PL Comes From Behind to Walk Off Wayzata in Snake Pit Opener

PL Comes From Behind to Walk Off Wayzata in Snake Pit Opener

It was another struggle at the plate for Prior Lake Legion on Friday against Wayzata but the bats came alive when it counted.

Facing a 2-0 deficit entering the bottom of the 7th inning, PL left it all on the field. With one out in the inning, Kyle Schmidt was able to stay in the box and get hit by a pitch to get on base to start the rally. Tyler Edwards then followed that up by roping a single into left. Tommy Keating then was able to work a walk, ending the outing for the Wayzata starter. Then the true magic happened, after getting down in the count, Jon Houston chopped a ball out towards short that could have been a game ending double play. However, the ball hopped over the shortstop's head and into centerfield, allowing Schmidt and Edwards to score to tie the game at 2. Joe Gutoske then followed with a great at bat to work a walk and load the bases yet again. Tony Loehr stepped into the box with a chance to be the hero and he came through with a base hit to right field to drive in Keating and get the walk off win 3-2.

PL had only managed one hit through 6 innings, a single by Keating.

While the last inning was very exciting, Austin Truso was the reason that Prior Lake had a chance to win. Truso had a great outing on the mound throwing a complete game with 9 strikeouts against a very good hitting team from Wayzata. His effort was a big key in the victory.

Prior Lake will play again today at Memorial against East Ridge at 4:30pm and against Chaska at 7pm as the Snake Pit Tournament continues. The game schedule for tomorrow will be determined by the result of today's games.