PROVO — Losing a high school baseball game on a one-hitter is virtually unheard of. But unfortunately, for Olympus pitcher Spencer Matheson, that was exactly what happened.
Matheson tossed a one-hitter in a 3-0 loss to Timpanogos on Tuesday in the 4A state baseball tournament.
Timpanogos will meet Region 7 rival Lone Peak for the fourth time on Thursday at Lindquist Field in Ogden at 11 a.m. Olympus plays Murray today at 4 p.m. in an elimination game at BYU's Miller Park.
While Matheson was solid, Timpanogos ace and BYU-bound pitcher Mac Nelson was even more impressive by fanning 11 batters and tossing a two-hitter in the state tournament win.
"If we don't have great pitching tonight we lose," Timpanogos coach Kim Nelson said. "Fortunately Mac was on top of things and threw well."
Matheson's one-hitter was marred by five walks, one hit batter and two wild pitches that scored two of Timpanogos' three runs. Tyson Ford recorded the T-Wolves' only hit with a double in the second inning.
Olympus' only two hits were by Landon Fielding and Jeff Davis.
"It's not often you get doubled in hits and win by three runs," Nelson said.
Timpanogos scored its first two runs off wild pitches and added a third on a bases loaded walk.
Cole McWhorter led off the third inning with a walk. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and then moved to third on an Alex Lyons ground out.
McWhorter then scored his team's first run on a wild pitch with Nelson at the plate
In the fifth inning, Matheson walked Tyson Ford and Austin Heaps then reached base on a fielding error by Olympus. With one out, Tyson Gonzalez, Nelson and Ryder Olsen were all walked to set up Timpanogos' next two runs.
With the bases loaded, Heaps scored on a wild pitch to up the Timpanogos lead to 2-0. McWhorter tallied the third run for Timpanogos after Olsen was walked with the bases loaded.
In other 4A baseball playoff games Tuesday:
LONE PEAK 8, SPRINGVILLE 5: The Knights put the lead-off batter on base in the first five innings and connected for 11 hits to hand Springville ace Mark Pawelek his first loss in two years. Benji Woahn went the distance for Lone Peak, striking out nine, and he also delivered a two-run single in the fourth and doubled in the sixth. Lone Peak continues in the winners bracket, playing at 11 a.m. Thursday in Ogden; Springville plays at BYU at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the losers bracket.
MURRAY 7, BONNEVILLE 3:Sean Pitts had three RBIs with a bases-loaded single in the second inning and Ryan Tomita knocked in two in the seventh with a triple to keep the Spartans alive. Jeff Rosander went the distance for Murray to earn his second straight playoff victory. Murray continues in the one-loss bracket at 4 p.m. Wednesday at BYU. Bonneville ends its season with 17 wins and nine loses.
PROVO 13, MOUNTAIN VIEW 11: Clint Phillips hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break an 11-11 tie, and brothers Travis and Bryce Ayoso held the Bruins scoreless for the final three innings as Provo eliminates Mountain View. Provo plays Springville on Wednesday in the one-loss bracket; Mountain View ends the season with a 13-12 record.