The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks used a five-run sixth inning to lift them to an 8-1 win over the Flandreau Cardinals on Thursday, June 16th.
Cam Quigley brought home the first run in the top of the third with an RBI ground out for a 1-0 lead. The score remained 1-0 until the top of the sixth inning. The Gamecocks then scored five times. Joe Hanisch had an RBI sacrifice fly. Adam Hentges added an RBI single to make the score 3-0. Noah Vettrus followed with a two-run single, and Zach Treiber had an RBI double to push the lead to 6-0.
Flandreau’s lone run in the game came in the bottom of the seventh inning on a balk. The Gamecocks added two more runs in the top of the ninth on RBI hits by Devon Garry and Hanisch.
Hanisch had three hits, two of them doubles, and two RBIs. Vettrus had two doubles and two RBIs. Quigley and Treiber both had two hits each, which included a double, and one RBI. Garry and Hentges both had a single and an RBI. Broc Haldeman, Kyle Bailey, and Clayton Hanisch all had one single. Cole Barthel pitched six innings and allowed no runs on six hits. Landry Knight pitched three innings and allowed an earned run on three walks with one strikeout.