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KEARNEY – The Kearney Misko Seniors and Grand Island Home Federal Seniors lasted well past 11 PM Tuesday night, surviving a fourteen inning marathon with Kole Throckmorton’s walk-off RBI single to give the Kearney squad a home victory at Memorial Field. Click here to listen to the broadcast replay.
Kearney (8-8) earned the marathon win scoring three runs on ten hits with three errors, while Grand Island Home Federal fell scoring two runs on five hits with five errors.
It was a revenge-motivated victory for Kearney, having dropped to Home Federal a few weeks prior at Ryder Park. Additionally, Kearney had their home crowd support behind them, as the Kearney Legion programs celebrated their Fan Appreciation night activities with free admission for fans who arrived at Memorial Field.
Kearney was out to an early lead, as Bryce Anderson sent a deep shot to bring in the first run of the contest in the bottom of the first inning. The scoring continued for Kearney in the bottom of the fourth, as Kegan Brand lifted a hit to bring in the second score of the contest.
Grand Island reset the score in the top of the sixth, putting two runs in to tie the game after Grayson Sack and Gavin Harbold lifted two runners in. The scoring arrived after Home Federal had threatened in the top of the fifth inning with a bases loaded chance, only to suffer three outs including a double-play catch from center field by Brand followed by a snapped throw to home to tag-out the runner by Throckmorton.
Kearney and Grand Island could not break the two-run tie in the seventh, leading to extra innings.
Both teams had opportunities in various stretches of the proceeding seven innings, including Kearney juicing the bases twice. Neither side could field a run until the final frame, when Kearney’s Throckmorton took a shot over the infield into right field to wrap up the contest on an RBI single.
After a first pitch start at 7:27 PM, the contest finally concluded nearly four hours later.
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Tysen Cabela fielded the win for the Misko Seniors, being the third arm called up on the performance and finishing with four innings of work including two hits allowed and tossing four strikeouts. Jacob Hansen started the contest, working five innings and allowing two hits with one earned run, six walks, and three strikeouts. Brand appeared in relief to throw five innings as well, delivering a remarkable nine strikeouts.
Home Federal’s Zackery Mader fielded the loss for the visiting team, going two and two-third innings allowing four hits, one run, and punching out six batters. Dyllan Hinrichs started the contest working seven innings and allowing four hits, two earned runs, and burning ten strikeouts. Gabe Ruiz arrived in relief, working four innings allowing two hits with four strikeouts.
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Grand Island Home Federal begins their CWS Omaha tournament later today. Both Kearney legion squads are back in action today traveling to Columbus for a junior and senior matchup at Pawnee Park.
Join KGFW’s pregame coverage beginning at 7:15 PM with Austin Jacobsen on the call for the Misko Senior matchup against Columbus Cornerstone. First pitch is set for 7:30 PM.
Listen to Kearney Legion Baseball on 1340 KGFW, 96.1 FM, on the free KGFW mobile app, and online at KGFW.com.