5/5 baseball: Sparta 2, Tomah 1

The Timberwolves had a runner on first base and the potential go-ahead run at the plate in Nick Linder. But Sparta pitcher Andrew Schanhofer, who scattered three hits, retired Linder on a game-ending pop-up.

SPARTA 2, TOMAH 1

Tomah 000 000 1 — 1 3 1 Sparta 000 110 x — 2 3 1

Pitchers: T—Gasser; S—Schanhofer. WP—Schanhoffer (5k, 2w). LP—Gasser (4k, 3w).

Leading hitters: T—Barth 2-3 (hr, 2b); S—Schanhofer (2b), Nichols (2b).

Records: T 2-10, 1-6; S 3-5, 2-4.