Although many notable players on their roster have departed for the summer, the Spearfish Sasquatch do not appear phased whatsoever as the playoffs approach.

In fact, they’re playing with more motivation than ever before.

The Spearfish offense tallied a monstrous 16 runs on 12 hits, and the Sasquatch overcame a tough night on the mound to defeat the Casper Horseheads 16-12 on Wednesday night.

Entering the bottom of the sixth inning down 8-2, right fielder Trey Vorwald led off with a single, and the rest is history. Instead of scoring in spurts, the Sasquatch bats decided not to waste any time, driving across nine runs in the sixth inning alone to tie and eventually take their first lead of the night.

The entire Sasquatch lineup made a plate appearance in the inning, along with registering an additional three runs with two outs.

Following the sixth, the Sasquatch added three runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth for some much-needed insurance.

Nicky Winterstein added another three-hit night, going 3-for-4 and driving in three runs. Vorwald added a 3-for-5 night with an RBI as well, with two of his hits coming in the sixth inning alone.

Casper’s starting pitcher Andrew Hanson went five innings, allowing only one earned run and striking out seven Sasquatch hitters. The Spearfish bats hit their stride against the Horseheads bullpen, scoring their last 14 runs against the next three relievers following Hanson’s departure.

The Sasquatch offensive surge was much needed, as the pitching staff struggled all night to handle the Casper offense. Starting pitcher Kolby Schiffer went only three innings, surrendering six runs on six hits while walking two batters. The last three Spearfish relievers following Schiffer were unable to escape an inning without allowing a run.

The Horseheads added 12 runs of their own on 15 hits, while also making six errors on the night. A couple of the Casper errors accounted for multiple Spearfish runs scored.

The Sasquatch improve to 11-9 in the second half of this season as they take both games of the two-game set against the Horseheads. With only eight games left in the regular season, Spearfish looks to carry its momentum to Casper for the last matchup against the Horseheads in a three-game series beginning Friday evening.