Peetz falls to Merino on the diamond

The Peetz High baseball team went up against Merino’s ace pitcher on Monday afternoon and came up on the short end of a 12-1 five-inning final at home.

The Bulldogs (2-1) were stymied by Rams’ hurler Connor Fiscus, who didn’t allow a hit over four innings of work. Peetz managed to squeeze out its run in the fourth, however, with some aggressive base running by Jordan Nelson.

After Nelson drew a walk, he stole second, third and home to tally the run. Nelson was able to score after Logan Sircy, who walked behind him, stole second with Nelson on third. When the throw went to second, Nel...