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Wood Ducks Drop Two Games at District 4B Tournament

July 26, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks lost both of their games at the District 4B tournament in Colman ending their 2021 season. The Wood Ducks entered the tournament as the ninth seed. They played eighth-seeded Salem on Friday, July 23rd and then third-seeded Lennox on Sunday, July 25th.

Despite out-hitting Salem in the game, the Wood Ducks gave up four runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth inning as Salem got an 8-2 victory. Austin Smith had an RBI single for the Wood Ducks in the top of the second to give them a 1-0 lead. R Lind followed that with a solo home run in the top of the third for a 2-0 lead. The score remained 2-0 until Salem scored their eight combined runs in the seventh and eighth innings.

Lind had three hits in the game, including the home run, with an RBI. Smith had two hits and an RBI. Drew Eldeen, Blake Svoboda, Tyler Lundborg, and Philip Madsen all had singles in the game. Svoboda pitched 6 1/3 innings allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits with five walks and five strikeouts. Nick Seliski pitched 1 2/3 innings allowing five runs, four earned, on six hits and a walk.

The Wood Ducks then had to face Lennox in an elimination game on Sunday. Lennox earned a 5-2 victory thanks to a complete game pitched by Drew Sweeter and two home runs by Corey Vasquez.

Wood Ducks Finish Regular Season

July 21, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks finished the Cornbelt League season with a game on Thursday, July 15th and Sunday, July 18th.

After a win over Flandreau (4-3) on Sunday, July 11th, the Wood Ducks played the Dell Rapids Mudcats on Thursday the 15th. Dell Rapids took the 5-1 victory in the game. The Wood Ducks then closed out the regular season against Colman on Sunday the 18th. Colman handed the Wood Ducks a 5-1 loss.

Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks finished the league season with a 6-12 record. They will be the #9 seed in the District 4B Tournament held in Colman July 23rd through 31st. The Wood Ducks will play #8 seed Salem in the first game of the tournament on Friday, July 23rd at 6:00 p.m.

Wood Ducks Drop Make-up Game to PBR

July 15, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks traveled to Dell Rapids to play PBR on Tuesday, July 13th to play a make-up game from May 27th. PBR grabbed the lead in the bottom of the fifth and scored another late run for a 5-3 victory.

The Wood Ducks got on the board in the top of the first inning when Drew Eldeen scored on an error on a ground ball hit by Tyler Lundburg. The score stayed 1-0 until PBR scored two times in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Wood Ducks regained the lead in the top of the fifth. Austin Smith had an RBI single, and Daniel Hoey followed with an RBI single for a 3-2 lead. PBR, again, scored time times in the bottom of the fifth inning. PBR would also add a run in the bottom of the eighth for the 5-3 win.

Bennett Sebert had two hits, one of them a double. Smith and Hoey both had a hit and an RBI. Eldeen had a double. Jake Ellens also had a single. Eldeen pitched seven innings allowing five runs, one earned, on four hits with five walks and eight strikeouts. Smith pitched an inning striking out one.

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Svoboda Home Run Lifts Wood Ducks to Victory

July 13, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Blake Svoboda hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning which proved to be game-winning hit as the Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks defeated the Flandreau Cardinals 4-3 on Sunday, July 11th. Drew Eldeen had two hits, including an RBI double in the third inning.

Gamecocks Beat Wood Ducks in Hartford-Humboldt Battle

July 12, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Gamecocks scored six runs late in the game to get a 9-3 win over the Wood Ducks in a Hartford-Humboldt Cornbelt League battle on Friday, July 9th.

Both teams scored two runs in the first inning. The Gamecocks as the visiting team in the game scored two in the top of the first on a two-run double by Cole Hellie. The Wood Ducks answered with two in the bottom of the first when Jake Ellens scored on an error and Blake Svoboda had an RBI single.

The Gamecocks regained the lead in the top of the second when Drew DeMers drew a bases-loaded walk. The score remained 3-2 in favor of the Gamecocks until the top of the seventh inning. The Gamecocks scored three runs in the inning. Devon Garry had a two-run double and Hellie added an RBI single for a 6-2 lead. The lead grew to 8-2 with two more runs in the top of the ninth. DeMers had an RBI double, and Cam Quigley added an RBI single. Joe Hanisch added a solo home run in the top of the ninth to give the Gamecocks a 9-2 lead. The Wood Ducks got one run in the bottom of the ninth when Nathan Adrian drew an RBI walk.

Svoboda had two hits and an RBI for the Wood Ducks. Rob Lind had two hits. Auedin King, Ellens, Drew Eldeen, Austin Smith, and Kadyn Nolz all had singles in the game. Adrian had an RBI. Svoboda pitched six innings allowing three earned runs on four hits with six walks and 12 strikeouts. Smith pitched two innings allowing five earned runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Adrian pitched an inning allowing an earned run on two hits.

Hellie had two hits, one double, and three RBIs. Quigley had two hits and an RBI. Chad Morrison had two hits. DeMers and Garry both had a double and two RBIs. Hanisch had a home run and an RBI. Clayton Hanisch and a double. Broc Haldeman and Noah Vettrus both had singles. Tyler Renken pitched five innings allowing two runs, both unearned, on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts. Quigley pitched four innings allowing an earned run on three hits with five walks and three strikeouts.

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Wood Ducks Currently Sixth in Cornbelt Standings

July 7, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks are currently in sixth place in the Cornbelt League standings with a 5-8 league record through July 6th. They are currently tied with Salem and just two games back of the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks.

The Wood Ducks have gone 1-3 in their last four games. Salem defeated the Wood Ducks 10-2 on Thursday, June 24th. Canova got a two-run victory, 3-1, on Sunday, June 27th. The Wood Ducks then picked up a win against PBR, 5-4, on Thursday, July 1st. Madison, however, defeated the Wood Ducks 12-10 on Tuesday, July 6th.

The Wood Ducks will play the Gamecocks on Friday, July 9th. They will travel to Flandreau on Sunday, July 11th, and then hit the road again on Thursday, July 15th to play the Dell Rapids Mudcats.

Mudcats Defeat Wood Ducks in League Play

June 14, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Hartford-Humboldt Wood Ducks fell to the Dell Rapids Mudcats in Cornbelt League action on Sunday, June 13th by a score of 15-8.

Dell Rapids got two runs in the top of the first inning. The Wood Ducks got a run back in the bottom of the second when Phil Madsen scored on a wild pitch. Dell Rapids scored another run in the fourth and two more in the fifth for a 5-1 lead.

The sixth inning became interesting for both teams. Dell Rapids scored seven times in the top of the inning to go ahead 12-1, but the Wood Ducks avoided the 10-run rule by scoring six times themselves to cut the lead to 12-7.

The Mudcats, however, scored another two runs in the seventh, and one more in the top of the night while the Wood Ducks were only able to get one more run in the bottom of the ninth.

Madsen and Austin King both had a double and a single in the game. Nathan Adrian and Tyler Lundborg each had a single. Blake Svoboda took the loss.

Wood Ducks Ninth Inning Rally Sinks Gamecocks

June 8, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

For eight innings, the Wood Ducks and Gamecocks were locked in a pitcher’s dual on Sunday, June 6th. The Wood Ducks were held hitless in those eight innings, and the Gamecocks only had two hits on the board.

But with the game tied 1-1 heading into the final inning, the Wood Ducks finally got their first hit of the game, a bunt single, after the lead-off hitter reached on an error. The Gamecocks looks as though they were going to get out of the jam, getting two of the next three batters out. With two outs and the bases loaded, the next six batters for the Wood Ducks reached safely on five hits, and all the sudden the Wood Ducks had scored eight times for a 9-1 lead. The Gamecocks were only able to get two batters on base in the bottom of the inning.

For the Wood Ducks, Logan Larsen had a double with two RBIs. Tyler Lundborg had a hit with three RBIs. Drew Eldeen, Blake Svoboda, and Auedin King all had a hit with an RBI. Austin Smith also had a hit. Eldeen pitched the complete game allowing one run, which was unearned, on two hits with four walks and eight strikeouts.

Broc Haldeman and Drew DeMers had the hits for the Gamecocks. Cam Quigley had an RBI. Tyler Renken had a no-hitter going through eight innings, but finished the game allowing three runs, one earned, on one hit with three walks and seven strikeouts. Haldeman allowed six runs, all earned, on five hits with two walks and two strikeouts.