The Dell Rapids Mudcats broke a 2-2 tie and scored five runs in a row in a 7-2 win over the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks on Thursday, May 19th at Rickeman Field.
Humboldt/Hartford scored right away in the top of the first on a passed ball. Ty Hoglund and Chad Hunt scored, and Josh Roemen had an RBI to give Dell Rapids a 2-1 lead after the first inning. The Gamecocks tied the game in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single by Broc Haldeman.
The Mudcats regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Hunt had an RBI triple, and Dalton Lehnen had an RBI double as Dell Rapids scored three times in the inning. The Mudcats added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh on a two-run single by Trevor Freudenthal.
Ty Hoglund had three singles in the game. Lehnen had two hits, one a double, and an RBI. Mark Abrahamson also had two hits, including a double. Hunt finished with a triple and an RBI. Freudenthal finished with a hit and two RBIs. Roemen had a single and an RBI. Jimmy Bauer had two singles in the game. Logan Stone and Elijah Story each had a hit as well.
Abrahamson got the win on the mound pitching five innings while allowing two runs on five hits with four strikeouts. Kris Regas got a four-inning save by not allowing a hit and striking out 11 batters.
The Mudcats will host the Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks on Sunday, May 22nd at 5:00 p.m.