{"id":3313,"date":"2026-07-07T23:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:26:15","slug":"gamecocks-hold-off-pbr-for-road-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2026\/07\/07\/gamecocks-hold-off-pbr-for-road-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamecocks Hold off PBR for Road Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1071\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Humboldt-Hartford-Gamecocks-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Humboldt-Hartford-Gamecocks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Humboldt-Hartford-Gamecocks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Humboldt-Hartford-Gamecocks-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Humboldt-Hartford-Gamecocks.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>The Humboldt\/Hartford Gamecocks earned a big Cornbelt League win over Dell Rapids PBR in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, July 7th.\u00a0 They held off a PBR rally to earn a 9-5 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The first three innings were scoreless.\u00a0 Blake Svoboda broke the tie with an RBI single in the top of the fourth.\u00a0 JD Kirchner drove home two more with a double, and Drew Talberg followed with an RBI single for a 4-0 lead.\u00a0 PBR got one run in the bottom of the inning.<\/p>\n<p>Cam Quigley added to the Gamecock lead with a two-run single in the top of the sixth for a 6-1 score.\u00a0 Chad Morrison had an RBI single in the top of the seventh, and Gunnar Alfson had an RBI double in the top of the eighth to extend the lead to 8-1.\u00a0 PBR got a grand slam home run in the bottom of the eighth to cut the lead to 8-5, but Devon Garry scored on an error in the top of the ninth to add an insurance run.<\/p>\n<p>Quigley finished with two hits and two RBIs.\u00a0 Svoboda had a single and double with an RBI.\u00a0 Broc Haldeman also had a single and double.\u00a0 Kirchner added a double and two RBIs.\u00a0 Alfson had a double with an RBI.\u00a0 Talberg and Morrison each had a single with an RBI.\u00a0 Garry also had a hit.<\/p>\n<p>Svoboda pitched five innings and allowed an unearned run on two hits and four walks with nine strikeouts.\u00a0 Caden Alfson pitched an inning walking two and striking out three.\u00a0 Kirchner tossed three innings and allowed four earned runs on three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Humboldt\/Hartford Gamecocks earned a big Cornbelt League win over Dell Rapids PBR in Dell Rapids on Tuesday, July 7th.\u00a0 They held off a PBR rally to earn a 9-5 victory. 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