A middle-innings rally set the stage for Allen to bust into the win column Saturday.
The Red Devils had dropped the first three games of their four-game series with North Iowa Area Community College, and were staring down the barrel of a 6-0 deficit in the finale.
Allen erupted for five in the bottom of the fourth. North Iowa scored twice in the sixth for insurance, but the Red Devils plated four more to take a 9-8 lead.
North Iowa knotted the score in the top of the seventh, but Allen had the response, scoring in the bottom of the frame to earn a 10-9 win on a blustery afternoon..
“It was nice to get one to kill that losing streak,” Allen head coach Clint Stoy said.
Friday
North Iowa 5, Allen 4
North Iowa broke open a 4-4 deadlock with a run in the top of the fifth.
Red Devil starter Saul Bolivar took the loss, pitching into the fifth inning with four strikeouts. Owen Myers and Elias Muller chipped in with 2.1 innings of relief, with a strikeout.
Caleb Horse went 2-for-2 with a home run. Mees Robberse added a pair of singles. Cale Clark and Garrett Rusch each had singles.
North Iowa 22, Allen 1
North Iowa’s offense was clicking from the start, scoring in every inning, including a 13-run sixth.
Brayden Thompson took the loss, allowing one hit with four strikeouts. Mauel Toro, Brandon McKarnon, Anthony Padron and Collin Godfrey pitched in relief, covering four innings with a pair of strikeouts.
Collin Godfrey had a single and double to lead the Red Devils. Clark, Parker Martin and Tyler Martin each singled.
Saturday
North Iowa 10, Allen 0
A seven-run fourth inning proved troublesome for the Red Devils in Saturday’s opener.
Payton Pudenz and Ethan Payne shared pitching duties, with two strikeouts over six innings.
Rusch, Anthony Talpa, Parker Martin, Logan Martin and Tyler Martin had singles.
Allen 10, North Iowa 9.
Logan Martin singled twice, Clark had a double, and Robberse and Jack Harris singled.
Brodie Gleason picked up his first career win with a scoreless inning of relief. He came on in support of Seth Broadwell who pitched into the second inning, and Jack Bland, who toed the rubber through the sixth. Bland struck out six over 4.1 innings.
