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Gamecocks Take Win over Wood Ducks

May 31, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

In the first of two battles between the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks and Wood Ducks, the Gamecocks took the win, 12-4, on Thursday, May 26th.

The Gamecocks scored 12 unanswered runs in the first four innings. They got five runs in the first, two in the second, three in the third, and two in the fourth for a 12-0 lead. The Wood Ducks got all four of their runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Noah Vettrus had three hits, including a double, and three RBIs for the Gamecocks. Kyle Bailey had three hits and two RBIs. Devon Garry had three hits, including a triple, and an RBI. Brandon McKnight had two hits and an RBI. Clayton Hanisch had a double. Cam Quigley, Joe Hanisch, and Cooper Maras all had singles. Broc. Haldeman had two RBIs. Cole Barthel pitched the first four innings without giving up a hit and striking out two. Micah Warrington pitched five innings allowing two earned runs on three hits with three walks and eight strikeouts.

Austin King had a double and two RBIs for the Wood Ducks. JJ Jesson had a single and two RBIs. Logan Larsen had a single. Eric Heidebrink pitched two innings and allowed seven earned runs on nine hits and three walks with a strikeout. Logan Colwill pitched an inning allowing four runs, two earned, on four walks. Jake Ellens pitched six innings allowing an earned run on six hits with a walk and five strikeouts.

Wood Ducks Fall to Mudcats in League Play

May 24, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids Mudcats earned a 12-2 win against the Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks on Sunday, May 22nd in Cornbelt League play.

Dell Rapids got three runs in the first inning. They added another run in the bottom of the second for a 4-0 lead. The Wood Ducks got a run in the top of the third on an RBI single by JJ Jensen. Humboldt/Hartford cut the lead in half, 4-2, with a run in the top of the fifth on an RBI triple by Jake Ellens.

Dell Rapids, however, added another run in the bottom of the fifth to extend the Mudcat lead to 5-2. Dell Rapids then had six hits and scored seven times in the bottom of the seventh inning to end the game 12-2 on the 10-run rule.

Jensen finished with three singles. Owen Snethen and Nathan Adrian both had two hits each. Ellens finished with a triple. Austin King, Ryan Healy, and Derek Eidsness each had one hit.

Gamecocks and Wood Ducks Play in Series of Games

May 16, 2022 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks and Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks amateur baseball teams played three games each Friday, May 13th through Sunday, May 15th.

The Gamecocks finished the weekend going 2-1 in their three games. In their game on May 13th, the Gamecocks defeated the Renner Rangers. The Gamecocks had a 4-2 lead in the fourth inning and went on to defeated Renner 12-2. On Saturday the Gamecocks hosted the Garretson Blue Jays with the Blue Jays getting the 6-3 win. The weekend finished with the start of the Cornbelt League season. The Gamecocks hosted the Madison Broncos and kicked of the league season with an 11-4 victory.

The Wood Ducks finished their weekend 0-3 in their three games. On Friday the Wood Ducks hosted the LCW (Lennox-Chancellor-Worthing) Dirt Devils. The Dirt Devils took the win 5-1 in that game. Saturday’s game for the Wood Ducks was against the Winner/Colome Pheasants. The Pheasants took a 14-1 win over the Wood Ducks. The final game of the weekend was also the start of the Cornbelt League season. The Wood Ducks fell to Dell Rapids PBR 5-2.

Both teams are back in action on Thursday, May 19th in Cornbelt League play. The Wood Ducks will host the Colman A’s while the Gamecocks travel to Dell Rapids to play the Mudcats.

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