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Huskies Unable to Overcome Early Deficit, Lose Third Straight

June 25, 2018 - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
Duluth Huskies News Release


With nine games remaining in the first half, the lead in the North Division drops to one.

For the third straight game, the Duluth Huskies fell behind early and couldn't make the comeback, dropping the first game of the series against the Eau Claire Express 8-4 for just their second home loss of the season.

Kieran Shaw (Harvard) made his first start for the Huskies after eight bullpen appearances, and looked good on the mound, allowing only one earned run in 4.1 innings, striking out eight batters. At one stretch in the middle innings, Shaw retired 10 straight batters, and struck out the side in the fourth.

However, the defense let down Shaw, as four Husky errors ultimately led to six unearned runs charged to the starter. An error with two outs in the first inning led to three Express runs, and three more errors in the third inning blew the game open with four more runs scoring.

Trailing 3-0 in the first inning, Duluth faced a tough task against Justin Slaten, Eau Claire's starting pitcher and the league leader in strikeouts. The Huskies were able to strike early, with Augie Isaacson (Friends) reaching on a leadoff single, and ultimately scoring on a single by Nick Sogard (Loyola Marymount) to put Duluth on the board.

But Slaten found his rhythm later in the game and didn't allow another hit for the rest of the game, finishing with five strikeouts in six innings and just the one run.

The Huskies didn't quit though, despite trailing 8-1 entering the bottom of the ninth. Julian Escobedo (San Diego State) led off the inning by reaching on an error. Three runs came across, including two on a single by Tony Monroy (Georgetown College), and Isaacson came to the plate with two outs representing the tying run, but struck out to end the ballgame.

With the loss, the Huskies drop to 18-9 on the season. Duluth still leads the north division with nine games remaining in the first half, but the lead has fallen to one game over the Bismarck Larks. The Huskies have a quick turnaround after a one-game homestand, heading out for a day trip to Eau Claire, first pitch will be at 6:35.



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