The Lobos have opened the 2015 baseball season with a 2-3 mark after going 2-2 at the Amphitheatre Panther Invitational held in Tucson over the weekend.

With the school still celebrating the state boys’ basketball title, spring sports got underway last week.

The Lobos dropped their season opener, losing a tight home field contest to Winslow 3-2. The Lobos lead 1-0 through three and were tied 2-2 going into the seventh. The Bulldogs pushed across the winning run in the top of the seventh. Winslow pounded out eight hits while the Lobos collected five from five different players.

At the plate, Caedon Ervien went 1 for 3 with a triple. Tyler Hanson was also 1 for 3 with a triple, and scored a run. Matt Lamb was 1 for 3 with an RBI. JR Fox also went 1 for 3. Tyler Claridge went 1 for 2, drew a walk, stole a base and collected an RBI. Wacey Wood walked once and stole a base.

Hanson took the loss on the mound, where he faced 31 batters in seven innings of work. He gave up just three runs on eight hits with nine strikeouts and walked only two.

The Lobos opened play in the tournament on Thursday with a 12-4 loss to the host team, Amphi.

Ervien went 3 for 4 at the plate with a triple. Hanson was 2 for 3 with a triple and scored twice. Fox went 1 for 3 with a double and had two RBIs. Ty Pawlik went 1 for 3 with two RBIs. Claridge was 2 for 3 with a double and scored twice. Wood went 1 for 2 and Tanner Crosby went 2 for 4.

Lamb worked 21/3 innings, facing 22 batters. He allowed 10 runs on 10 hits with a strikeout and two walks. Fox pitched 32/3 innings, giving up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts.

On Friday, the Lobos picked up their first win of the season, an 11-2 decision over Parkland, Texas.

At the plate, Ervien went 1 for 2, reached once on an error and scored three runs. Lamb was 3 for 4 with a double, an RBI and scored three runs. Jake Lyman went 1 for 3 with a double and scored once.

Lyman earned the win on the hill, facing 21 batters in five innings of work. He gave up just two runs on two hits with two walks and struck out eight.

The Lobos’ second game on Friday was also a win, a 17-6 romp over Palo Verde of Tucson.

Crosby earned the win with five innings on the hill. He faced 26 batters, giving up six runs on four hits with four walks and six strikeouts.

At the plate, Hanson went 4 for 4 with a double, four RBIs and scored three runs. Fox went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and scored twice. Crosby helped his cause by going 2 for 4 and scoring twice. Jake Stewart went 2 for 2 with a double, two RBIs and scored twice.

Snowflake lost its only game on Saturday, a 13-3 setback against Walden Grove, also from the Tucson area.

The Lobos have a busy week on tap. They will play at Thatcher today (March 11), then host Holbrook on Friday, March 13. On Monday, March 16, they play at Window Rock, followed by a game with Blue Ridge on Tuesday, March 17, at Lakeside and a home field match-up with Payson on Wednesday, March 18.