Silverado’s season ends with loss in Little League West semifinal

Silverado's bid to become the first Nevada team to play in the Little League World Series came up two wins short when the team lost 3-2 to northern California representative Red Bluff in the semifinals of the West Regional in San Bernardino, Calif., on Friday.

Silverado (2-3) surrendered three first-inning runs and couldn't recover despite shutting down Red Bluff (3-2) over the next five innings.

A single by Omar Ortiz Jr., a Red Bluff error and ensuing wild pitch, and a double by Mikey Ruiz allowed Silverado to score twice in the fifth, but Red Bluff reliever Lane Pritchard came on to close down the Las Vegas team over the final 1 1/3 innings.

Ortiz and Ruiz finished with two of Silverado's nine hits, and Jacob Rogers added a double.