
Huskies Score 5 in the 5th, Beat Loggers 6-2
June 14, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
La Crosse Loggers News Release
La Crosse, Wis. - The La Crosse Loggers dropped Thursday night's game 6-2 to the 1st place Duluth Huskies with 2,162 in attendance at Copeland Park.
The Loggers scored first on a leadoff home run to the opposite field from Brandon Raquet (William & Mary) in the bottom half of the first inning. La Crosse would add a run in the bottom of the third after a leadoff double from Donta Williams (Arizona) and RBI single from clean-up batter Harrison Freed (Butler) to extend the lead to 2-0.
Christian Roa (Texas A&M) made his first start of the season for La Crosse and was impressive early, retiring the first 12 batters of the game. The Huskies, however, demonstrated why they own the highest team batting average in the Northwoods League, scoring five runs on four hits in the fifth inning. A leadoff single and free pass put runners on first and second before an RBI single by Trevin Esquerra and 3-run home run by Kyle Jacobsen gave Duluth a 4-2 lead. Early MVP candidate Augie Isaacson manufactured a fifth run for the Huskies, reaching on a 2-out infield single, stealing second and third base on consecutive pitches, and later scoring on the throw down to second base on a caught stealing. The Duluth centerfielder is now batting .452 with 17 stolen bases on the year. Despite a promising start from Roa, his night would end after 4.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on four hits while striking out six.
Duluth starting pitcher Hunter Bigge would settle in nicely after allowing a couple early runs, tossing 8.0 strong innings and surrendering two runs (one earned) on six hits, striking out nine with zero walks. The Loggers were lead offensively by Brandon Raquet, who went 2-for-4 with the first inning home run, his second of the season. Colton Larkins (Oral Roberts) was outstanding in relief for La Crosse, pitching the final 4.1 innings and allowing only one run on two hits to lower his season ERA to 1.29.
The Lumbermen will look to split the series with Duluth tomorrow night at Copeland Park, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM CT. Gates will open at 5:00 with a live pregame performance by the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corp, and a Friday night postgame fireworks extravaganza presented by Festival Foods.
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