Shutout win moves HHS baseball team to 21-6

Humboldt wrapped up its regular season at home on July 16 in impressive fashion by shutting out Storm Lake, 15-0 in non-conference baseball. Humboldt collected eight hits in the game, led by Jerod Hauck with two. Brenden Schnell earned the win on the mound for Humboldt. A 7-run third inning proved to be the key for the Wildcats, who improved to 21-6 on the season. They begin post-season tournament play Friday at Boone in a 5 p.m. game with Iowa Falls-Alden in the first round of 3A District action.HUMBOLDT 15, STORM LAKE 0Humboldt wrapped up its North Central Conference schedule by drubbing Hampton-Dumont, 12-1 in five innings Wednesday night (July 10) to finish second in the league standings with a 13-5 record. Humboldt is 20-6 overall. Ben Jacobson pitched a one-hitter and Austin Zylstra made four hits, including a grand slam home run in the fifth inning for the Wildcats. The Wildcats begin Class 3A District Tournament play against Iowa Falls-Alden on July 19 in Boone in a 5 p.m. game. The winner of that contest plays Boone or Webster City on July 22 in Boone.HUMBOLDT 5, WBM/GCB 1Humboldt picked up its 19th victory of the season Tuesday night (July 9) in Gilmore City by pulling away from West Bend-Mallard/GC-B, 5-1 in non-conference high school baseball. The Wildcats (19-6) scored one run in the fifth and added four in the sixth. WBM/GCB scored their only run in the bottom of the seventh. Connor Vitzthum went the distance pitching for the Wildcats.HUMBOLDT 16, OGDEN 4Ryan Lee and Austin Zylstra each had three hits and Jerod Hauck added a pair to lift the Humboldt High baseball team past No. 7 ranked Ogden (Class 2A), 16-4 Monday night (July 8) in Humboldt. Zylstra blasted a 3-run homer in the sixth for the Wildcats, who finished with nine hits overall. Humboldt is now 18-6 overall. Humboldt ends its regular season at home on July 16 against Storm Lake.See complete story in the Humboldt Independent newspaper.