),J. Heck(2B) – A. Greene(SS) – A. Wojciechowski(1B)). E: M.McLaughlin 2 (2), J.McLaney (1). PO: A.Greene (1), J.Figueroa (1), A.Wojciechowski 12 (12), O.Spiwak 6 (6), J.Heck 5 (5), L.Busch 2 (2). SBA: O.Spiwak 3 (3). TC: A.Greene 9 (9), J.Figueroa (1), A.Wojciechowski 12 (12), O.Spiwak 7 (7), J.Heck 8 (8), L.Busch 2 (2), M.McLaughlin 2 (2), B.Hellquist 3 (3), J.McLaney 2 (2).

Pitching Stats

Willmar
#	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
27	Ortiz, J	6.0	4	0	0	0	3	0.00
21	Boucher, C	2.0	0	0	0	2	3	0.00
6	Adkins, D	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0.00
		8.1	5	1	0	2	6

Duluth
#	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
39	Hellquist, B	5.0	3	0	0	2	3	0.00
28	Folman, K	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
37	McLaney, J	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
16	Cummings, J	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
		9	5	0	0	2	6

Pitching BF: J.Ortiz 21, C.Boucher 9, D.Adkins 2. P-S: J.Ortiz 71-43, C.Boucher 49-28, D.Adkins 7-3.

Pitching BF: B.Hellquist 21, K.Folman 3, J.McLaney 8, J.Cummings 3. P-S: B.Hellquist 87-50, K.Folman 15-10, J.McLaney 22-15, J.Cummings 12-8.