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Nevada falls to Florida in national tournament

Mississippi commit Josh Mallitz struck out 11 in five innings Tuesday to lead Team Florida to a 4-1 win over Nevada in the National High School Baseball Championship in Sugar Land, Texas.

Mallitz allowed three hits and an unearned run.

Green Valley senior Gavin Malcolm went 2-for-2 with a walk, and Basic senior John Howard Bobo was 1-for-4 and scored a run for Nevada, which is 1-1 in pool play and will face Louisiana in the final round of pool play Wednesday.

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