Lobos Earn Big Victory Over Alchesay, Lose To Holbrook

By Greg Perkins
   The Lobos split the two games they played during spring break, picking up a second straight region win over Alchesay last Thursday, before dropping a one-run road loss at Holbrook Friday afternoon.
   Playing in Whiteriver on Thursday, Snowflake started slowly with just one run in the top of the first inning, but in the second the Lobos exploded for seven runs to take control of the game. They followed four more runs in the third with another seven-run inning in the fourth to finish their scoring at 19 runs. The Falcons finally scored just one run in the bottom of the fifth, but it wasn’t nearly enough to avoid the 10-run rule.
   Alchesay had just two hits and made eight errors.
   Snowflake connected for 23 hits in the game and made two errors.
   Tarrin Tanner started the game on the hill for Snowflake and picked up the win with three innings of hitless pitching. He struck out three and also walked three. Cody Hoopes worked the final two innings, giving up one earned run on two hits with three strike outs and three walks.
    At the plate several Lobo hitters had a good day. Kyle Larson went one for two with a sacrifice, two RBIs and a run scored. Trevor Reddick went four for four with a triple and three RBIs, and scored three runs. Travis Reddick was also four for four with four RBIs and scored three runs. Shawn Walker went one for two with an RBI, a run scored and a sacrifice. Chase Jones was two for three and scored twice. Robby Martindale went three for three with a triple and three RBIs, and scored twice. Hoopes went three for five with three RBIs and scored twice. Tanner was three for four with an RBI. Blake Peterson went two for three with a double, two runs scored and collected two RBIs.
Snowflake          174 70   19
Alchesay             000 01    1
   On Friday the Lobos ventured north to take on the Roadrunners in a non-region contest at Holbrook. Playing in breezy conditions the Lobos gave up three runs in the bottom of the first inning, then spent the next five innings trying to play catch up. Holbrook added another run in the third inning and led by four runs in the top of the fourth. The Snowflake squad finally picked up its first run of the game in the fourth, but gave it right back in the home half of the inning and still trailed by four.
   In the fifth the Lobos were able to trim one run off the lead, then pulled within one after scoring two runs in the top of the sixth inning. They were finally able to tie the game in the top of the seventh inning at five apiece. But in the bottom of the seventh, the Roadrunners who had won just one game all season, were able to push one run across and take down the Lobos by a final of 6-5.
   Martindale started the game on the hill for Snowflake and worked five innings, giving up five runs, just three earned, on seven hits with four strike outs and five walks. Josh Pawlik came on in for the final two innings and gave up one earned run on three hits.
   Dane Hancock went one for three at the plate with a double. Travis Reddick was one for four and scored a run. Walker went two for four with a home run. Jones was one for one and scored a run. Martindale was two for four with a double and two RBIs. Tanner went on for four with a run scored and had one RBI.
Snowflake       000 112 1 5
Holbrook         301 100 1 6
   The Lobos are currently 9-4-1 on the season and they sit at 2-0 in the 3A East. Today (April 1) they will host Winslow, then have a chance for revenge when they host Holbrook on Thursday. On Saturday they will be on the road to play at Chino Valley. Next Tuesday they return to region play with a game at Show Low.