consistent they found an ace to lead their rotation in East Illinois product Tyler Conklin... Conklin has been a consistent presence to anchor the roation for the Big Sticks Conklin has a 2.01 ERA on the season and 41.2 inning pitched... both those number come in at the top of the Northwoods League ... Despite the gaudy numbers from Conklin this season... he tries not to pay attention to where he sits in the league "You know it's great, just coming out here and just pitching to my strengths, really, and it's paid off. It's a different scenery for me being from Illinois, but it's been great out in North Dakota. I try not to look at stats, because I feel like sometimes I think about it a little bit on the mound. I've had teammates of mine on the Sticks here, and even teammates from school that are playing in the Northwoods, that have mentioned that to me, and I'm like, 'well I don't even look' but I guess that's kind of cool. Conklin and the Big Sticks are in action on the road against the