By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com
Humboldt, IA – Humboldt baseball faced off against non-conference foe Roland-Story, winning the ball game 7-3 Tuesday night at the Humboldt High School Baseball Field.
The Wildcats fell down early 2-0 in the first inning but would counter with a run in the second to cut the deficit to one. The third inning saw the Norsemen take a 3-1 lead before Humboldt pushed across three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead for good at 4-3. Humboldt would add insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth with three runs, including a two-RBI single off the bat of Christian Lee. To end the game, there was a sensational play in right field by Trever Beach for the final out.
Beach talks about the play.
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Mason Van Pelt pitched the first six innings, allowing three runs with Coen Matson pitching the seventh in relief.
Van Pelt on his start.
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Humboldt Head Coach Jason Thurm on the victory.
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With the win, Humboldt baseball improves to 14-2 (7-0 NCC) and hosts conference for Hampton-Dumont-CAL at home Wednesday night. First pitch is at 7:30 p.m.