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Veteran reliever Jake Petricka of Faribault is joining the independent Atlantic League, which is experimenting with some significant changes to baseball's rules.
Faribault Lakers Dominate Elko The Faribault Lakers scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to break open their game at Elko Sunday. The final score was Faribault 13, Elko 2 in seven innings. The Lakers went with the same formula on the mound that has been working. Jake Petricka opens the game by pitching the first two innings. Then Faribault has three more pitchers come in and take care of buisiness. They combined to allow 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned with 1 walk and 9 strikeouts. Tyler Francis got the victory throwing two innings of no hit ball with 1 walk and 2 strikeouts. Petricka had 5 strik...