Volga held off the Hartford/Humboldt legion baseball team in both games of a double-header on Tuesday, July 12th. They won both games by one run, 5-4 and 7-6.
Volga 5, Hartford/Humboldt 4
In the first game of the double-header, Volga got two runs right away in the top of the first inning. Hartford/Humboldt tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the second. Derek Renken had a two-run single. The difference in the game was a single run in the top of the fourth by Volga. Both teams scored two times in the sixth inning. Loren Jacobson had an RBI triple, and Gavin Koch had an RBI single.
Koch finished with two hits and an RBI. Camden McDonald also had two hits, one a double. Renken had a hit and two RBIs. Jacobson finished with a triple and an RBI. Deuce Sherrard and Gage Nelson both had a single. Andrew Zimmer pitched four innings and allowed three runs, two earned, on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Koch pitched two innings and allowed two runs, one earned, on two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
Volga 7, Hartford/Humboldt 6
In the second game, Volga again got two quick runs in the top of the first inning. Hartford/Humboldt got one in the bottom of the inning when Sherrard scored on an error. The big blow came in the top of the third inning when Volga scored five times to take a 7-1 lead.
Hartford/Humboldt spent the rest of the game trying to complete a comeback. They scored three times in the bottom of the fourth. Bennett Sebert scored on an error, Domo Chandaswang scored on a passed ball, and Herr also scored on an error to cut the lead to 7-4. Adam Parsons scored on a double-play ground ball to make it a 7-5 ballgame in the bottom of the fifth. Koch scored on a fielder’s choice ground ball to make it a one-run game, 7-6, but Volga was able to get the final out to secure the win.
Nelson, Sebert, Chandaswang, and Parsons all had a hit in the game. Connor Siemonsma had the only RBI for Hartford/Humboldt. Parsons pitched two innings and allowed seven runs, five earned, on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts. Chandaswang pitched two innings and allowed a hit and two walks with four strikeouts. Sebert also pitched two innings and recorded a strikeout.