Range Riders falter in Boise Tuesday

BOISE – The Range Riders dropped the first of a crucial six-game series against the Boise Hawks Tuesday night at Memorial Stadium, fading in the late innings of a 7-4 Pioneer League loss.

The game was tied 4-4 heading into the bottom of the eighth when Nicholas Klemp hit a two-run double to give the Hawks a 6-4 lead. The Hawks scored another run on a passed ball in the inning. 

Down 3-1, the Range Riders scored two in the fifth inning on a fielder’s choice RBI by Andy Atwood and an RBI single from Chad Castillo. They took a 4-3 lead on a JD McLaughlin sacrifice fly in the sixth but were shut out in the final three frames.