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| Posted Aug 1/10 - Muskies Take 2nd/ Head to Regions |
| After winning their opening playoff series against Bemidji, the Muskies earned the right to play in the Norman-Polk League Championship Series against the Ada Athletics. Game 1 of the best of three series was scheduled for last Wednesday in Ada but the Muskies were forced to forfeit due to a lack of players. Game 2 took place Friday night in Warroad at Tony Stukel Field. The first few innings were a pitchers’ duel with neither team threatening until Warroad got to their second at bats of the evening, but the Muskies failed to score as they had one runner thrown out at home in the fourth inning and runners stranded on second and third in the fifth inning. On the defensive side, The Muskies were cruising behind the arm of Kyle Nowacki until the sixth inning, when three straight Warroad errors, all on errant throws, led to three unearned Ada runs. Over the past year coming from behind has become a norm for the Muskies and they had to do it once again. In the bottom half of the sixth they chipped away at the lead as Shaun Storey hit a double scoring Brent Culleton. Nowacki would shut down Ada in the seventh and the Muskies were back at the plate where Nowacki helped his cause by stroking a double scoring Bryce DeMolee from second cutting the Ada lead to 3-2. In the top of the 8th, Ada had another threat with two outs and the bases loaded, but Nowacki pitched out of the jam to end the inning and the scoring threat. In the bottom of the eighth Shaun Storey reached base on an error and was subsequently moved over to second on a bunt. Aaron Storey would then hit a infield single getting Shaun to third. During the next at bat Aaron Storey took off for second drawing a throw from the pitcher and getting into a rundown, which allowed Shaun to score from third tying the game at 3-3. The ninth inning would pass by without either team getting on base. In the top of the tenth, errors would prove costly once again for the Muskies, with two runners on and one out Ada would hit a groundball but a misplay at second base led to the bases being loaded with still only one out in the inning. Ada would regain the lead after the next batter walked, but two more runs would score for Ada after another error during a broken-up double play attempt. The Muskies failed to mount a threat in the bottom of the tenth inning and lost Game 2, 6 to 3 and the series, 2 games to 0. Nowacki went all 10 innings, striking out 15, and allowing only 3 hits. Aaron Storey went 3 for 5, Jalen Stay 2 for 4, while Nowacki and Shaun Storey each had RBI doubles. The big difference in the game was the errors as Warroad had six compared to Ada’s two. By finishing second in the Norman-Polk League playoffs Warroad has qualified for the Region 12C playoffs. Warroad will play on August 7th at 1 pm in Ada against the Moorhead Brewers who are the West Central League Champions and are currently on an 18 game winning streak. Also qualifying are the Moorhead Expos and Ada Athletics. |
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