Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn rallied late against Harris-Lake Park on Tuesday, scoring runs in the
final two innings to force extras before plating two in the eighth for a 5-4
non-conference victory. The Wolves scored in the top half of the eighth to take
a 4-3 advantage, however, Brett Flynn tripled in the tying run and eventually
scored the walkoff win on a wild pitch. The senior scored three times and also
pitched the first seven innings with nine strikeouts in a no-decision. Ryan
Flynn got the W throwing in the eighth. HLP received a three-hit night from
Connor Gunderson, scoring once and driving in a run. The Wolves used three
pitchers throughout the game and fall to 7-5 this summer. They host
Estherville-Lincoln Central on Thursday, a game that will air live on Q102. The
Hawks improve to 12-3 and travel to Remsen St. Mary’s for a War Eagle contest
Wednesday.
Click here for the postgame interview with HMS coach Scott Metzler.
Spirit
Lake sophomore Ben Speath
led the Indians to their eighth consecutive win Tuesday, topping
Sibley-Ocheyedan, 8-3, on the road. The hurler threw five innings of one-hit,
shutout baseball with six strikeouts for his first win of the year. Casey Jones
got things going early with a solo homer, his first on the season. The game
opened up in the sixth when Spirit
Lake put six runs on the
scoreboard to assume an 8-0 advantage. The Indians are 13-5 and play at
Cherokee on Wednesday.
Click here for comments from Spirit Lake coach Jason Schneider.
Emmetsburg dropped a non-conference matchup with Sioux
Central, falling 5-3 at home. The Rebels are winners of four straight and own a
13-4 record, while the E-Hawks drop to 8-10. Emmetsburg is at rival Spencer on
Wednesday for a matchup to be aired on Y100.
