Harris-Lake
Park hosted their annual
baseball tournament on Saturday, picking up a pair of wins in the process. The
Wolves opened with a dramatic victory over Newell-Fonda. Nathan Kyle drove a
ball beyond the fences for a walkoff home run, his third blast of the season,
to give HLP an 8-7 win. The senior finished with three hits, four RBI and two
runs scored. Tanner Hiveley also collected three hits and finished with three
runs drive in. Connor Gunderson earned the win pitching the final two innings
in relief of Eli Ihnen. Harris-Lake
Park then won the
tournament championship with a lopsided 15-0 blowout of Sibley-Ocheyedan in
four innings. Ryan Mann went 3-for-4 with two extra base hits, a run scored and
one batted in. Ihnen drove in three runs on two extra base hits and also scored
one more. Gunderson again got the win, limiting the Generals to just one hit by
senior Grant Greenfield. Sibley-Ocheyedan had advanced to the title game by
defeating Laurens-Marathon, 10-9, courtesy of three late runs in the sixth
inning. In the consolation game, Newell-Fonda topped Laurens-Marathon by an 8-5
margin.
Prior to the tournament beginning Sibley-Ocheyedan and Harris-Lake Park completed a rain-delayed game from
the opening week of the season. The Wolves, who led 4-1 when Mother Nature
stepped in during the fifth inning, lit up the scoreboard to eventually take a
15-2 win. Connor Gunderson ended the game with three hits and four RBI, while
Colin Brons, the game’s original starting pitcher, got the win on the hill.
Tyler O’Connor took the loss for the Generals, who are 4-12 overall and host West Lyon on Monday. HLP improves to 10-6 this season and
travels to North Union on Monday for a key
Cornbelt Conference doubleheader.
At the Estherville-Lincoln Central Tournament on Saturday,
Humboldt proved to be the top team, beating both the host Midgets and
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in lopsided games. Humboldt beat ELC by an 11-2 margin,
and then defeated the Hawks, 13-1. Estherville-Lincoln Central did win the
contest against HMS, 4-3. The Hawks have an overall record of 13-6, but will
try to end a three-game losing streak Monday at Spalding Catholic. ELC
currently sits at 11-12, with trip to Spencer on the schedule for Monday.
The Tigers will be coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Carroll
Kuemper Catholic Tournament. Spencer lost on Saturday, 11-0 to the host
Knights. On Sunday, the Tigers dropped a 9-2 contest to Harlan, but did recover
for a 2-1 victory over JSPC. Spencer takes an 8-9 mark into the Lakes Conference
matchup at ELC.
