Depleted Mudhens sink Madison

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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Tyson Sonnenburg had three hits, including a two-run homer, and Alex Pohlen also had three hits as the depleted and injury-riddled Minneota Mudhens drubbed the Madison Mallards 7-2 on Friday night in Madison.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Danny Hennen continues to be the Mudhens&#39; workhorse on the mound, pitching 6 1/3 innings for the win. He allowed just three hits and two runs, both unearned, while walking none and striking out four.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Zach Nuy relieved with runners on second and third and one out in the seventh and struck out the next two hitters to escape unscathed. Nuy then tossed the final two innings for the save. He gave up one hit and one walk, while striking out seven in 2 2/3 innings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">The Mudhens were shorthanded to begin the game with leadoff hitter Jake Leighton and third baseman and No. 3 hitter Austin Buysse both missing the game.</span></div>
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<font face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&quot;Because those two were missing, we had guys in unfamiliar spots,&quot; said Sonnenburg.</span></font></div>
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<font face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Alex Pohlen was nursing a sore hamstring and was unable to play second base. He was used as the designated hitter with Peyton Gilliund taking over at second. AJ Myhre took Buysse&#39;s spot at the hot corner and Preston Nuy replaced Leighton at shortstop.</span></font></div>
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<font face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">To further complicate matters, Myhre sprained his shoulder while stealing second base and had to be taken out of the game. Catcher Austin DeVlaeminck was hit by a foul ball and also had to come out of the game.</span></font></div>
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<font face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">&quot;The mentality was &#39;next man up&#39; and everyone stepped up and made plays and came through,&quot; Sonnenburg said.</span></font></div>
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<font face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The Mudhens opened the scoring in the third inning when Pohlen was hit by a pitch and Sonneburg homered with one out for a 2-0 lead.</span></font></div>
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<font face="Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Minneota scored twice more in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk to the Preston Nuy and an error. The Mudhens scored three more time in the eighth on a run-scoring single by Sonnenburg, a sacrifice fly by Preston Nuy and a run-scoring single by Brock Buysse.</span></font></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><b>Minneota 7, Madison 2</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Minneota.....................002&nbsp; &nbsp; 000&nbsp; &nbsp; 230&nbsp; -&nbsp; 7&nbsp; 13&nbsp; 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;">Madison......................000&nbsp; &nbsp; 001&nbsp; &nbsp; 200&nbsp; -&nbsp; 2&nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><b>Minneota hitting:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Austin DeVlaeminck 1-for-2; Zach Nuy 0-for-1; Alex Pohlen 3-for-4; Grady Moorse 0-for-0, run; Tyson Sonnenburg 3-for-4, 2-run HR, 3 rbi; Danny Hennen 1-for-3; Preston Nuy 0-for-3, 2 rbi; AJ Myhre 1-for-2; Brock Buysse 1-for-2, rbi; Tate Walerius 2-for-4; Brad Liebfried 1-for-5; Landon Rolbiecki 0-for-3; Everett Van Hecke 0-for-1; Peyton Gillund 0-for-0</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><b>Minneota pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so):</b><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>Danny Hennen (W) 6 1/3-3-2-0-0-4, Zach Nuy (S) 2 2/3-1-0-0-0-7</span></span></div>