Elliot Omerza's two-out single in the bottom of the eighth plated pinch runner Kyle Durbin with the winning run and Ely rallied past Cloquet 8-7 in eight innings Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Field.
Omerza's hit capped a huge comeback for Post 248, which erased a 6-0 deficit and came back to improve to 2-1 for the Sir G's Classic and 15-7 for the year.
Pat Huisman, who went the distance on the mound to pick up his fourth win of the summer, laced a two-run double in the sixth to tie the game. He went four-for-four at the plate and went the distance on a complete-game 10-hitter, striking out five.
Omerza had two hits and three runs batted in for the winners, while Max Gantt had a pair of hits.
Huisman's two-run double in the bottom of the sixth tied the game at seven and that's how it stayed until the eighth, when Bradley Roy's infield single ignited the game-winning rally. Durbin entered the game to run, advanced to second on a wild pitch and was moved to third on a Jeff Willis sacrifice bunt. After a two-out intentional walk to Huisman, Omerza lined a single to right to end the game.
Earlier Saturday, Ely fell 3-0 to district rival International Falls as Ben Humbert outdueled Post 248's Louie Gerzin.
Ely outhit International Falls 3-2, but the visiting Broncos scored all three of their runs on passed balls.
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