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Express Hang On, Win Close One vs. Huskies

June 30, 2023 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Eau Claire Express News Release

Duluth, MN - On a warm Friday night in Duluth, the visiting Eau Claire Express beat the defending Duluth Huskies 6-5.

The Express hopped out to the early lead, scoring 5 of their eventual 6 runs on the night in the top of the 1st inning. Despite only having 2 hits in this inning, the Express were able to capitalize on poor pitching from the Huskies starter and find their way on base. The first hit of this inning was a Dylan O'Connell (St. Thomas) single to right field, which drove in Cort MacDonald (Stanford). From here, Express players took bases on balls, and eventually were walked in for 3 runs in the inning. The final 2 runs in the 1st came off of a Tanner Sagouspe (Cal Poly) triple, which brought home Reed Latimer (Montevallo) and Rayth Petersen (UIC).

The only other scoring of the ballgame for the Eau Claire squad came in the 3rd inning when this time it was Petersen who hit a double, driving in O'Connell.

The pitching combo of Lance Lauve (Southeastern Louisiana) and Kale Hopke (NDSU) kept the Express in the ballgame, as they held the Huskies at arm's length all night long.

Heading into the bottom of the 9th, up by one run, the Express called upon star closer Matt Helwig (Lewis) to get the job done. He came in and did just that, in a quick 3 up, 3 down inning that saw three consecutive Duluth batters retired.

With the win today, and a Thunder Bay loss vs. Wilmar, the Express move to 1st place in the Great Plains East Division. They are now poised to control their own destiny and earn a playoff berth should they win out the remaining 3 games of the 1st half of the season.

The Huskies and Express will be coming to Carson Park tomorrow to face off once again in an important matchup. First pitch will be thrown at 6:35 pm CT, so be sure to Pack the Park and cheer for your Express in this important game!

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