HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s baseball team started off on the right foot Tuesday, scoring its first run of the game on Sam Hull’s inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first against Eureka.
By the time the dust settled, the Cubs had increased their winning streak to eight games, allowing a combined one hit in the 15-0 and 17-0 sweep over the Red Devils.
“We are in a stretch where we play a lot of games with not much rest,” Humboldt head coach Mike Miller said. “It’s important our pitchers attack the strike zone and limit their counts.”
Both Hull and Kyler Isbell tossed three-inning complete games.
“Kyler and Sam were both fantastic,” Miller said. “They both were in the zone all night and went right at their hitters.”
Likewise, Humboldt’s offense continues to improve daily.
“Our hitters are gaining confidence and having better at-bats,” Miller said.
Hull went 3-for-3 with five RBIs. He added a second home run — the traditional over-the-fence type — and doubled. Colden Cook had a double and home run, Cole Mathes doubled and singled twice, and Blake Ellis had two hits. Mason Sterling and Jacob Harrington added singles.
Humboldt led 9-0 after one inning before tacking on three each in the second and third frames.
Isbell struck out five over his three innings of work, allowing one hit and walking nobody.
THE CUBS scored only two first-inning runs in the nightcap, but turned it on with 15 runs in the second.
Hull allowed only one baserunner with a walk over his three hitless innings. He struck out four.
Logan Page drove in four runs with a single and double. Hull added a double, three runs and two RBIs. Harrington also drove in two with a double. Gavin Gunderman singled twice. Garren Goodner, Sterling, Isbell and Mathes each had singles.
HUMBOLDT is back in action Thursday at Burlington.
