BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team opened their season with a pair of exciting wins over regional rival UVA Wise on Saturday afternoon.
Drew Moore allowed one hit for the Tornado in a 1-0 game victory while
Junior Renwick came up with a walk-off double in the eighth inning to give King a 2-1 game two victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 1, UVA Wise 0; King 2, UVA Wise 1
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-0; UVA Wise 0-2
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Renwick went 2-for-4 in game two with two runs batted in while Truman Roper went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in game two.
- Wes Bonney and Davis Hall accounted for hits for the Tornado in game one with Bonney driving in Chase Hilliard.
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Moore faced the minimum through three innings as he picked off the lone base runner for the Cavaliers.
- He only allowed two baserunners through five innings before the Cavaliers posted their first hit with one out in the sixth inning, a one-out double.
- However, Moore got a strikeout and fly out to end the threat.
- Moore was nearly matched pitch-by-pitch by Daniel Kanagy who only allowed one hit through four innings.
- The one hit was a Davis Hall double that started the second inning, but Hall was stranded in the inning.
- Hilliard worked a two-out walk in the fifth inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- He then scored on a Bonney double to left field, giving King the 1-0 lead.
- After working out of the sixth, Moore retired the side in order in the seventh inning for his first complete game of the season as King came away with the 1-0 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Drew Moore (1-0) 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO
Losing Pitcher: Daniel Kanagy (0-1) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- UVA Wise loaded the bases in the second inning, but Christian Walzak induced a groundout to end the threat and keep the game scoreless.
- The first two hitters for the Tornado in the bottom of the second reached base, but were stranded there.
- The Cavaliers grabbed the lead in the fifth inning as Nick Badgett started the frame with a double and later scored on a Jeb Hurst single to right center.
- Walzak got out of the inning, stranding a pair of runners and keeping the King deficit at 1-0.
- The top of the Tornado offense responded in the sixth inning as Roper started the frame with a double and later scored on a Renwick single to even the score.
- Both teams stranded a runner in the seventh, but were unable to score as the contest went to extra innings.
- Michael Cordova retired the Cavaliers in order in the eighth before the top of the order struck again for the Tornado.
- Roper started the frame with a double and Preston Steele walked to bring Renwick back to the plate.
- Renwick ripped a double down the left field line that scored Roper and gave King the 2-1 victory.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Michael Cordova (1-0) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Whitson (0-1) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Burgess posted two three hits on the day and scored one run to lead UVA Wise.
- Hurst drove in one run on one hit while Dakota Sisson posted on hit on the day.
UP NEXT
- The series concludes with another doubleheader starting at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
