In the final game of the Cornbelt League regular season for both teams, the Humboldt Gamecocks fell to Dell Rapids PBR 9-4 in Dell Rapids on Thursday, July 17th.
After three scoreless innings to start the game, PBR broke through with a five-run bottom of the fourth. They would get two more runs in the bottom of the fifth to extend their lead to 7-0. The Gamecocks put together a nice rally in the top of the sixth. They scored four times to cut the lead to 7-4. Dell Rapids, however, held the Gamecocks scoreless the rest of the game and added single runs in the seventh and eighth innings for the 9-4 final.
Chad Morrison and Cam Quigley both had a single and an RBI. Joe Hanisch, Jonah Rechtenbaugh, Tyler Migliante, Carver Hultgren, and Noah Vettrus all had a single in the game. Kyle Konechne added an RBI. Rechtenbaugh pitched 3 2/3 innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts. Hultgren pitched 3 1/3 innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits with one strikeout. Devon Garry tossed one inning and allowed an earned run on a hit and walk with one strikeout.
