Longhorns split at North Platte

DEARBORN, Mo. — The South Nodaway baseball team split its season-opening double-header Monday afternoon with North Platte, winning game one 5-0 before dropping game two 4-3.

The Longhorns won the opening game 5-0 after scoring two runs in both the third and fourth innings and an insurance run in the seventh to win the first game of the year.

Senior Garrett LaMaster earned the win and went 3-for-4 at the plate. Junior catcher Bryce Deen went 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI, junior Corby Walker drove in a run and seniors Logan Murphy, Trestan McGeorge and Jed Galbraith all recorded a pair of hits.

In game two, North Platte got on the board first with a run in the second before the Longhorns took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth. The Panthers answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and the South Nodaway rally fell a run short in the top of the seventh.

Senior Quetin Ebrecht, who was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI, was charged with the loss. Deen also went 3-for-3 at the dish with a pair of doubles.

The Longhorns are back on the diamond at 4:30 p.m. Thursday against North Nodaway at Beal Park in Maryville after Tuesday’s game against Braymer was postponed. No make-up date has been announced.