With postseason play beginning on May 8, the Wayne High baseball team closed out their regular season schedule on their home diamond against a co-op of three schools.
From Hank Overin Field in Wayne, the Blue Devils welcomed Platte Valley (Ashland-Greenwood/Yutan/Mead) on May 3.
Wayne High scored late to pick up a 3-2 win marking back-to-back wins improving to 16-9. The visiting Patriots fell to 6-16 dropping back-to-back.
Platte Valley took control early with single runs in the first and second innings to lead 2-0.
The Blue Devils quickly answered thanks to a pair of runs in the home half of the second inning to tie the game up at 2-2. Sophomore Jaxson Kneifl posted a two-RBI single driving in seniors Alex Rodriguez and Calvin Ankeny.
Following back-to-back scoreless innings, WHS scored once more in the bottom of the fifth. Sophomore Adrian Contreras used a RBI base hit scoring junior Drew Reinhardt.
The game ended on a double-play after junior Parker Patefield caught a fly ball in left field and gunned down the potential game-tying run at the plate to junior catcher Brodey Munter after the base runner tagged up.
Final favored Wayne winning 3-2 despite being outhit, 5-3. The Blue Devils committed three errors while Platte Valley recorded one error.
Jaxson Kneifl singled and drove in two runs; Adrian Contreras singled and drove in a run as Alex Rodriguez singled and scored.
Drew Reinhart and Calvin Ankeny both scored.
Contreras (90 pitches) picked up the win in six and a third innings allowing two runs (one earned) off five hits while striking out five batters, walking four and hitting one. Junior Gavin Anderson (two) earned the save in two-thirds walking one batter.
