The Duluth Huskies (1-0) beat the St. Cloud Rox (0-1) 6-1 on Wednesday at Wade Stadium behind Paul Karmeris, who collected three hits.
He singled in the third, fifth, and sixth innings.Joey Novak kept contact to a minimum, striking out nine the St. Cloud Rox batters. Novak allowed one earned run, two hits and one walk over six innings.
Alex Roberts couldn't get it done on the bump for the St. Cloud Rox, taking a loss. He lasted just five innings, walked two, struck out one, and allowed three runs.