The Okoboji High School baseball team beat Harris-Lake Park, 4-3 in eight innings, last night, behind 14 strikeouts from pitcher Huston Hawkins. Here’s his coach Rory Marra.
Marra and Rahe talk about Hawkins’ performance
That’s Wolves Coach Jared Rahe, whose team fell to 0-2, and will face Sioux Central on Thursday. HLP was led, last night, by Jordan Kyle, who went 2-for-3.
Ben DeMuth went 2-for-3 for the Pioneers. Holt Hunziker was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Okoboji is now 2-1, and takes on Sheldon today at 5:30.
HLP would strike first scoring 2 runs in the 1st inning but would only score 1 more time in the fourth. Okoboji scored 2 in the third inning, 1 in the 6th and 1 in the 8th inning to win. The winning run in the 8th inning came on a sacrifice fly into left field which scored Alex Heller from third tagging up on the play.
HLP’s Eli Ihnen pitched 6 innings, gave up 3 runs (1 Earned), 6 hits, struck out 5 and walked 3 batters. Colin Brons came in relief in the 7th inning and took the loss as the game was tied at 3.
Other Scores:
Pocahontas 2 Jake Kopriva threw a no hitter for the Indians
GT/RA 1
Akron Westfield 3
HMS 1
