Cardinals on a roll

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura baseball team continues to roll, collecting three more wins last week, moving their record to 8-4.

GHV 3, Eagle Grove 2

A late run in the bottom of the sixth inning is all the Cardinals needed to pull off a win against Eagle Grove on Monday, June 5.

Neither team scored until the bottom of the third inning, when the Cardinals got two runners across the plate.   

The Eagles scored two runs of their own in the fifth inning to knot the game at 2-2.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Eagle Grove pitcher walked Kozisek with the bases loaded, bringing Anthony Sherwood home for the 3-2 victory.

Pitching was strong for both teams, with each team striking out 13.  Colton Schroeder earned the win for the Cardinals.  He pitched two innings, giving up zero runs and zero hits.  He struck out four.  Ryan Meyers pitched five innings.  He gave up three hits and two runs and struck out nine.

Logan Dalbeck recorded two hits, while Brady Hess and Joynt each had one.  Joynt and Kozisek had one RBI apiece.

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GHV 11, Osage 9

The Cardinals had a come-from-behind victory against Osage on Tuesday, June 6.

The Cardinals scored first on a sacrifice fly by Dane Whipple that scored Colton Schroeder.

The Green Devils scored one run in the second inning.  GHV scored one run in the third inning and two in the top of the fourth inning to take a 4-1 lead.  Osage exploded in the bottom of the fourth, scoring six runs to go up, 7-4.

GHV tied things up at 7-7 in the top of the fifth when Brady Hess singled with two outs and brought in Schroeder.

Following the fifth inning, the score was again knotted, 9-9.

The Cardinals put the game away in the sixth inning, scoring four runs for the win, 11-9.

Whipple earned the win for the Cards.  He went one and one-third innings, allowed two runs, one hit and struck out four.  Hess recorded the last six outs to earn the save for GHV.  Ryan Kozisek started the game for GHV.  He tossed three and one-third innings, giving up four runs, three hits and striking out five.

GHV had 10 hits.  Schroeder, Hess and Bamrick each had multiple hits.  Schroeder was three-for-four at bat with three RBIs.  The Cards tore up the base paths, with Hess, Schroeder and Jared Shaw stealing two bases apiece.

GHV 10, North Union 7

The Cardinals faced North Union on Friday, June 9, which proved to be an exciting game.

The score was close heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, when the Warriors came alive, scoring four runs to take a 6-3 lead.  Neither team scored in the sixth inning.

The Cardinals knew it was now or never heading into the seventh inning, scoring nine runs.  Nick Joynt was the first to score.  Connor Burke hit a ground ball that brought in Dane Whipple and Holden Larson.  Ryan Kozisek was next up and he smacked a double that scored Anthony Sherwood.  Colton Schroeder hit a single to center field, bringing in Burke and Kozisek. Brady Hess grounded out, but brought in Schroeder for the seventh run.  North Union scored only one run for the final, 10-7.

Kozisek earned the win for GHV.  He tossed three innings, giving up two runs, zero hits and struck out four.  Ryan Meyers started the game for the Cardinals.  He threw four innings, allowed five runs, four hits and struck out five.

The Cardinals collected 14 hits in the game.  Kozisek, Joynt, Whipple and Sherwood had multiple hits.  Burke and Schroeder recorded three RBIs apiece.

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