Nancy Chapman
Tahoe Woody Wood Bat Tournament held in Truckee, CA, Aug. 9–10, 2025, held special meaning for the Fallon Hornets 13U baseball team. It was the team’s first tournament since the unexpected passing of teammate Darius Fruzza in July.
On Saturday, the Hornets defeated Gladiators Baseball Black from Reno at the Truckee River Regional Park. Fallon pitchers Luke McCallum and Bryce Timmons combined for a shutout. The final score was 5-0 after seven innings. Mason White collected three hits in the win: a single in the first inning, a triple in the fourth, and another single in the sixth.
In game two Saturday, the Hornets faced the Samurais of Caldwell, Idaho, and won 10-7. After trailing 6-0 in the top of the second, Fallon answered with five runs in the bottom of the frame. In the third, Teegan Karol scored one run, Sam Vinsonhaler hit a two-run double, and Mason White singled in another. White then hit an inside-the-park home run in the fourth.
On Sunday, the Hornets met the Reno Muckdogs Baseball Club 13U in the championship game. Sam Vinsonhaler started on the mound for Fallon. Easton Escovedo drew a bases-loaded walk to put the Hornets on the board in the bottom of the first. Though the
Muckdogs led 3-1 after two innings, Fallon rallied with seven runs on three hits in the third to take an 8-3 lead.
Mason Judd reached base on walks in all three plate appearances. Michael Lister and Judd each stole multiple bases, with the team totaling eight stolen bases. The key hit of the inning was a two-RBI single by Keagan Carter. Fallon added seven more runs on five hits in the bottom of the fourth, including a run-scoring single by Jackson Macy. The Hornets showed patience at the plate, drawing nine walks and stealing multiple bases en route to a 15-5 win and the Tahoe Woody Wood Bat Tournament championship.
The Hornets and Muckdogs have met in championship games many times before, not always in Fallon’s favor—but this time, the Hornets won it all, and they did it for Darius.
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