Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
RIO RANCHO — Jaren Jackson allowed one run over six innings, and went 2-for-3 with an RBI single as the Cleveland Storm edged the Clovis Wildcats 3-1 for their first win in four tries to open the Cleveland Invitational on Thursday afternoon.
Senior starter Sebastian Nunez didn’t pitch poorly, but ended up the hard-luck loser for Clovis (4-2)
“We hurt ourselves with walks early,” Clovis coach Richard Cruce said. “We allowed two walks to score in the game.”
Clovis stranded seven runners, and leadoff hitters went 0-for-7 on the day.
“We just didn’t get the big hit at the big time,” Cruce said. “Had our chances, just didn’t get the big hit.”
Clovis scored its lone run on a double by junior Garrett Langrell in the sixth. Senior catcher Jace Piepkorn went 2-for-3 for Clovis.
Clovis continues the tournament with a 12:30 p.m. today contest against Aztec.
