Paul DeJong hit a grand slam in the fourth inning, and the Wisconsin Woodchucks benefitted enough from Duluth Huskies mistakes that even a six-run seventh
inning didn’t hurt their chances in a 9-6 Northwoods League baseball victory Sunday at Athletic Park in Wausau, Wis.
DeJong had two hits and five RBIs for the Woodchucks, who already led 3-0 before the third baseman hit his fifth home run of the season off reliever Ryan Agnitsch. Wisconsin added two more runs off former Hermantown star Ryan Folman in the fifth for a
9-0 lead.
The Huskies (4-9) rallied with a big seventh, keyed by Michael Fries’ two-run single and Keach Ballard’s three-run homer - his first of the season.
Ballard, Nolan Johnson and Grady Caldwell each had two of the Huskies’ 10 hits off four Woodchucks pitchers. Starter Parker Dunshee tossed five scoreless innings to earn the win. Minnesota Duluth sophomore Bo Hellquist allowed six earned runs in three innings in the defeat.
Duluth made four errors as its fielding issues continued.
The teams conclude their two-game series at 6:35 p.m. today in Wausau.
Sunday’s Box Score
Woodchucks 9, Huskies 6
Duluth Wisconsin
ab r h bi ab r h bi
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Greene ss 4 1 1 0 Jefferies lf 4 0 0 0
Ballard 2b 5 1 2 3 Cordova 2b 1 0 0 0
Brugnoni cf 5 0 0 0 Tom cf 5 2 2 0
Tinsley dh 4 1 1 0 DeJong 3b 4 2 2 5
Johnson c 4 1 2 0 Hayden 1b 2 0 1 0
Rodriguez lf 4 1 1 1 Scudder 1b 2 0 0 0
Fries rf 4 0 1 2 Banks rf 4 0 1 2
Caldwell 1b 3 0 2 0 Mondou 2b 4 0 1 0
Kiefer 3b 3 1 0 0 Chatham ss 4 2 2 0
Donovan dh 3 2 1 1
Arnold c 1 1 0 0
Simmons c 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6 Totals 35 9 10 8
Duluth 000 000 600 - 6
Wisconsin 201 420 00x - 9
2B - Greene (3), Rodriguez (2), Tom (1), DeJong (3), Donovan (1). HR - Ballard (1), DeJong (5). HP - DeJong (3), Banks (1). SH - Kiefer. E - Greene 2 (8), Ballard 2 (3), Redel (1), Dunshee (1). LOB - Duluth 6, Wisconsin 8.
IP H R ER BB SO
Duluth
Hellquist (L, 0-1) 3.0 5 6 6 4 0
Agnitsch 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Folman 3.0 3 2 1 0 1
Poppen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Wisconsin
Dunshee (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 0 0 0 4
Butler 1.2 5 6 6 1 1
Medel 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Ising (S, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
HB - Hellquist (4), Agnitsch (3).
T - 2:19. A - 1,816.
NORTHWOODS LEAGUE
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North Division
W L Pct GB
St. Cloud 10 3 .769 -
Willmar 9 4 .692 1
Rochester 8 5 .615 2
Eau Claire 8 5 .615 2
Mankato 7 6 .538 3
Waterloo 7 6 .538 3
Duluth 4 9 .308 6
Thunder Bay 3 10 .231 7
Alexandria 3 10 .231 7
South Division
W L Pct GB
Lakeshore 9 4 .692 -
Madison 9 4 .692 -
Green Bay 8 5 .615 1
La Crosse 8 5 .615 1
Wisconsin 7 6 .538 2
Kalamazoo 5 8 .385 4
Battle Creek 5 8 .385 4
Kenosha 5 8 .385 4
Wis. Rapids 2 11 .154 7
Friday’s Games
Rochester 9, Duluth 5
Waterloo 2, Kalamazoo 0
La Crosse 7, Kenosha 6
Lakeshore 2, Wisconsin Rapids 1
Wisconsin 4, Battle Creek 3
Mankato 4, Eau Claire 3
St. Cloud 7, Thunder Bay 1
Alexandria 10, Willmar 4
Madison 10, Green Bay 7
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Saturday’s Results
Duluth 7, Rochester 2
Alexandria at Willmar, ppd.
Madison 3, Green Bay 1
St. Cloud 4, Thunder Bay 3
Eau Claire 4, Mankato 1
La Crosse 4, Kenosha 3
Waterloo 3, Kalamazoo 2
Lakeshore 4, Wisconsin Rapids 2
Wisconsin 7, Battle Creek 0
Willmar 8, Alexandria 2
Sunday’s Results
Wisconsin 9, Duluth 6
Mankato 14, Rochester 4
St. Cloud 10, Alexandria 2
Green Bay 9, Lakeshore 2
Kenosha 4, Kalamazoo 3
Waterloo 8, Eau Claire 4
Battle Creek 5, Madison 4, 14 innings
La Crosse 5, Wisconsin Rapids 3
Willmar 11, Thunder Bay 0
Today’s Games
Duluth at Wis., 6:35 p.m.
Madison at Battle Creek, 6:05 p.m.
Eau Claire at Waterloo, 6:35 p.m.
St. Cloud at Alexandria, 6:35 p.m.
Mankato at Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
Thunder Bay at Willmar, 7:05 p.m.
Kalamazoo at Kenosha, 7:05 p.m.
Lakeshore at Green Bay, 7:05 p.m.
Wis. Rapids at La Crosse, 7:05 p.m.
