Kodus Wehe of the Greenwave slides into third base with Lowry’s Kaden Boyles covering the bag. (Photo: Steve Ranson/LVN)
FALLON — The Fallon Greenwave scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to take a wild 24-23 win over Lowry in Northern 3A-East baseball at the Edward Arciniega Athletic Complex.
The game counted as a nonleague game as both team prepare for this weekend’s 3A-East tournament in Winnemucca. Lowry (5-1 overall, 5-10 league) plays Elko at 3:30 p.m., and Fallon (9-8 overall, 8-7 league) faces Spring Creek at 1 p.m.
Tuesday’s game saw both teams combining for 43 hits, but the big difference was Lowry committing nine errors compared to Fallon’s two.
Lowry jumped on Fallon for nine runs in the first and seven in the second for a 16-5 lead. Marcus Montes struck first, hitting a double to drive in a pair of runs. Brendan Robinson and Zach Fernandez each doubled in a run.
Justin Horton, Tristan Schmittel and Garette Hinshaw each had RBI singles. Fallon scored two runs in the home half of the first on Matt Davis’ triple and an error. Greenwave mistakes led to five of Lowry’s seven runs.
Kaden Boyles singled in a run, and Logan Fettic’s ground out scored another. Avery Strasdin hit an RBI single for Fallon in the bottom of the inning, and Cade Barton doubled in the second run.
Lowry didn’t score in the top of the third, but Fallon added 11 runs.
Two errors allowed Fallon to score twice, and Strasdin batted in two runs, while Lucas Prinz and Davis each slammed two-run singles.
Going into the fourth inning, the score was tied at 16, but Lowry snapped the deadlock with two runs. Fernandez drilled a single for a run. Fallon took a one-run lead after the bottom of the fourth inning on an error, a triple and Evan Crandall’s single.
In the see-saw battle, Lowry took a 21-20 lead after the fifth inning. Fettic’s single tied the game, but a passed ball and error led to two runs. Zane Bogdanowicz lofted a sacrifice fly for Fallon.
Hinshaw hit an RBI single for Lowry’s only run in the sixth. Isaiah Diaz singled in a run for Fallon as the Wave tied Lowry at 22. Fernandez’s fielder’s choice pushed Lowry to a one-run led in the top of the seventh, but Fallon responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning for the win.
Fallon used six pitchers in the game. Lowry used four pitchers.
