The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks won their third straight Cornbelt League game after a win on Thursday, June 23rd and another win on Sunday, June 26th.
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 4, Colman A’s 1
The Gamecocks took an early lead and held the Colman A’s to five total hits in a 4-1 road win on Thursday.
Broc Haldeman broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third with a two-run single. Clayton Hanisch added another run with an RBI single in the top of the fourth for a 3-0 advantage. Colman got a run in the bottom of the fourth. Kyle Bailey pushed the lead back to three for the Gamecocks with an RBI double in the top of the fifth for the final run of the game.
Devon Garry had three hits, two doubles and a triple. Seth Cavanaugh finished with three singles. Brandon McKnight had two hits, one a double. Haldeman had a single and two RBIs. Bailey had a double and an RBI. Hanisch added a single and RBI. Chad Morrison and Adam Hentges both had a single. Landry Knight pitched six innings and allowed an earned run on four hits and four walks with eight strikeouts. Micah Warrington pitched three innings and allowed just one hit while striking out one.
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 7, Salem Cubs 6
The Gamecocks scored four times in the top of the ninth and then stopped a rally by the Salem Cubs to get a 7-6 win on Sunday.
Haldeman and Bailey both drove home runs in the top of the first for a 2-0 lead. Haldeman had another RBI on a single in the top of third, and the Gamecocks led 3-0 at that point. Salem tied the game in the bottom of the third with three runs. The Cubs took the lead in the bottom of the seventh, 5-3, with two runs. The score remained 5-3 heading into the ninth inning.
Haldeman drove home his third and fourth runs of the game with a two-run double to tie the game. Bailey broke the tie on the very next pitch with an RBI single. Knight scored on an error later in the inning giving the Wood Ducks a 7-5 lead. Salem got a two-run RBI hit in the bottom of the ninth and had the game-tying run on third, but the Gamecocks got the final out on a ground ball.
Haldeman had three hits, one a double, and four RBIs. Bailey had two hits and two RBIs. Cam Quigley had a triple. Cavanaugh, Joe Hanisch, and Luke Wodahl all had singles. Cole Barthel pitched six innings and allowed five runs, two earned, on five hits and four walks with a strikeout. Drew Maras pitched three innings and allowed an earned run on three hits with two strikeouts.