Huskies punch ticket to Great Plains Championship

On Sunday the Duluth Huskies held off top ranked Eau Claire 8-6 to open round one of the playoffs with a win.

The Huskies needed only one more win to take their best of three series.

Duluth was up 1-0 in the third before a Jack Painter home run would make it 3-0

As the Huskies won 4-3 punching their ticket into the Great Plains Championship game against the Willmar Stingers, on the road Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.