The Platte Killer Tomatoes scored four runs in the eighth inning to earn a 9-5 win over the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Saturday, June 18th. The game was played in Humboldt in the first Sunshine League / Cornbelt League amateur baseball showcase.
Both teams put four runs on the board in the third inning. Platte scored their runs in the top of the inning, with the Gamecocks getting their four runs in the bottom of the inning. Devon Garry had an RBI single in the inning. Seth Cavanaugh brought home a run with a single, and Drew Maras had a two-run double to tie the game 4-4.
Platte took the lead again in the top of the fourth, but the Gamecocks tied the game again in the bottom of the sixth. Luke Wodahl scored on an error to make it a 5-5 game. The Killer Tomatoes broke the tie with four runs in the top of the eighth to take the win.
Maras had two hits, including a double, and an RBI. Garry had two hits and an RBI. Cam Quigley finished with two hits. Cavanaugh had a single and RBI, and Wodahl finished with a hit. Garry pitched 2 2/3 innings allowing four runs, three earned, on two hits and four walks with four strikeouts. Brandon McKnight pitched four innings and allowed three unearned runs on two hits and two walks. Maras also pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed an unearned run on a walk with two strikeouts.