The Storm had just exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 7-5 lead over the undefeated Volcanoes in their game on June 14 at the Holcom Field Complex.

“This game is not over!” shouted Volcanoes pitcher Chris Lyons to his teammates in the dugout between before the start of the sixth inning.

They must have been listening.

The Volcanoes rallied for a 10-7 victory over the Storm in the Houk/Ice League contest.

In the top of the sixth inning, after Lyons’ rally cry, Volcanoes third baseman Quillan Houser and second baseman Blake Greenfield both scored, tying the game at 7-all. Greenfield stole second and third base during the inning.

Lyons then held the Storm scoreless in the bottom of the inning, getting some help from his catcher, Travis Spurling, who threw out Storm second baseman Ryan Gibling, who tried to take second on a Lyons pitch that went past Spurling.

The tied game moved into the seventh and final inning. Both teams started the inning with runners placed on first base, because of a league rule designed to settle games quickly.

The Volcanoes took advantage of this opportunity.

Spurling and centerfielder Jacob McGuire scored on a Storm throwing error, putting the Volcanoes up, 9-7.

The Volcanoes added another run later that inning. With runners at the corners, leftfielder Nick Wingfield broke from first base while Storm pitcher Jon Hays still had the ball.

Volcanoes players celebrate after their 10-7 victory over the Storm in a Houk/Ice League game on June 14th at Holcom.

Hays threw to second to trap Wingfield for the second out of the inning, but, as soon as he threw, Lyons broke from third base, scoring easily on the play.

Lyons again held the Storm scoreless in the bottom of the seventh, and the Volcanoes streamed onto the field to celebrate the come-from-behind victory.

Volcanoes coach Ted Martinez credited his team for coming together and battling back to stay undefeated.

“What’s so exciting about this team is that they’re hungry,” Martinez said. “It’s not about winning or losing for them, it’s about playing good baseball.”

The Storm dropped to 3-3 on the season despite some defensive gems.

Hays, playing centerfield at the time, gunned down Volcanoes rightfielder Peter Monshizadeh at the plate in the third inning.

Gibling did his part as well, snagging two line drives at second base in the fourth inning when Storm pitcher Cody Webb sent the Volcanoes down in order.

The Storm had tied the game at 5-all on shortstop Matt Thompson’s fifth-inning single that drove home extra hitter Andrew Curtis. They added two more runs in the inning.

“We had them on the ropes, that’s all you can say. They’re the best team in the league, and I’m very proud of the way my team played” Storm coach Steve Kincaid said.

Houk/Ice League teams now are in a stretch of interleague games with Heinrich league teams that will continue through the end of June.

The Volcanoes meet the Kings at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at Holcom, while the Storm play the Thunder at 8:15 p.m. Thursday at Holcom.