WATERFORD MILLS — Tony Moser had produced a walk-off hit before. But not on a home run.

Not until Monday, April 22.

“It was a fastball right down the middle,” said Moser of the pitch he pulled over the left field fence at Bodiker Field for a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Bethany

Christian to an 8-6 come-from-behind home high school baseball victory against visiting Triton.

The Bruins (3-3) were down 6-5 going into their last at-bat, but had the top of the order coming up — junior Jacob Plank and sophomore Tyson Miller and Moser. 

“They’ve been hitting well up there,” said Bethany coach Jim Kraft.

Plank and Miller both singled to left to make way for Moser’s heroics.

“We’ve got a really young team and have had our ups and downs,” said Kraft. “It’s really nice when they can pull one out like that.”

Moser finished with five runs batted in. Plank scored three runs.

Plank, Miller and Moser produced two hits each.

Triton (1-7) tallied one two-out run in the top of the seventh for a 6-5 advantage.

“We competed,” said Trojans coach Tyler Hensley. “That’s the toughest thing to teach any kid, especially at the high school level. We’ve got (several) kids who haven’t played high school baseball. “To stay in the game and not quit, that’s pretty much what we’re trying to bring back to Triton.”

Kobe Mast drew a two-out walk and scored on No. 9 hitter Nate Stinson’s first-pitch double to left-center off right-hander Miller.

The third out was a hustling catch of a foul pop by Bruins catcher Moser.

Kraft noted that his squad has players out for baseball for the first time and still learning the game.

“It’s starting to come together,” said Kraft.

Right-hander Ty Ferry set Bethany down in order in the sixth without a groundout and two strikeouts.

Triton left one runner against Miller in the sixth.

Between two strikeouts, Moser threw out a would-be base stealer — Delano Shumpert (on by error) — at third base for the second out. Led by Ferry’s two, the visitors stole five bases on the day.

Bethany scored three two-out runs against Ferry in the fifth to pull even at 5-all.

Miller reached on error after a strikeout and pop-up and scored on Moser’s double to deep left.

Triton made three errors on the same play as two runs scored — Moser and freshman Beck Willems (who reached base on an infield single).

Triton left the bases loaded against Miller in the fifth.

With one out, Jeremiah Farrell walked. Mast and Stinson both produced two-out singles to center before a fly-out ended the scoring opportunity for Triton.

Ferry retired Bethany 1-2-3 in the fourth with a come-backer to the mound, groundout and caught-looking strikeout.

Triton went down in order against Miller in the fourth with two strikeouts and a fly-out. 

The Bruins cut the gap to 5-2 with one run against Ferry in the third.

Plank led off with a single to left, moved to third base on Miller’s infield single and scored on Willems’ one-out single to center.

The inning ended on a double play when Ferry caught a pop-up and doubled a runner off third base.

Triton sent 11 batters to the plate and tallied five runs against in the third for a 5-1 lead.

With one out, three straight batters — Ferry, Nate Riggins and Shumpert — walked.

Ryan Kaufman’s two-run double to center drove in Ferry and Riggins.

Dominic Smith’s single to right plated Shumpert.

Farrell’s single to left knocked in Kaufman.

Stinson drew a bases-loaded walk to score Smith.

Miller relieved right-hander Plank with two outs and the bases loaded and coaxed an inning-ending fly-out.

Bethany stranded one runner against Ferry in the second.

Senior Jonah Farran smacked a lead-off single to left and wound up at second base.

Two of the frame’s outs were on come-backers to the mound.

Plank retired Triton 1-2-3 in the second with three caught-looking strikeouts.

The Bruins scored the game’s first run in the bottom of the first.

Plank made it to second base on a passed ball on Strike 3, moved to third base on Miller’s sacrifice bunt and scored on Moser’s sacrifice fly to center.

Triton left runners at second and third base against Plank in the top of the first.

Ferry led off with a single to left, stole second base and moved to third on Kaufman’s groundout.

Shumpert reached on an error and advanced to second on Kauffman’s groundout.

A caught-looking strikeout by Plank ended the threat.

Wawasee junior varsity visits Bethany Tuesday, April 23 and Triton goes to LaVille Thursday, April 25.

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