Play-by-play coverage of 4A baseball second championship game

Bishop Gorman vs. Rancho

Class 4A Baseball If Game (Championship No. 2)

At Aces Park, Reno

Weather: Still really cold, though not snowing...yet; 35-40 degrees, wind relatively calm (for Reno)

FINAL

Gorman 262 12 — 13 13 1

Rancho 000 00 — 0 4 3

Lineups

Bishop Gorman

Sewald cf

White 3b

Field 2b

Welch p

Gallo ss

Lawhorn c

Denzler 1b

Van Meetren dh

Meimerstorf lf

Forsythe rf

Rancho

Gomez 2b

Qualls p

Pletsch ss

Koenen 1b

Chavira c

Kline 3b

Holdren dh

Cruz cf

Sipes rf

Brandstadter lf

Gorman 1st:

Sewald singled to shortstop (2-1 count)

White struck out looking (1-2)

Field tripled off the left-center field fence, RBI; Sewald scored (2-0)

Welch singled to second base, RBI; Field scored (2-2)

Gallo struck out swinging (1-2)

Lawhorn struck out swinging (1-2)

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left

Rancho 1st:

Gomez struck out swinging (0-2)

Qualls hit by pitch (2-1)

Pletsch struck out swinging (1-2)

Koenen singled to left; Qualls advanced to third (3-2)

Chavira walked; Koenen advanced to second (3-2)

Kline flied out to deep left (0-1)

0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left

Gorman 2nd:

Denzler struck out looking (2-2)

Van Meetren singled to third (1-0)

Meimerstorf reached on fielder's choice; Van Meetren out at second, shortstop to second (1-2)

Meimerstorf stole second

Meimerstorf advanced to third on wild pitch

Sewald walked (3-2)

Sewald stole second

White walked (3-2)

Field doubled to deep right-center, 3 RBIs; Field advanced to third on the throw; Field scored on an error by pitcher; Meimerstorf scored; Sewald scored; White scored (3-1)

Pitching change: Gomez replaces Qualls; Qualls to center field; Cruz to left field; Turner to second base; Brandstadter leaves game.

Welch walked (3-0)

Gallo walked; Welch advanced to second (3-1)

Gorman first base coach ejected

Lawhorn singled to left, RBI; Welch scored; Gallo advanced to second (2-2)

Denzler singled to center, RBI; Gallo scored; Denzler advanced to third (1-1)

Pitching change: Matha replaces Gomez; Gomez to second base; Turner leaves game

Denzler stole second

Van Meetren grounded out to third (3-2)

6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left

Rancho 2nd:

Holdren struck out swinging (1-2)

Cruz walked (3-2)

Sipes struck out swinging (2-2)

Gomez lined out to shortstop (1-1)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left

Gorman 3rd:

Meimerstorf tripled to deep right-center (2-0)

Sewald singled to second base, RBI; Meimerstorf scored (2-1)

White flied out to left (1-0)

Sewald stole second and continued to third on a wild pitch

Field flied out to shortstop (2-2)

Welch reached on an error by third base; Sewald scored (2-2)

Welch advanced to second on wild pitch

Gallo walked (3-0)

Lawhorn fouled out to right field (1-2)

2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left

Rancho 3rd:

Qualls grounded out to third (1-1)

Pletsch grounded out to third (1-1)

Koenen grounded out to second (2-2)

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left

Gorman 4th:

Defensive change: Pankratz to catcher for Chavira

Denzler singled to right (2-2)

Forsythe pinch hits for Van Meetren

Denzler advanced to second on wild pitch

Forsythe struck out looking (2-2)

Meimerstorf grounded out to second; Denzler advanced to third (1-1)

Vukasin pinch hits for Sewald

Vukasin singled to shortstop, RBI; Denzler scored (0-0)

White flied out to left (1-1)

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left

Rancho 4th:

Defensive changes: Vukasin to left field; Meimerstorf to center

Pankratz struck out swinging (1-2)

Kline singled to center (1-2)

Holdren fouled out to right; Kline advanced to second on an error by right fielder (0-0)

Cruz struck out looking (1-2)

0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left

Gorman 5th:

Field singled to center (0-1)

Welch doubled to right-center, RBI, advanced to third on error by center fielder; Field scored (1-1)

Hunter pinch hits for Gallo

Hunter struck out swinging, out at first, catcher to first baseman (1-2)

Lawhorn reached on fielder's choice, advanced to third; Welch out third baseman to catcher to third baseman to pitcher to short to third baseman to pitcher (1-1)

Lawhorn scored on wild pitch

Denzler struck out looking (1-2)

2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 left

Rancho 5th:

Defensive changes: Hunter to third, White to shortstop

Llamas pinch hits for Sipes

Llamas struck out swinging (2-2)

Gomez singled to center (1-0)

Lange pinch hits for Qualls

Lange walked; Gomez advanced to second (3-2)

Pletsch singled to right field; Lange advanced to third; Gomez advanced to third, out at home, right field to catcher (2-2)

Koenen grounded out to second (0-0)