After a tough loss Saturday night, the Spearfish Sasquatch fired back on both sides of the ball to leave no doubt the next game.

Starting pitcher Hunter Polley dealt for six innings, the Sasquatch offense jumped all over opposing pitching, and Spearfish took game three against the Gem City Bison convincingly in a 9-0 shutout Sunday evening.

Coming off of a tough start last week against the Badlands Big Sticks, Polley showed what he is capable of on the mound, tossing six scoreless innings for the Sasquatch. Polley only allowed two hits throughout the outing, striking out eight Bison hitters in the process.

The Spearfish bullpen earned a much-needed break on Sunday, as reliever Kolby Schiffer took care of business for the last three innings to solidify the Sasquatch victory. Schiffer fanned three Gem City hitters, allowing no hits on the night.

Gem City was shut out for the first time in the matchups between both teams this season. The two hits allowed by Polley were all that were allowed.

Offensively, the Sasquatch bats made it easy for Polley and Schiffer on the mound, getting on base early and driving across nine runs on eleven hits.

Right fielder Nicky Winterstein went 2-for-5, including a no-doubt, two-run blast in the second inning to make it a 6-0 Sasquatch lead early. Third baseman Gabe Springer added three hits and an RBI, along with second baseman Ryan Bachman, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI as well.

The Sasquatch scored two in the eighth inning to make it 9-0, diminishing any comeback bid from the Bison.  

Sunday's win for the Sasquatch solidifies a 5-1 record against the Bison so far this season, as well as the fourth consecutive series win for Spearfish.

The Sasquatch improve to 3-2 in the second half of this season, moving to an overall 14-19 record. Spearfish aims to keep its momentum going into a three-game series against the Canyon County Spuds that will conclude the Sasquatch's six-game home stand.