The Toledo baseball team’s final tune-up before district play begins went awry Monday, as the Riverhawks fell victim to one of the best pitchers in the area regardless of classification in a 3-0 non-league loss to 1B Naselle.
Kolten Lindstrom shoved for the Comets, giving up just one hit — a single to Rayder Stemkoski in the second — and striking out nine. Toledo got one baserunner on a dropped third strike and another on an error, but never got anybody past second base.
Opposite Lindstrom, Toledo went with its own ace, but Naselle got to Caiden Schultz for a run in the second and a run in the third, and with low stakes on the table coach Mack Gaul pulled him after 67 pitches for Kaven Winters. The two only allowed three hits, but issued five walks each, giving the defending 1B State champs plenty to work with for free.
Toledo, locked into the No. 2 seed in the Central 2B League, will host a three-team pod Saturday in the District 4 tournament, and face the winner of a loser-out game in the quarterfinals.
