HTL: Cambridge routs McFarland in regular-season finale

MCFARLAND — With the Blues holding a 5-4 lead over host McFarland after the sixth inning, Cambridge used two big innings, scoring six runs in the seventh and four runs in the eighth, to earn a 15-4 win on Sunday in Home Talent League baseball action.

In the seventh, Jace Horton hit a two-run single, Connor O’Brien hit an RBI double, Chase Jarlsberg plated a run on an RBI single and Sam Mickelson scored a run on a sacrifice fly.

In the eighth, Mickelson hit an RBI single and Jared Marty drew a bases-loaded walk.

Mickelson, Horton and Jarlsberg each drove in two runs for Cambridge (11-3 overall).

Evans earned the win, pitching five innings of relief. He allowed two earned runs on six hits.

Carter Lund started for the Blues, pitching three innings while allowing a pair of runs on three hits.

Cambridge finishes first in the Southeast North Division and won a head to head tiebreaker for the No. 1 overall seed in the Southeast Section playoffs with Utica and hosts fourth-seeded Evansville on Sunday, Aug. 4.

The winner of that game will face second-seeded Utica or third-seeded Fort Atkinson on Aug. 11 for a berth in the HTL Final Four.

CAMBRIDGE 15, MCFARLAND 4 (8)

Cambridge 230 000 64 — 15 16 0

McFarland 200 002 00 — 4 9 4

Pitchers (ip-h-r-er-so-bb) — C: Lund (3-3-2-2-2-3), Evans (W; 5-6-2-2-2-0); M: Miller (L; 7-13-11-4-3-3), Mercein (1-3-4-4-1-2).

Leading hitters — C: O’Brien 3x5 (2B), Kledzik 2 2B, Lund 3x5, Horton 2x5; M: Gillen 2x3, Johnson 2x4.