Holding back its top pitchers for the start of the postseason on Saturday, Greene County baseball lost 10-0 in five innings by the 10-run rule to Nevada on Wednesday night at Allensworth Field in Jefferson. Coach Matt Paulsen’s Rams finish the Heart of Iowa Activities Conference slate at 5-8 and 7-14 for the regular season. The Cubs are 13-14 and 6-8.

Brayden Roberts had thrown one varsity inning before starting agains the Cubs. He allowed nine runs, although not all were earned. Noah Hinote pitched in relief and allowed one unearned run. The Rams had no hits against Nevada’s Karter Beving, although Greene County left six runners on base.

Up next is a Saturday, July 2 trip to West Central Valley High School east of Stuart to face Panorama in a 5 p.m. Class 2A first round district game on KG98 and streamed on www.raccoonvalleyradio.com.