Northeast Nodaway rallied Tuesday, April 19th to preserve its unbeaten season, erupting in the final two innings to beat South Holt 4-3. South Holt is 6-5 as of Saturday and has been in all of their games this year; they played Plattsburg tough and went on to score 29 runs in their next two games.
The Knights’ pitching has kept them in most of their games, and they trotted out freshman Hayes Weller against the Bluejays. He was unhittable through five innings; Northeast got some good swings against him, but always hit it right at center fielder Kendall Noland, who was patrolling center field and catching everything hit remotely close to his area.
The game was scoreless through three innings, but the Knights broke through in the fourth innings. Back to back doubles from Weller and Noland put South Holt on the board. Tylynn Prussman’s grounder moved Noland over, and Gannon Phelan hit a grounder to Lane Dack, who was playing in at second for the play at the plate. But it didn’t matter as Noland was safe and South Holt was up 2-0 after four.
Weller had a perfect game through three and a third innings, retiring the first 10 Bluejay batters, but Lane Dack beat out an infield hit to the shortstop with one out in the fourth to break the spell. But it didn’t matter as Colton Swalley forced him as second. Auston Pride reached on an error as Colton went all the way to third, but Dylan McIntyre’s screamer was run down by Noland in right center and Northeast stayed off the board.
With one out in the Knights fifth, Cole Medsker walked, went to second on an errant pickoff throw, and to third in a wild pitch. Jayce Jackson grounded out to bring him home and make it 3-0.
With one out in the Bluejay sixth, Lane Dack got his second hit, a single to right center. It looked like it would fizzle out as Colton Swalley hit it hard, but once again right at Noland. But Auston Pride singled to left and the ball got away as Lane took third and Pride second. Dylan McIntyre hit a slow roller to third that looked like it might be the third out, but it hit the bag and everyone was safe as Northeast was on the board to make it 3-1. Grant McIntyre singled to right to cut it to 3-2 after six.
Boston Adwell hit a squibber in front of the plate for the first out of the seventh, but Landon Wilmes hit a shot off the third baseman’s glove and it rolled away as he got a scratch hit. Ben Boswell singled, and then consecutive errors got Wilmes home to tie it up at 3-3.
That finished Weller, who ran out of pitches at 92, and Cole Medsker came in to pitch. Auston Pride hit a screamer that looked like a game winner, but it hooked foul at the last minute. But then he drew the bases loaded walk and the Bluejays came away with the win.
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