LOWER LAKE >> Jordan McGrath combined with Izzac Carver on a two-hit shutout Friday afternoon as the Lower Lake Trojans beat Technology High School of Rohnert Park 10-0 in non-league varsity baseball action at Lower Lake.
The Trojans, who are off to a 3-0 start this season, won the game in five innings because of the 10-run rule. It ended in dramatic fashion as Ethan Watson stole home as the Tech catcher was throwing the ball back to the mound after a pitch to the plate.
“He was home before the pitcher had the ball,” Lower Lake head coach Jim Peters said of Watson. “It wasn’t a walk-off win, more like a run-off win.”
Lower Lake collected only three hits in the victory — singles by Watson, Carver and Austin Oranje — but made the most of the five walks issued by Tech pitching as well as five hit batsmen.
“I liked the way we played,” Peters said. “We can do better at the plate, but there wasn’t much we could do.”
Reed Diener didn’t record a hit but did collect three RBIs for the Trojans.
Lower Lake led 2-0 after one inning and 5-0 through two innings. The Trojans padded their lead with two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth.
McGrath worked 3 1/3 innings for the victory, allowing one hit, striking out five and walking four. Carver finished up with 1 2/3 innings of one-hit relief, striking out two and walking none.
Lower Lake hits the road today to play Healdsburg at 4 p.m. at Recreation Park. It’s part of a split doubleheader for the host Greyhounds, who play Clear Lake at 7 p.m.
