A rough week for the Lobos saw them drop three games with two of the three being against east region teams. Two of the three losses were by single runs with one coming in extra innings.
Hosting Florence on Tuesday, the Lobos trailed 3-0 before tying the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth. After the Gophers moved ahead by two in the top of the fifth, Snowflake bounced back and went ahead with three runs in the frame. Florence knotted the game at 6-6 with a single run in the sixth. After neither team was able to score in the seventh, Florence won the game in the top of the eighth with another single run then shut down the Lobos in the bottom of the eighth handing them a 7-6 loss.
For the Lobos, Brydon Hatch went 3 for 4; Dylan Ervien was 1 for 4, with a double; Joey Beecroft, 1 for 4; Fernando Quintana, 1 for 3; Tyler Hall, 1 for 3; and Ricky Munger, 1 for 4.
Quintana pitched five innings giving up six runs on eight hits with four strikeouts. Chase Williams pitched two frames allowing one run on one hit with a pair of strikeouts and two walks.
On Thursday, the Lobos welcomed in Winslow and came out on the short end of a 17-12 outcome. Things looked good early for Snowflake as they held a 12-6 lead through five innings but that is where the bottom fell out. Winslow caught and passed them with eight sixth inning runs and tacked on three more in the seventh to get the comeback win.
Joey Beecroft went 3 for 3, with a double; Hall, 3 for 4; Quintana went 2 for 4, with a double; Tyson Ramirez, 2 for 3; Cody Fox, 1 for 4; Josh Beecroft, 1 for 5; and Brydon Hatch went 1 for 4.
Brydon Hatch, Ricky Munger and Joey Beecroft all worked on the hill combing to allow 17 runs on 11 hits with only one strikeout and walked nine Winslow batters.
Saturday’s game at Blue Ridge was another nail biter where the Lobos came up short after giving away a lead in the bottom of the seventh. Snowflake led 7-3 after the first three innings and they were still on top 10- 9 with just the seventh inning left. In the bottom of the final frame the Yellowjackets scored twice to get the win 11-10.
Fernando Quintana did his part at the plate going 3 for 5 with a triple; Ramirez went 3 for 4; Cody Fox, 2 for 4, with two doubles; Hall, 2 for 3; Williams 1 for 5, with a double; and Ricky Munger was also 1 for 5.
Williams pitched five innings giving up nine runs on 12 hits with a pair of walks. Ervien worked one and one-third innings giving up two runs on three hits.
The Lobos head into this weeks action with an overall record of 5-7. They are 4-4 in ranked games with the initial power rankings being released on Tuesday of this week.
After hosting Payson on Tuesday the Lobos will play at Holbrook on Friday. Next Tuesday they will host Show Low.
