Gavin Hoffert (left) and Cooper Roberts (right)
The Breckenridge Cowboys and Pelican Rapids had to turn the lights out on a doubleheader that ran six hours long at Cowboy Field Thursday night. Fans were treated to a pair of Cowboy victories with a 13-3 win in six innings and a 20-5 explosion in the nightcap.
Game one of the doubleheader featured 22 walks between the pair of teams as the Cowboys got on base with 13 walks and five hit batters, respectively.
Gabe Armitage earned the win in game one. The righty threw 106 pitches across five winnings, allowing three earned runs on eight walks. Armitage tallied a season-high seven strikeouts.
Connor Ernst was 2-3 with two RBIs a pair of runs scored in game one while the Cowboys only had one error. Gavin Hoffert was excellent at his second base spot, turning a double play and adding three additional assists.
The bats blew up for 17 hits in the nightcap and the 10-run rule wasn’t in effect because the Vikings had a chance to respond after going down by double digits. Eighteen of the 20 Cowboy runs came in the final two innings as they were at one point trailing 4-2.
Cooper Roberts was 4-6 with four RBIs and three runs in the blowout victory. Riley Kappes earned the victory in relief, tossing 4 and 2/3 innings while allowing one run and striking out five.
Breckenridge improved to .500 at 4-4 and moves on to a 5 p.m. Tuesday road bout with West Central Area.