by Benjamin Chase
of the Plainsman
The Huron Tigers baseball team started off strong over the weekend in the Black Hills in a season-opening tournament.
The Tigers opened Friday playing Spearfish and Sturgis in Sturgis.
In the opener, Nolan Stahly got the 9-3 win over Spearfish by going four innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on five hits and a walk, and he struck out five. Tommie Martin closed out the game with three scoreless innings of relief, striking out four.
Catcher Oakley Anderson led the team from the leadoff spot with a pair of singles and a pair of walks. Korbin Brock had a pair of singles, a walk, and a stolen base. Sean Janes had three walks.
Crayton Siedschlag had a single, a walk, and stole a base. Martin slapped a pair of singles, and Chase Schuchhardt had a single and was hit by pitch.
Huron fell in the second game Friday to Sturgis, 6-2. Parker Bischoff started on the mound, allowing five runs, three earned, over three innings on four hits and two walks. He struck out one. Colt Culver allowed one run over three innings of relief with three strikeouts.
The Huron offense was only able to muster three baserunners. Janes had a double and a stolen base. Anderson had a stolen base.
On Saturday, action moved to Rapid City, but the Tigers ended up on the short end of a pair of games.
Rapid City Central claimed a 14-4 win over Huron in the first game, emphasized with an eight-run fifth inning.
Anderson opened the game on the mound, and the lefty allowed seven runs on 11 hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out one. Zach Scheer allowed seven runs over two-thirds of an inning in relief.
Anderson sparked the offense from the leadoff spot with a double and a single. Martin had a single and a walk. Janes was walked and hit by a pitch. Siedschlag had a stolen base.
Rapid City Stevens’ offense consistently put up crooked numbers, scoring four, four, six, and one run to claim a 15-0 victory in the Saturday nightcap over the Tigers.
Elijah Shreeve got the start on the mound, allowing 10 runs over two innings. Siedschlag allowed five runs over 1 2/3 relief innings.
The Tiger offense was only able to muster three baserunners in the loss.
Huron is scheduled to make its home debut with a 5 p.m. game against Douglas at Memorial Stadium and then travels to play Aberdeen on Tuesday.
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