The Pirates took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, but Heavener pulled a run back in the top of the second and scored twice in the seventh to knot the score.
Pitcher Devan Rineheart kept the Wolves off the scoreboard in the top of the eighth and the Pirates got the game-winning run in the bottom of in the inning.
Jaykob Taylor laid down a bunt with runners at first and second base and one out. A Heavener throwing error allowed Garrett Lehnick to score from second and give Gore the victory.
Rineheart went the full eight innings on the mound and pushed his record to 4-1. The junior hurler struck out eight batters and allowed two earned runs on seven hits.
Taylor drove in one run and was one of three Pirates to collect two hits in the win. He and Dylan Humphrey both batted 2-for-3 while Ryan Ohl went 2-for-4. Logan Andrews added a pair of RBIs for Gore, which improved to 17-7 with the triumph.
Gore opened the Hartshorne tournament with a 10-4 victory over Hugo before knocking off Poteau 3-2 in the semifinal round. Gore got out of a bases-loaded jam in the final inning of the Poteau game and used some good fielding to thwart several Heavener rallies on Friday.
“We showed a lot of heart in both games,” said Gore head coach Jeremy Jackson. “Against Heavener, we had two double plays in the first and second innings with the bases loaded so we had a pretty good week defensively.”
