The Warroad Muskies began the 2010 season with the majority of their roster intact from last year and have high hopes going into the season.  The first matchup was a doubleheader on June 6^th against the Blue Ox of Bemidji, who ousted the Muskies in the Northwest Border League baseball playoffs last summer in two games.   After some quick cleanup from the previous nights’ storms, the first game began with Kyle Nowacki on the mound for Warroad.  After a quick top half of the first inning, the Muskies crossed the plate the first time of the year after Kyle Krahn hit a single that scored Bryce Demolee from second.  In the bottom of the 2^nd, a leadoff walk led to a 2-out RBI single for Demolee.  Warroad added another run in the third as Brent Culleton hit a dribbler up the middle to score a hustling Krahn from second.  Nowacki would give way to Lars Anderson in the fifth inning and Anderson would continue close out the game to get the Muskies their first win of the season, 3-0.  Kyle Nowacki pitched 4 innings giving up 1 hit and striking out 8, with Jed Anderson picking up with the win while allowing no hits and striking out 5.  At the plate the Muskies were led by Kyle Krahn 2-3 with an RBI and a Run, Bryce Demolee 1-2 with an RBI and Run, and Brent Culleton 2-2 with an RBI. 

Adam Knebel toed the rubber for game number 2 and ran into trouble in the first inning as the Blue Ox capatilized early by scoring 3 runs off of a Sacrifice fly and a 2 run double. The Muskies would tie the game in the bottom of the second with an RBI single by Matt Heddan and a 2 RBI single by Shane Friesner.   But the Blue Ox would snatch the lead right back after 3 straight 2-out singles would score one to give Bemidji a 4-3 lead.  Knebel would pitch two more scoreless innings before giving way to Bryce Demolee with the Muskies still trailing.  The Muskies had one last chance in the bottom of the seventh, after Demolee reached second base after a single and stolen base, and Krahn reached first on an error.  With 2 outs and a full count for Kyle Demolee at the plate, Krahn took off for second after a pickoff attempt by the pitcher, B. Demolee waited for the first baseman to commit before sprinting for home for the tying score.  Demolee struck out the side in the top of the 8^th before Friesner capped off a terrific game in walk off fashion with a deep line drive single to score Anderson from second.  .  Bryce Demolee picked up the win by allowing no runs, no hits, and striking out 5 in three innings of work, Adam Knebel pitched 5 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and also striking out 5.  Friesner led the way by going 2-5 with 3 RBI’s, with positive contributions by Anderson, Krahn, and Culleton.