Staff report

Kimberly almost pulled off a last-ditch comeback in the first game, but made sure it happened at least once in its home finale by winning the nightcap to salvage a split with Wood River on Monday.

Sean Bunce pitched Wood River to a 5-4 win in Game 1, scattering just four hits over his seven innings of work.

He almost gave the Astros (22-8, 18-8 Area C) a come-from-behind win as they scored twice in the seventh inning to make a game out of it, but he closed the door and picked up the victory.

Pat Patterson wasn't so lucky in the nightcap, however, as he was given a one-run lead heading into the bottom of the seventh only to see Kimberly's bats come alive when it mattered most.

Astros catcher Willy Mumm singled home Dakota Cummings with the infield drawn in to plate the winning run in a 7-6 victory.

Kimberly assistant Tom Myers said that the difference in the two games was simply down to execution, and his team obviously got it done in the nightcap.

"We made a lot of little mistakes in the first game that caught us. They really hit the ball well, but they hit it right at us and it kept us in the game. If we eliminate the mistakes maybe we win that one," Myers said. "In the second one we finally stepped up and did some things.

"If we play the game the right way we can win ballgames and that's the bottom line. But they were really good games, both of them."

Kimberly is at Pocatello on Thursday.

Game 1

Wood River 5, Kimberly 4

Wood River 212 000 0 - 5 12 2

Kimberly 000 200 2 - 4 4 1

Bunce and Patterson; Lawson and Mumm. W: Bunce. L: Lawson.

Extra-base hits - 2B: Wood River, Brunker 2, Seamons, Patterson.

Game 2

Kimberly 7, Wood River 6

Wood River 004 010 1 - 6 10 4

Kimberly 500 000 2 - 7 6 3

Seamons, Patterson (6) and Farrow, Patterson (3), Bunce (6); Graham, Schroeder (3), Lawson (7) and Mumm. W: Lawson. L: Patterson.

Extra-base hits - 2B: Wood River, Patterson; Kimberly, Harmon, Cummings, Vance.