A four-run first inning propelled the Humboldt Heat to an 8-2 win Friday over the NLB 17’s in the opening round of the Allen Community College Red Devil Classic.
The Heat are an 18-and-under Babe Ruth League squad. The NLB 17’s is an academy squad out of Kansas City.
Humboldt will continue tournament play today against the Girard American Legion at 10 o’clock at the ACC baseball diamond.
Humboldt wraps up the tournament at 3 p.m. Sunday against Iola’s American Legion squad.
The Heat sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first inning, taking advantage of five walks and a hit batsmen. Zack Vanatta, the number 9 hitter, had the only hit of the frame, an RBI single.
Alex Murrow led off the third with a walk. He advanced on an error and scored on Caleb D’Armond’s ground ball.
Murrow reached on an error to lead off the fifth. He scored on Kason Siemens’ single. Siemens came in to score on D’Armond’s sacrifice fly.
Jacob Carpenter blasted a two-out triple in the sixth. He scored on Grayson Pearish’s single.
Siemens had NLB in control with five hits and two walks over five innings of work. Christian Wiltse followed with two scoreless and hitless innings of relief with two walks.
Humboldt Heat pick up victory
