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The inning that just wouldn't end

Things 'go sideways' for Hawks in district opening-round loss

Disappointed with the result of their final regular season game, the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn baseball team looked to get back on track as the Class 1A district baseball tournament got underway on July 12.

But that goal was not to be accomplished. George-Little Rock sent 20 batters to the plate in the third inning and scored all of its runs to hand H-M-S a disappointing 14-1 season-ending loss at Remsen.

"We had one inning where things started going sideways and it snowballed on us," said Hawk coach Jeremy Gloden.

The line score for the Mustangs' half of that inning was 14 runs, nine walks, five...