Neligh Wins Final Tune Up Before Districts

In its final regular season contest before the start of the Senior Legion District Tournament, the Neligh Senior baseball team rallied to defeat Pierce, 5-4, Monday at Harold Cole Memorial Field.

The two squads exchanged two runs apiece in the opening inning to start.

Pierce retook the lead in the third off of Caleb Anderson's RBI single up the middle.

A three-run fifth inning for Neligh proved to be the difference in the game. Hunter Reestman led off with a double to right and came around to score on Andrew Herley's RBI single to center. With runners on first and second, Tyson Belitz ripped a two-run double down the third base line to score Herley and Beau Murray, giving Neligh a 5-3 advantage.

In the top of the seventh, Pierce cut the deficit to one with a RBI single and had runners on first and second with one out. Neligh ended the game when Conor Ramold caught a fly out in left, then doubled up the runner at second for the game-ending double play.

Ramold, Herley and Kaleb Pofahl each saw time on the mound in the win for Neligh.

Reestman led the team with two hits and a runs scored.

​Neligh (15-1) begins district play Friday at 10 a.m. against Madison at Crofton.