ALTAMONT — Humboldt High’s junior varsity baseball team went 1-2 at the Brian Anderson Memorial JV Wood Bat Tournament, hosted by Labette County Friday and Saturday.
The Cubs JV squad dropped a pair of nailbiters on Friday, falling 3-0 to Columbus and 2-1 to Labette County, before returning to action Saturday with a 12-1 romp over Cherryvale in the fifth-place game.
“It was great to see our JV players get some game experience,” Humboldt head coach Mike Miller said. “This is a really fun tournament that we enjoy playing in and the competition is always good. I was happy with the way we played both days. Our pitching was good and the defense made plays behind them. We just needed a few timely hits in both games on Friday and it’s a different outcome.”
Cole Mathes and Conner Sallee pitched in Friday’s opener. Mathes struck out five and allowed two hits over four innings. Sallee struck out two batters in his one inning of work.
Colden Cook and Kyler Isbell were up to the task in game two, combining to strike out nine Labette County batters, while allowing only one hit. Kyler Isbell led the Cub offense with a pair of hits.
The lid came off the offensive attack on Saturday, although Cub pitchers Blake Ellis and Garren Goodner didn’t need much help. The duo combined to pitch a no-hitter against the Chargers.
Meanwhile, Asher Hart doubled and tripled and drove in a pair of runs. Blake Ellis went 1-for-2 with two RBIs. Carson Bremerman had a double and an RBI. Jacob Harrington had a hit and RBI as well.
