Moapa sees season end with defeat against Elko

RENO - Moapa Valley's baseball team gave up a six-run sixth inning Friday at the Class 3A state tournament.

But that's not what Pirates coach Justin Williams will remember most about the game. He will remember the way his team continued to battle, scoring two runs in the bottom of the sixth and two in the seventh before falling 9-6 to Elko at UNR's Peccole Park.

"From (Thursday) being down 10 and fighting back and today being down by seven and fighting back to have the tying run at the plate, it's our never-say-die attitude that prevailed all season," Williams said. "I wish obviously it would have ended somewhere a little different, but I'm very, very proud of these guys."

Moapa Valley's season ended with a 10-21 record.

After the Indians took a 9-2 lead, Moapa Valley got an RBI double from Kasen Hughes and an RBI single from Josh Repp in the sixth inning to make the score 9-4.

The Pirates took advantage of three errors and an RBI single by Lane Stringham in the seventh to make things interesting. That effort epitomized a team that battled back from a 4-19 start to make the state tournament for the first time in 11 years.

Repp was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Hughes scored twice.

Elko (23-9) plays Truckee (28-5) in the 3A title round at 9 a.m. today at UNR.

CLASS 2A

■ Yerington 11, Needles 10 - At Lovelock, Sam Monahan's one-out single down the third-base line scored Cody Villalobos with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Lions (28-6-1) ousted the Mustangs (22-10).

Yerington advanced to play Pershing County (24-11) in the 2A title round at 10 a.m. today at Lovelock.

■ Needles 9, The Meadows 3 - At Lovelock, Devin Truscott tossed a five-hitter with 10 strikeouts and went 3-for-4 with a double to help Needles eliminate The Meadows (22-9).

Garrett Gosse and Justin Diamond each had a double for The Meadows.

CLASS 1A

■ Pahranagat Valley 4, Round Mountain 3 - At Bishop Manogue, Tyler Higbee's RBI single scored Jeremy Minick with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to give the Panthers the win over the Knights in the Class 1A state tournament winners' bracket final.

Pahranagat Valley (15-9) will play Virginia City (17-12-1) in the title round at noon today at UNR.

Higbee pitched a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts for Pahranagat Valley.

■ Virginia City 11, Round Mountain 6 - At Manogue, the Muckers scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth to overcome a 6-2 deficit and oust the Knights (14-12).

Round Mountain's Emitt Davis went 2-for-4, including a three-run double.