The Flandreau Cardinals rallied past the Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks 6-2 in the District 4B tournament in Canova on Thursday, August 1st. The win put Flandreau into the state tournament.
The Gamecocks broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fourth. Briggs Havlik had an RBI single to put Humboldt/Hartford in front 1-0. The Cardinals took the lead with a four-run top of the sixth inning. Flandreau added two more runs in the top of the ninth for a 6-1 lead. The Gamecocks got one run in the bottom of the ninth.
Joe Hanisch had two hits with an RBI. Cam Quigley also had two hits, one a double. Carter Halverson also had two singles. Havlik finished with a single and an RBI. Blake Svoboda, Broc Haldeman, and Devon Garry all had one hit each. Carver Hultgren pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs, one earned, on four hits and five walks with four strikeouts. Jonah Rechtenbaugh threw 3 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on four hits with five strikeouts.
The Gamecocks will have two more chances to win one game to qualify for state.
