Roland-Story upends Wildcat boys, 9-1
Cade Witzke delivers a pitch from the mound for the Wildcat baseball team in a recent home game. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Roland-Story, 19-4 and ranked 2nd in Class 2A, defeated Humboldt, 9-1 Thursday night (June 24) in a non-conference game at Story City. The Norsemen collected 11 hits in the contest. Humboldt slipped to 13-6 overall on the season.
Wildcats fall to Bulldogs, 4-3
Humboldt saw their record in North Central Conference play slip to 6-2 after falling to the Algona Bulldogs, 4-3 Wednesday night (June 23) in Humboldt. The Wildcats are now 13-5 overall.
Wildcats edged by ELC, 2-1
Humboldt was edged 2-1 by Estherville-Lincoln Central in non-conference baseball action at Estherville on Tuesday night (June 22).
Wildcat senior pitcher Colby Clarken took the loss on the mound. Humboldt had just two hits on offense as Clarken and Levi Newton each had one hit.
Wildcat baseball team in 12-0 shutout at Clarion
Humboldt improved their North Central Conference record to 6-1 by shutting out Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, 12-0 on Monday night (June 21) in Clarion.
Humboldt clubbed 10 hits in the contest. Cade Witzke, Josh Thurm and Christian Lee each had two hits for Humboldt. Witzke earned the win pitching. In five innings he had no walks and struck out eight.
Humboldt was supposed to play in the Estherville-LC tournament on Saturday, June 26, but it was cancelled due to inclement weather.
The Wildcats return home on June 28 to host the Clear Lake Lions in conference play.
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