Santa Barbara High dropped two games Wednesday and will play for third place at the Coach Bob Invitational in Phoenix..
In their first game, the Dons lost to Chaparral of Parker, Colo., 11-4. The Wolverines pounded three Santa Barbara pitchers for 11 hits and won the pool.
Skyler Sabado had a RBI triple and Gabe Grandcolas hit a run-scoring single in the first inning to give the Dons a short-lived 2-0 lead.
Santa Barbara suffered a 9-7 loss against the Southside Rebels of Fort Smith, Ariz, in the first playoff game in the Open Division.
Junior varsity call-up Marcus Tmer started on the mound for the Dons.
The game was tied four times before the Rebels scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win it.
John Jensen, another JV call-up, doubled and scored the tying run in the sixth inning. Ian True had two singles and drove in two runs.
Santa Barbara plays Pine Creek, Colo. in the third place game on Thursday.
