Reinartz hits 2 homers, combines with Coleman on 2-hitter as Zebras knock off Peru

TRC lead on line at Northwestern, 5:30 p.m. today

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Tanner Reinartz Zakk Parks Brady Coleman

Baseball

Rochester 8, Peru 1 (Monday): Tanner Reinartz hit two solo homers, and he combined with Brady Coleman on a two-hitter on the mound as the Zebras stayed in a tie for first place in the Three Rivers Conference with a road win over Peru Monday.

Brant Beck and Reinartz both went 3 for 3 as part of Rochester’s 11-hit attack. Zakk Parks and Conner Dunfee each had a hit and two RBIs. Drew Bowers had a triple, Linden Wilburn singled and walked, and Callen Ferverda had a single.

The Zebras prevailed despite Reinartz and Coleman combining for nine walks and despite three errors in the field.

Reinartz pitched the first three innings and did not allow a hit. He allowed one unearned run and walked six and struck out six. Coleman pitched the final four innings for the win and allowed two hits and no runs. He walked three and struck out one.

Jackson Boswell took the loss for Peru. He pitched 4 ⅓ innings and allowed seven hits and five runs (two earned). He walked one and struck out one.

Rochester scored three unearned runs in the first, all after the first two batters were retired. Reinartz singled and went to second when Carson Paulik reached on a third strike passed ball. Beck singled home Reinartz, and Parks tripled home Paulik and Beck.

After Peru scored on an error in the second, Reinartz homered to lead off the third. Beck’s RBI single and Dunfee’s two-run single in the fifth made it 7-1.

Reinartz homered again to center field in the seventh off reliever Devin Evans.

Reis Bellar got Peru’s first hit with a single with two outs in the fifth, but Parks threw him out trying to steal.

Peru had runners on second and third with one out in the sixth, but Coleman got William Rodriguez to pop to second base and Gavin Eldridge on a grounder to first to end the inning.

Lucas Musser singled with two outs in the seventh, but Bellar grounded to first to end the game.

Rochester is 16-2 overall and 5-1 in the TRC. Peru fell to 10-7, 3-3.

Rochester will travel to Northwestern at 5:30 p.m. today. The Tigers are tied with the Zebras for the TRC lead at 5-1 after their 3-1 win over Wabash Monday.

Rochester 8, Peru 1

Rochester 301 030 1 – 8 11 3

Peru 010 000 0 – 1 2 1

WP – Brady Coleman (4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K)

LP – Jackson Boswell (4 ⅓ IP, 7 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)

3B – Drew Bowers (RHS), Zakk Parks (RHS)

HR – Tanner Reinartz 2 (RHS)