{"id":3346,"date":"2026-08-02T23:22:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/?p=3346"},"modified":"2026-08-02T23:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T04:22:52","slug":"gamecocks-advance-to-state-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigsiouxmedia.com\/west-central\/2026\/08\/02\/gamecocks-advance-to-state-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamecocks Advance to State Tournament"},"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 punched their ticket to the state tournament with a 3-2 win over the Salem Cubs in the District 4B Tournament on Thursday, July 30th.<\/p>\n<p>Salem put two runs on the board in the top of the first inning.\u00a0 \u00a0Broc Haldeman had an RBI single in the bottom of the first to make the score 2-1.\u00a0 Joe Hanisch tied the game after drawing a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the third.\u00a0 Kyle Konechne broke the 2-2 tie with a home run to left field in the bottom of the sixth that proved to be the game-winning run.<\/p>\n<p>Haldeman had two hits and an RBI.\u00a0 Cam Quigley and Caden Alfson both had two singles each.\u00a0 Konechne had a home run and an RBI.\u00a0 \u00a0Hanisch also had a hit and an RBI.\u00a0 Devon Garry added a double, and Hunter DenBoer had a single.\u00a0 Blake Svoboda pitched nine innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks while recording 17 strikeouts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Humboldt\/Hartford Gamecocks punched their ticket to the state tournament with a 3-2 win over the Salem Cubs in the District 4B Tournament on Thursday, July 30th. 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