Rally gives Hawks a win over West Bend-Mallard
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn came back from an early deficit to defeat West Bend-Mallard 8-5 June 21 at Hartley. The Hawks, who trailed 4-2 after three innings, scored four runs in the fourth and two in the fifth to snap a 10-game losing string.
“It felt good to get back in the win column last night,” said HMS head coach Jeremy Gloden. “I felt like we maybe put a little too much pressure on ourselves to start and we dug ourselves a hole early. But once we finally settled down, we played good baseball and fought our way back. That was fun to see.”
Jordan Ortega went the distance in picking up the victory. He allowed two earned runs on eight hits with four strikeouts, two walks and a hit batter. HMS was guilty of five errors.
The Hawks’ fourth-inning rally began with a triple by Jacob Cates. He scored on Tanner Tesch’s RBI single and Nick Bronstad followed with a single of his own. Evan Eilers hit into a fielder’s choice with Tesch being out at third. With Tyson Tessum at bat, a pair of passed balls allowed Bronstad to score and moved Eilers to second. Tessum walked and Trenton Vollink came through with a two-out, two run single.
HMS scored a pair of insurance runs in the fifth. Jonny Ortiz singled, stole second and advanced to third on a passed ball. Jordan Ortega walked and took second without a throw. Ortiz scored on Tesch’s ground ball to second with Ortega moving to third. Bronstad singled to drive in Ortega.
Vollink scored a run in the first after leading off with a base hit. He advanced to second on an error and stole third. He scored when Ortiz grounded out to first. In the third inning Tessum reached on an error leading to an unearned run. He swiped second and scored on another error.
There was also an eighth Hawk hit in the game. Ortiz singled in the third. HMS left just two runners on base. The Wolverines stranded four.
WBM 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 – 5
HMS 1 0 1 4 2 0 x – 8