Battle Mountain baseball team picks up three wins in opening weekend of action

Battle Mountain baseball team picks up three wins in opening weekend of action

Battle Mountain baseball team picks up three wins in opening weekend of action

The Battle Mountain High School baseball team went 3-1 over three days as part of the Pershing County Tournament.

The Longhorns routed Carlin this past Thursday in Battle Mountain to start the season. Battle Mountain split a pair of games on Friday in Lovelock, beating Pershing County 7-5 and losing to Sparks of the Northern 3A 4-1. Battle Mountain bounced back on Saturday to knock off Virginia City 11-6.

Battle Mountain is back home Friday to take on North Tahoe in the Northern 2A opener at 4 p.m. The Longhorns and Lakers will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 10 a.m. Battle Mountain goes back on the orad Tuesday to play Pershing County in a Northern 2A match-up at 4 p.m.