Bartsch, McCubbin, Hermantown hitters pressure Proctor pitching

Bartsch, McCubbin, Hermantown hitters pressure Proctor pitching

PROCTOR — Hermantown senior Jimmy Bartsch took to the mound against Proctor at Terry Egerdahl Field Tuesday, but he wasn’t quite himself. Bartsch said he’s been struggling with “arm power issues” the last week or so. Perhaps even worse, the Hawks had dropped two straight games — 9-2 to Cloquet Wednesday and a wild 14-13 shootout with Duluth Denfeld Thursday — they felt they shouldn’t have lost. They faced a Proctor team that brought back six sta…