It was a scorcher in Duluth on Saturday. Fortunately for the Huskies, the bat of Mark Threlkeld (Louisiana Tech) was just as hot as the temperature outside. The Huskies took down the Brainerd Lunkers 5-2 thanks in large part to Threlkeld's 3 hits including a two run HR in the 7th inning. The Huskies took the early lead in the bottom of the 3rd when Zeke Devoss (Miami) drew a walk and used his speed to steal second and score on an error. Threlkeld recorded his first RBI of the night when he laced a single to left scoring Cody Asche (Nebraska). In the top of the 4th the Lunkers loaded the bases with no outs off Huskies starter Josh Renfro (State College of Florida). After a strikeout, the Lunkers were able to tie the game with a single and a bases loaded walk. Renfro was able to limit the damage by striking out the next Lunker and inducing a flyout to center to end the inning. Threlkeld gave the Huskies the lead again in the 5th when he plated UMD's Tyler Erickson on a single, and he was not done. After Jeff Reynolds (Harvard) led off the 7th with a single, Threlkeld launched a missile over the 340 foot left field wall, giving him a team leading 4 HR's on the year and bringing his RBI total to 4 on the night. The Huskies' pen took over from there, retiring the next 6 Lunkers as Jason Whalen (Hillsborough CC) recorded his 5th save of the year.

Josh Renfro picked up the win for the Huskies, pitching seven solid innings to improve his record to 3-1. Lunkers' starter Kyle Teague (Oakland University) was the hard luck loser as he pitched six innings allowing only 1 earned run.

Duluth scored in six straight innings to go ahead 15-7 and earn the win Thursday night at Knute Nelson Memorial Park.  The Huskies had four players with multi-RBI games led by Zeke DeVoss (Miami) who was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and four RBI.  Right fielder Pete Cappetta (Illinois) hit a three-run homer to distance the Huskies from the Beetles.  The Beetles Patrick Biondi (Michigan) was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI.