Area Thursday baseball rounduup
Northeast Nodaway tops West Nodaway 5-4
RAVENWOOD — Northeast Nodaway’s baseball team earned a 5-4 win over West Nodaway on Thursday. Brayden Welch hit a walkoff RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to win it for the Bluejays.
Rowdy West went 2-for-4 with one RBI while Ethan Adwell, Andrew Freemyer, Welch, and Spencer Gray each added one RBI.
Spencer Weir went six innings on the mound for the win. He struck out six and walked two.
Austin Wymer had a home run and three RBI for West Nodaway. Cody Galyan struck out 13 on the mound.
West Nodaway (4-11) hosts North Andrew on Monday at 4:30 p.m. and Northeast Nodaway (7-4) host North Nodaway May 5 at 4:30 p.m.
The Bluejays were scheduled to play in the Platte Valley Tournament on Saturday, but it was cancelled due to rainy conditions.
Platte Valley sweeps North Nodaway in a doubleheader
HOPKINS — Platte Valley’s baseball team earned a 9-8 and 15-5 victory over North Nodaway on Thursday. The Longhorns beat the Mustangs 9-8 in Game 1. Aaron Coleman went 4-for-4 from the plate with two RBI for the Mustangs while Trey Farnan went 1-for-3 with three RBI for the Longhorns. Farnan had a double in the contest.
He also earned the win on the mound, going 6 2/3 innings and striking out five and walking three.
Peyton Coleman took the loss on the mound for North Nodaway. He pitched 6 1/3 innings. Coleman struck out 12 batters and allowed just four walks.
Platte Valley kept the pressure on in Game 2 with a 15-5 win in five innings. Tristan Freemyer and Koby Stoll both had three RBI for South Nodaway. Farnan had two RBI.
Dakota Smyser had two RBI for the Mustangs.
Smyser took the loss on the mound, pitching three innings of relief. He gave up nine runs, but just two were earned. North Nodaway committed five errors in the contest.
Cameron Watson picked up the win on the mound for the Longhorns. He pitched five innings and struck out five while walking two.
North Nodaway (9-6) finishes regular season play May 5 at Northeast Nodaway while Platte Valley travels to DeKalb on Monday.
Platte Valley (5-6) was supposed to host a tournament this weekend, but it was cancelled due to rainy conditions.
