Cubs, Lady Cubs sweep tournaments

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April 27, 2015 - 12:00 AM

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s baseball and softball teams swept through the competition to take first place in their respective tournaments Friday.
The Cubs started the day with a 4-2 baseball win against Anderson County.
“Kason [Siemens] threw really well for us and made some big pitches in key situations to get out of some jams,” coach Mike Miller said. “Jake Haviland threw well in relief to pick up the win. On a day where our bats weren’t really there, we played good defense and did just enough offensively to get the win.”
Humboldt had five hits. Tyler Korte led the team with two singles and an RBI. Rayce Hoepker had a single and RBI. Tanner Orth and Rhett Smith each had a single.
Siemens made it through five innings on the mound. He gave up two runs, three hits, three walks and struck out three. Haviland finished the next two innings in relief. He gave up two hits, a walk and struck out one.
In the championship game, Humboldt’s offense took over for a 10-4 win adjacent Neodesha.
“Rayce [Hoepker] battled some control issues early, but eventually settled in to give us six solid innings,” Miller said. “Evan Gean got his first varsity experience on the mound to finish the game and threw well in relief. We struggled to really put any big innings together all day, but came through late in some big situations to break the game open.”
Haviland had a double and two RBIs. Orth had a single and two RBIs. Corey Whitcomb didn’t have a hit, but did get two RBIs. Siemens also didn’t have a hit, but had an RBI. Jacob Carpenter had a double and single. Zach Vanatta had a double. Smith had a double and three runs scored.
In Hoepker’s six innings of work, he gave up one earned run, six hits, three walks and struck out five. Gean gave up two hits and a walk, but didn’t let anyone score in the final inning.
Humboldt (10-2) travels to Cherryvale Tuesday.

THE LADY CUBS shut out both of their opponents on Friday to win the Lindsey Friederich Memorial Softball Tournament.
The day started with a 10-0 win against Anderson County.
Courtney Richey started and finished the game. She gave up two hits, a walk and struck out eight.
Jacie Ross led the team with her bat. She had three RBIs, a single and double. Kasey Beeman had a single and two RBIs. Richey had a double, single and RBI. Sabrina Arell hit a single, double and had an RBI. Breanna Kline hit a double. Delaney Umholtz had two doubles. Brook Turner, Mallory Roush and Makayla McCall each had a single.
In the championship game, Humboldt beat Central Heights 13-0.
Richey pitched and finished this game as well. She gave up only one hit and struck out 11.
Kline started the game off with a home run. She finished with a double, single and two RBIs. Beeman had a home run, triple, single and three RBIs. Roush had a double and RBI. Richey had a single, double and RBI. Ross had a single and RBI. Umholtz had a single and two stolen bases. Arell hit a double and had an RBI. McCall had a single, double and RBI.
Humboldt (10-0) plays at Cherryvale Tuesday.

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