The loser’s bracket in the 4A North baseball regional tournament is ruthless. Ask Spanish Springs. The Cougars tried to slay the double-elimination dragon last week and got within one hit of winning its fifth straight elimination game and celebrating its first title since 2011. Ultimately, the grind of playing for the seventh time in five days, the fifth in three days, … [Read more...]
Reno Aces Report (5/8 – 5/14)
.500 week leaves Aces two back of Rainiers The Aces held their ground last week, splitting six games. A six-run run rally on Saturday prevented Reno from dropping three of four to New Orleans, which has been one of the worst road teams in the Pacific Coast League through the first six weeks of the season. By halving the four games at Greater Nevada Field, the Baby Cakes … [Read more...]
Walks, fatigue close curtain on Cougs in title game
13 free passes, including six with bases loaded, cost Spanish Springs in 16-15 extra-inning loss to Galena with state berth on the line RENO – Baseball purists would’ve stopped watching after three innings. Saturday’s 4A North title game at Bishop Manogue between Galena and Spanish Springs featured 31 runs, 26 hits, 26 free passes, 13 different pitchers and lasted just shy … [Read more...]
Long balls and busted eyebrows, Reed wins fifth straight regional title
Hughes’ three-run shot in the third is enough for winningest pitcher in state history RENO – The 4A North hierarchy remains intact. Reed celebrated its fifth straight regional title on Saturday afternoon, besting Bishop Manogue, 4-2, at Bishop Manogue. The victory, Reed’s 29th straight, came almost two months after the Raiders (34-2-1) last lost – when they were swept … [Read more...]
Regional Tournament: Reed bombs past Bishop Manogue
Reed pushes into 4A North title, Pair of walk-off wins keep Spanish Springs alive RENO – Reed deposited four pitches beyond the fence at Bishop Manogue on Friday evening and scored five times in the bottom of the sixth to surge past the Miners, 9-5, in a 4A North semifinal. The final home run of the game was the most consequential. In the half inning subsequent to the … [Read more...]
Regional Tournament: Cougs walk off on Miners, walk into 4A North’s final four
Lariviere draws bases-loaded walk in bottom of seventh to extend season at least one more day RENO – Malik Lariviere has an oscillating confidence. That’s understandable given his previous six-year departure from baseball. So, when he stepped in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh of a 5-5 regional elimination game at Bishop Manogue on … [Read more...]
Woes against Galena continue for Spanish Springs
Cougars hand out nine walks to Grizzlies, go 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position, fall into loser’s bracket There is little debate Spanish Springs is a program on the rise. The Cougars were a win from a state berth a season ago and own the No. 2 seed in this year’s regional tournament. But if the program is going to continue its ascent, coach Matt Ortiz knows his … [Read more...]
4A North regional softball tournament preview
Reed aims at five-peat, will be pushed by host Bishop Manogue and Spanish Springs One impressive Reed run ended this year. Will a second? The Raiders’ football team saw its streak of regional titles snapped at five in the fall and the Raiders’ softball squad is trying to get to five straight this weekend at the regional tournament hosted by Bishop Manogue. The four-time … [Read more...]