The Austin Post 91 Legion team scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to come away with a 7-6 win over Kasson/Mantorville at Marcusen Park Tuesday.

Austin pinch hitter Preston Higbe was hit by the first pitch he saw from K/M reliever Cam Ruehman with the bases loaded in the seventh and two outs to knock in Mark Harber for the winning run.

“I was looking for anything and I just moved the leg a little to take it in the hammy,” said Higbe.

The seventh inning started with Brady Klingfus getting hit by a pitch and a double by Joel Swatfager. After Klingfus scored on a wild pitch and Adam Hemann walked, Harber knocked in a run with a single and Quinn Yocom reached on a K/M throwing error to score another run to make 6-6.

Adam McMasters reached on another K/M throwing error to load the bases for Higbe.

“This was a big win. Maybe it’ll be something that changes our mindset a little bit,” Austin head coach Bob Stratton said.

Austin (4-12 overall) started to pick up momentum in the sixth inning when pinch hitter Quinn Yocom came in and drilled a solo home run over the right field fence to cut K/M’s lead to 5-3.

“He just left it right across the plate and I thought I better swing,” Yocom said. “It didn’t seem like anything at the time, but (their starting pitcher) started to unravel a little bit after that.”

Post 91 starting pitcher Robert Wahlert hit a wall in the fourth inning, where he walked four batters and let two runs score on wild pitches. Swatfager came in to get a strikeout with the bases loaded to end the frame with K/M leading 3-0.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

K/M 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 6 6 3

Post 91 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 7 6 0

Post 91 pitching: Robert Wahlert, 3 2/3 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 3 ER, 3 K; Joel Swatfager (W), 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 ER, 4 K

Post 91 hitting: Andrew Orcutt, 0-for-4; Brady Klingfus, 0-for-2, 2 R, BB; Swatfager, 2-for-4, double, R; Adam Hemann, 0-for-1, 3 BBs, R; John Kirby, 1-for-4, RBI; Mark Harber, 1-for-3, RBI, R, BB; Wahlert, 0-for-2; Nate Paris, 1-for-2, double; Jacob Hines, 0-for-1, R, BB; Quinn Yocom, 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBIs, R; Adam McMasters, 0-for-2; Preston Higbe, RBI

K/M pitching: Trevor Larsen, 6 IP, 5 H, 5 BB, 5 R, 3 ER, K; Cam Ruehman (L), 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 R, 1 HBP, K

K/M hitting: Drew Hackenmiller, 0-for-4, RBI; Phil Oertili, 1-for-4, double; Charlie Snyder, 0-for-4; Chris Paradise, 4-for-4, 2 doubles, RBI; Larsen, 0-for-1, 2 BBs; James Peterson, 1-for-3, RBI, BB; Shane McWhirter, 0-for-3, BB; Tom Leninger, 0-for-1, BB; Ruehman, 0-for-1, 2 BBs