Escanaba's Cannon Arnt delivers a pitch during a doubleheader against Kingsford on April 24, 2024 at Al Ness Field in Escanaba. ("The Big Dog" Mitch Vosburg/Daily Press)

MAUSTON, Wis. –The taste of Tuesday’s 16-6 loss to Green Bay Notre Dame didn’t sit in the mouth of Escanaba baseball for very long.

The Eskymos walked away with three wins in Wisconsin this weekend. Here’s what went down.

Escanaba 6, Lake Mills 3

The Eskymos (3-1) pounced early thanks to a two-out, two-run triple from sophomore Brody Ison in the first. Alex Ison and Max LeDuc each scored on L-Cats’ throwing errors in the second for a quick 4-0 lead.

Lake Mills cut the deficit to 4-2 after six innings, but it wasn’t enough to match the orange and black. Junior Ashton Rymkos added a RBI single and was immediately met with a RBI double from sophomore Mikaiden Hughes for a 6-2 lead.

Freshman Bryce Bichler finished 2-for-4 with a run scored. Junior Cannon Arnt allowed one earned run off four hits with a walk and seven strikeouts across four innings of work. Junior Brian Boutilier allowed two runs (one earned) off four hits with three walks and three strikeouts in three innings of relief.

Escanaba 8, Kewaunee 3

The Eskymos trailed 3-1 midway through five innings. The deficit didn’t survive past the fifth inning either.

Boutilier scored Arnt off a sacrifice fly to pull within one run. Buchler and Rymkos drew back-to-back walks before Hughes cranked a two-run double for a 4-3 lead.

It didn’t stop there.

Brosy Ison drew a walk before junior Lennox Peacock earned a RBI single for a 5-2 lead. LeDuc added a RBI single, Arnt earned a RBI sacrifice fly of his own and Alex Ison swiped home for a 8-3 lead which stood until the final out.

Peacock allowed three runs (one earned) off three hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rymkos allowed one walk with three strikeouts across four hitless innings of relief.

Escanaba 11, Northland Pines 4

A 4-4 tie was broken thanks to RBI singles from Boutilier and junior Owen Fields for a 6-4 lead after four innings. Esky added four more runs in the bottom of the fifth thanks to a RBI single from Brody Ison, a sacrifice fly from LeDuc and a two-run triple from Peacock for a 9-4 advantage after five frames. Kaiden Pastorick tacked on two more insurance runs with a two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth.

Hughes finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Rymkos finished 2-for-3 with three RBI. Peacock finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Field finished 2-for-2 with two runs scored and a RBI. Brody Ison allowed three earned runs off four hits with three walks and two punchouts in two innings of work. Joey Garcia allowed one run off one hit with three walks and two strikeouts. Field walked two and fanned one in a hitless inning of relief.

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The Eskymos are scheduled to host Menominee at 5 p.m. Tuesday.