By Mike Petersen
Sports Editor & Staff Writer 

Doomed again by a big inning

H-M-S loses district baseball game to Bishop Garrigan

 

July 7, 2022

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Jacob Cates is congratulated by assistant coach Jacob Riedemann after hitting a home run during the district baseball game Saturday at Algona.

The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team may have felt as though they were in a time warp during the opening round of the Class 1A district baseball tournament. In an eerily similar inning to one they had a year ago in district play, the Hawks could not prevent their opponent from putting up a double-digit run total. That set the stage for Bishop Garrigan's 15-3 win July 2 at Algona.

The Hawks had the makings of a significant rally of their own in the second inning, when they loaded the bases on a singles by Jacob Cates, Nick Bronstad and Tyson Tessum. But a pair of strikeouts ended the threat.

Hawk coach Jeremy Gloden acknowledged that failing to score hurt H-M-S, but he still liked what he saw in the early-going.

"I was happy with how we started the game. I liked the attitudes we had and guys came ready to play," he said.

H-M-S did take the lead one inning later on Cates' two-run homer. But the momentum was fleeting, as Bishop Garrigan answered with three runs in their half of the third to take the lead.

The next inning proved to be a long one for the Hawks. Bishop Garrigan sent 16 batters to the plate and scored 12 runs. Along with five hits, the Golden Bears took advantage of seven errors.

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Nick Bronstad prepares to scoop up the ball during an attempt to pick off a Bishop Garrigan runner at first base.

"It was almost like déjà vu from last year's district game – the one inning that would not end," Gloden observed. "One error turned into several, which led to our defense giving multiple runs away before we could find three outs. Credit to Bishop Garrigan, they were hitting the ball hard and we just couldn't make the plays we needed to keep ourselves in it."

H-M-S scored a run in the fifth when Cates was hit by a pitch and scored on a single by Tanner Tesch. But it was too little to extend their season.

"It was a disappointing end to the game after the way we came out and started it," Gloden admitted.

Cates led H-M-S with two hits. Jonathan Ortiz hit a double and Nick Bronstad, Ethan Diehm, Tesch and Tessum each contributed one hit.

Cates was the losing pitcher, giving up seven hits, walking five and striking out three. Only three of the 11 runs charged to him were earned.

Jordan Ortega gave up two hits, four unearned runs and two walks.

H-M-S ends the 2022 campaign with a record of 5-15. A season wrap-up will be included in next week's issue.

 
 

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