Huskies Split

The Duluth Huskies (3-4) split their series with the Thunder Bay Border Cats by dropping the second game 14-4.

Thunder Bay scored the first run of the game in the 2^nd inning but the main damage was done in both the 3^rd and 7^th innings. Miguel Mogues led off the 3^rd with a walk followed by a double from right fielder Joe Gellenbeck.

Catcher Nate Nolan then followed with a sacrifice that scored Mogues. Three more singles by designated hitter Grant McKown, left fielder Alan Baldwin, and shortstop Matt Batten helped tally on three more runs in the 3^rd for the Border Cats.

Thunder Bay added seven more runs in the 7^th inning by collecting six hits which included two singles, three doubles, and one triple from Matt Batten. Joe Gellenbeck added his second double of the game in the inning which scored two players in the process.

Batten, Gellenbeck, and McKown all had three hits for the Border Cats with Batten adding three RBI’s to go along his big game.

Shortstop Alex Greene led the way for the Huskies by going 3 for 5 that included a two-RBI single in the 7^th inning. Bo Hellquist was the losing pitcher for the Huskies while Jeremy Charles was the winning pitcher for the Border Cats.

The Huskies begin a two-game series in Waterloo on Wednesday and then return to Wade for a two-game series versus Eau Claire.

Thunder Bay Border Cats  14 AT Duluth Huskies  4

                                 YTD                                   YTD
ThunderBay         AB  R  H BI   AVG  Duluth             AB  R  H BI   AVG
M.Batten SS         6  1  3  3  .227  C.Stevenson CF      3  1  1  0  .100
C.McEachern 2B      4  1  2  1  .389  A.Greene 3B         5  1  3  2  .320
N.Steger 3B         3  1  0  0  .235  C.Waltner LF        5  0  1  0  .313
 K.Comer 3B,PH      0  0  0  1  .250  A.Wojciechowski 1B  4  0  1  1  .407
M.Mogues 1B         2  2  1  1  .375   S.Neutzling PH     1  0  0  0  .176
J.Gellenbeck RF     6  2  3  2  .385  J.Figueroa DH       3  0  0  0  .182
N.Nolan C           5  1  1  2  .400   L.Busch PH         1  0  0  0  .231
G.McKown DH         6  2  3  2  .367  E.Dilday RF         4  0  0  0  .077
A.Baldwin LF        6  2  2  1  .267  M.McLaughlin SS     3  1  1  0  .360
M.Palladino CF      5  2  2  1  .158  O.Spiwak C          4  0  2  0  .211
                                      J.Heck 2B           3  1  2  1  .250
                   43 14 17 14                           36  4 11  4

ThunderBay           0 1 4   0 0 0   7 2 0 - 14 17  0
Duluth               0 0 0   1 1 0   2 0 0 -  4 11  1
2B--J.Gellenbeck 2 (2), N.Nolan (2), G.McKown (2), A.Baldwin (1).
3B--M.Batten (2). RBI--M.Batten  3 (4), C.McEachern (3), K.Comer (6),
M.Mogues (4), J.Gellenbeck  2 (3), N.Nolan  2 (2), G.McKown  2 (10),
A.Baldwin (2), M.Palladino (2), A.Greene  2 (3), A.Wojciechowski (6),
J.Heck (2). HP--C.McEachern (1), M.Mogues 2 (2). SF--N.Nolan (1).
SB--M.Batten (1), M.Palladino (1), C.Stevenson (1). CS--C.Stevenson (1).
E--O.Spiwak (1). 
LOB--ThunderBay 13, Duluth 9. DP--C. McEachern(2B) - M. Batten(SS) - M.
Mogues(1B). 
                                                                YTD
                                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR     ERA
 ThunderBay
J.Charles (W,2-0)               6.0   7   2   2   2   4   0    3.27
B.Kalaf                         1.0   1   2   2   2   1   0    6.00
K.Glover Jr                     1.0   3   0   0   0   0   0   12.27
M.Kuebbing                      1.0   0   0   0   0   1   0    0.00
                                9    11   4   4   4   6   0
 Duluth
B.Hellquist (L,0-1)             4.0   7   5   5   2   2   0    5.00
M.Bauer                         2.1   3   4   4   2   2   0    7.71
H.Kyzar                         0.2   3   3   3   1   0   0   10.12
H.Jones                         2.0   4   2   2   2   1   0    6.00
                                9    17  14  14   7   5   0
WP--B.Kalaf 2 (3), B.Hellquist (1). PB--O.Spiwak. HB--B.Hellquist 2 (3),
H.Kyzar (1). SO--N.Steger, N.Nolan 2, G.McKown, A.Baldwin, C.Stevenson,
A.Wojciechowski, S.Neutzling, J.Figueroa 2, E.Dilday. BB--C.McEachern,
N.Steger 2, K.Comer, M.Mogues 2, M.Palladino, C.Stevenson 2, M.McLaughlin,
J.Heck. BF--J.Charles 25 (49), B.Kalaf 6 (21), K.Glover Jr 6 (21),
M.Kuebbing 3 (14), B.Hellquist 23 (44), M.Bauer 12 (24), H.Kyzar 7 (13),
H.Jones 12 (15). P-S--J.Charles 107-67, B.Kalaf 27-12, K.Glover Jr 17-14,
M.Kuebbing 10-9, B.Hellquist 82-54, M.Bauer 50-35, H.Kyzar 23-13, H.Jones
38-20. 
T--2:55.  A--2699
Both teams made infield defense difficult with choppers on the infield and
multiple infield hits. The Border Cats scored crooked numbers and struck
for extra bases in three innings, including 4 and 7 runs in the third and
seventh for the victory.

Weather: Clear skies, breezy, mid 50s
Plate Umpire - Phil Bando, Field Umpire #1 - Vincent Morales