The Storm Lake St. Mary's baseball team won their Twin Lakes Conference game at Newell Fonda Friday night, and then finished a game that was suspended against the Mustangs back in May in walkoff fashion.
In the conference matchup, The Panthers jumped out to an 8-0 lead, and wound up with a 9-5 victory.
Tyler Munden and Andy Drey each had 2 hits and 2 RBI's. Kennedy Drey, Ryan Peters, and Austin Demers all had an RBI as well.
Bobby Ivey got the win, going 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits, 7 walks, and struck out 10. Joe Sandhoff entered and walked in a run with the bases loaded, but struck out the potential tying run at the plate.
Jake Hahn started for the Mustangs, pitching 5 and 2/3 innings, allowing 9 hits, 4 walks, and struck out 2. Seth Dicks relieved Hahn, and struck out 2 in 1 and 2/3 innings.
Brendan Kelly had 2 RBI's, and Brady Dicks, Ben Hecht, and Rigo Johnson all drove in a run.
In the nightcap, the first game between the teams from May 23rd was finished, which was suspended in the bottom of the 6th, with Newell Fonda leading 6-4. The Panthers took the lead scoring 3 times on an RBI groundout by Luke Lenhart, and then Bobby Ivey drove in 2 with a double. The Mustangs tied it after Seth Dicks walked with the bases loaded in the 7th. In the bottom half, Lenhart drew a bases loaded, 2 out walk, to give St. Mary's an 8-7 win. Sandhoff was the winning pitcher.
The Panthers are now 6-0 in the Twin Lakes, and 11-6 overall. The Mustangs fall to 4-3 in the conference, and 6-12 overall.