The Altamont Indians scored four runs in the top of the fifth inning Friday afternoon to rally for a 6-3 victory over St. Anthony and claim third place in the National Trail Conference Baseball Tournament, played at South Central in Kinmundy.
The Bulldogs had just scored three runs in the previous inning to take a one-run lead, but Altamont responded immediately.
Mason Robinson walked and Elam Dillan singled to get the comeback started. Tyler Robbins then singled to left to drive in the tying run. But the Indians were just getting started.
Kienon Eirhart walked to load the bases and Nathan Stuemke followed with another walk that forced in the go-ahead tally. Wyatt Phillips kept things going with an RBI single and the fourth run scored on an error.
St. Anthony had a great scoring opportunity in the bottom of the fifth. Angelo Mendella led off with a double, Eli Link reached on an error and Colton Fearday singled to load the bases with no outs. But a double play and a pop out ended the threat.
Altamont grabbed an early 2-0 lead, scoring single tallies in the second and fourth innings. Eirhart blasted a solo home run over the leftfield fence in the second and Phillips drove in the fourth inning run with an RBI ground out.
The Bulldogs took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. Colton Fearday and Brody Niebrugge singled and Will Hoene walked to load the bases. Beau Adams sacrifice bunt drove in one run and the other two scored on a pair of passed balls.
Mason Robinson worked the first four innings for Altamont and got the win. He allowed four hits and three runs, while striking out five and walking two. Aden McManaway pitched the next 1.1 innings and Dillan recorded the final five outs to earn the save.
Eli Levitt took the loss. He pitched five innings, allowing six hits and six runs. He walked four and struck out five. Brock Fearday and Brady Hatton both worked one scoreless inning.
The Indians finished the fall season with a 15-8 record, while the Bulldogs end 15-7.