The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks scored five unanswered runs after trailing 5-1 to earn a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Canova Gang at Humboldt on Sunday, May 22nd. Seth Cavanaugh completed the comeback with a walk-off RBI single to right field in the bottom of the ninth.
Canova took an early 4-0 lead after scoring a run in the top of the first inning and three more in the top of the third. Cam Quigley drove home the first run for the Gamecocks with an RBI single in the bottom of the third. The score remained 4-1 until the sixth inning. Kendall Gassman hit a home run in the top of the inning to extend Canova’s lead to 5-1.
The Gamecocks then rallied in the bottom of the sixth. Drew Maras took a lead-off walk. Chad Morrison added a one-out single, and then Joe Hanisch hit a three-run home run to pull Humboldt/Hartford within a run, 5-4. Kyle Bailey tied the game with an RBI single later in the inning. The two teams were locked at 5-5 until the bottom of the ninth. Noah Vettrus started the inning with a walk. Zach Treiber laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Vettrus to second. Cavanaugh then sent a 2-2 pitch to right field for the game-winning hit.
Hanisch had two hits, a double and home run, and three RBIs. Cavanaugh had two hits and an RBI. Quigley and Bailey both had a single and an RBI. Chad Morrison, Broc Haldeman, Brandon McKnight, and Adam Hentges all had singles in the game. Treiber pitched three innings allowing four earned runs on three hits with six walks and two strikeouts. McKnight pitched three innings and allowed an earned run on two hits with three strikeouts. Vettrus pitched the final three innings allowing three hits anda walk with two strikeouts.