Holland, MI -- This past weekend, the Huskies competed in the Martin E. Ball Memorial Tournament at West Ottawa High School. The Huskies opened the tournament against the Allendale Falcons. Brett Bujdos had a solid game, pitching 6.0 innings and three earned runs. After a few big innings, the Huskies led 5-0. The Falcons scored three unanswered to make it 5-3. Sophomore James Ruotsala closed the game out in the top of the 7th to defeat the Falcons.
The Huskies played their second game at 2 p.m. against the West Ottawa Panthers. A pitching duel ensued, matching senior Steven Sprague and West Ottawa's Jack Tomcalla. The Huskies scored Quinton O'Connor on a past ball in the third, and the Panthers answered back with a run of their own during the fifth. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Panthers hit a double and advanced him over with bunt. With a man on and a man out, third baseman Jake Duckworth hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Sam Schellenberg, that scored the winning run. The Huskies open conference play on Tuesday with a doubleheader against Wyoming.
The Huskies played their second game at 2 p.m. against the West Ottawa Panthers. A pitching duel ensued, matching senior Steven Sprague and West Ottawa's Jack Tomcalla. The Huskies scored Quinton O'Connor on a past ball in the third, and the Panthers answered back with a run of their own during the fifth. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Panthers hit a double and advanced him over with bunt. With a man on and a man out, third baseman Jake Duckworth hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Sam Schellenberg, that scored the winning run. The Huskies open conference play on Tuesday with a doubleheader against Wyoming.