DULUTH — The Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers split a doubleheader with the Duluth Huskies Saturday, falling in Game One 5-1 and winning Game Two 6-2 at Wade Stadium.
In the opener, it was all Duluth. K.C. Clabough went 3-for-3 with two runs scored for the Huskies. Austin Lubinsky got the win, going five innings for Duluth. Kye Winter pitched a complete game for the Lunkers, but took the loss, falling to (3-2).
Game two was a different story as the Lunkers offense came alive. Steven Brault pitched five innings, giving up one unearned run to pick up his first win of the season. Dane Gronewald took the loss for Duluth.
The Lunkers put up five runs on five hits in the Bottom of the 4th inning, capped off by Winter's two-run single that put the Lunkers ahead 6-1 at the time.
The Lunkers improve to (5-9) with the win, while the Huskies fall to (5-7).
The Lunkers now head into the All-Star Break. Brainerd’s Jason Forjet, Kye Winter, Joe Willman, Dan Olinger, Steven Brault and Wade Wass will represent the Lunkers in the All-Star Game Monday in Wisconsin Rapids.
The Lunkers next game is Wednesday against Alexandria at Mills Field in Brainerd.
Game One
Duluth 100 022 x — 5 10 0
Brainerd 010 000 0 — 1 6 2
Duluth: Austin Lubinsky, Chance Brull, Ryan Ullmann and Chris Manship
Brainerd: Kyle Winter and Wade Wass
W: Lubinsky. L: Winter.
2B: Brd-Ryan Abrahamson; Dul-K.C. Clabough, Mike Bisenius
SB: Dul-Andrew Dixon
SF: Dul-Brian Hansen
RBIs: Brd-Tyler Wampler; Dul-Clabough, Hansen, Kevin Kuntz, Marcus Riewer
DP: Brd 2
LOB: Dul 7, Brd 7
Time: 1:45
Game Two
Duluth 001 000 1 — 2 6 3
Brainerd 100 500 x — 6 10 1
Duluth: Dane Gronewald, Tyler Blomberg (4) and Travis Enger
Brainerd: Steven Brault, Joe Willman (6), Ray Black (7) and Jon Crist
W: Brault. L: Gronewald.
2B: Brd-Casey Roche, Dan Olinger
RBIs: Dul-KC Clabough, Brd-Ryan Abrahamson, Andrew Letourneau, Roche, Olinger, Kyle Winter
LOB: Dul 8, Brd 10
Time: 1:52
Attendance: 1,513
Record: Brainerd 5-9
Next: Brainerd vs. Alexandria at Mills Field 7:05 p.m. Wednesday.
