Baseball: Douglas clinches playoff berth, takes first two games vs. Fallon

With a playoff spot already in hand, thanks to a 5-1 win at Fallon Tuesday, the Douglas baseball team was able to have a little fun with senior day in Minden Wednesday afternoon.

The Tiger seniors accounted for all but one of the team's RBIs and all but two of the team's runs in an 8-0 win over Fallon in their final regular season home game.

"It was fun to watch," Douglas head coach John Glover said. "I'm excited for them. That was awesome.

"They were having fun and it's always nice to send a group out with a win in their last home game. That's important and they did a good job today."

Aside from the proper sendoff, the win always gives the Tigers an important momentum boost after being swept by Galena last weekend.

"Last weekend was a little bit demoralizing, but the kids are showing that they are pretty resilient," Glover said. "That's a good thing to see. I'm proud of the way they responded and bounced back.

"The easier way is probably just to shut it down, but they've done a good job of perservering these past two games and hopefully we can keep it up tomorrow."

Seniors Brett Anderson and Ryan Moglich and junior Kameron Van Winkle each went 2-for-3 while Anderson drove in three runs and senior Ryan Moglich drove in two. Junior Conner Dillon had an RBI and Van Winkle hit a solo home run.

Senior Kyle Ford and sophomore Ryan Ford each doubled.

Senior Beau Battista pitched a complete game in his final regular season home appearance. He scattered four hits, struck out nine and walked two.

On Tuesday, the Tigers clinched a berth in the playoffs for the 15th consecutive year as Van Winkle tossed a completed game with seven strikeouts and three walks.

Kyle Ford doubled and drove in a pair of runs, while Tanner Eagan, Anderson and Van Winkle each had an RBI. Van Winkle also had a double in the game.