Reno High forces if-necessary game, but loses to Palo Verde in 5A state baseball championship

Reno High bounced back after losing its first game on Thursday in the state 5A baseball tournament to force the if-necessary game, but the Huskies lost to Palo Verde, 7-0, in the final on Saturday at Bishop Gorman.

The Huskies finished the season 28-11 overall.

Reno managed just three hits in the second game. Five Palo Verde batters recorded at least one RBI. Luke Herrera and Barrett Johnson each had two RBIs for the Panthers.

Reno beat Palo Verde, 10-3, earlier Saturday to force the second game.

In the first game Saturday, Reno scored in the first inning, added two more runs in the fifth, then exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning. The loss snapped Palo Verde’s 12-game winning streak heading into Saturday.

Palo Verde won its second state baseball title after winning the 4A in 2018.

Class 3A

(at Fallon)

Virgin Valley beat The Meadows, 12-2, for its 11th state title, the most by any school in Nevada.

The Bulldogs last won state in 2022.

Class 2A

Needles won the state championship, beating Lake Mead, 15-7, in the second game Saturday at Durango.

Lake Mead won the first game Saturday, 8-3, to force the second.

Lake Mead was the defending state champion.

Class 1A

Smith Valley bounced back in a big way to win the state championship, beating Indian Springs 10-3 in the final Saturday at Fernley.

Indian Springs won the first game Saturday, 15-3, to force the second.

Smith Valley last won the state baseball championship in 2000.

Class 5A

Durango staved off a late-inning rally by Silverado to win the 4A state baseball title Saturday, its first since 1999.

This article originally appeared on Reno Gazette Journal: Reno High forces if-necessary game, but loses to Palo Verde in 5A state baseball championship