Snowflake’s baseball team has hit a rough patch dropping their last five games including a pair of losses last week. Tuesday they were in Blue Ridge where the Yellowjackets fought back from behind with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the game 11-10. Snowflake held a 10-6 lead after the fifth inning before Blue Ridge came from behind.
Fernando Quintana did his part going 3 for 5 with a triple; Tyson Ramirez was 3 for 4; Cody Fox, 2 for 4, with two doubles; Tyler Hall went 2 for 3l; and Chase Williams was 1 for 5, with a double.
Williams pitched five innings on the hill giving up nine runs on 12 hits with two walks. Dylan Ervien pitched one and a third innings giving up two runs on three hits.
Playing in Holbrook on Friday, the Lobos started well with two runs in the top of the first only to see Holbrook double that amount with four in the home half of the frame. Snowflake failed to score the rest of the game in the 11-2 loss. Holbrook tacked on two runs in the fourth, two in the fifth, and three in the sixth to get the win.
Quintana went 2 for 4; Joey Beecroft was 1 for 2; Braedon Davis was 1 for 1, with a double; Traegon Standerfer went 1 for 1; and Josh Beecroft was 1 for 2.
Ricky Munger worked four innings on the hill allowing six runs, with five strikeouts and walked four. Standerfer pitched two innings giving up five runs with a pair of walks.
With the two losses the Lobos dropped to 4-6 in regular season games leaving them ranked 22nd in the power points. After hosting Show Low on Tuesday the Lobos will play in the Wolves Classic in Goodyear beginning on Thursday.
Next week Snowflake will play at Winslow.
