YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The King University baseball team dropped a pair of Conference Carolinas games at Young Harris Saturday, narrowly falling 3-2 in game one before dropping a 6-2 contest in game two.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #15 Young Harris 3, King 2; #15 Young Harris 6, King 2
LOCATION: Zell B. Miller Field; Young Harris, Ga.
RECORDS: King 10-24, 4-14 Conference Carolinas; Young Harris 27-9, 14-6 Conference Carolinas
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Young Harris got the scoring started in the third, scoring two runs to take the 2-0 lead.
- King had a chance to respond in the fourth, getting runners to second and third with two outs, but were unable to score.
- The Tornado got on the board in the fifth, as Misael Garcia led off with a single, advancing to second on a sacrifice bunt by Patrick Corley.
- Garret Huffman then stepped up to the plate and doubled to center field, allowing Garcia to score, cutting the lead to 2-1.
- King tied the game in the sixth when Michael Starrs reached base on an error, allowing Nathan Borchardt to score, tying the game at two.
- The Mountain Lions scored a unearned run in the eighth to take a 3-2 lead into the ninth, where Garcia reached base with two outs on an error, but was unable to score as the Mountain Lions held on for a 3-2 win.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Zachary Murray (6-0) 8.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO
Losing Pitcher: Corbin Dickenson (3-1) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
Save: Dylan Beck (7) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- Chad Evans drew a leadoff walk in the second inning, scoring when Levi Medford singled to left field to put the Tornado ahead 1-0.
- In the bottom of the inning, Young Harris scored four runs to take a 4-1 lead.
- Truman Roper hit a solo home run to left center field in the third to cut the lead to 4-2.
- In the sixth, the Mountain Lions added a pair of runs, stretching their lead to 6-2.
- The Tornado went down in order in the seventh, falling 6-2.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Ryan Cross () 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO
Losing Pitcher: Royal Philo () 5.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 0 SO
Save: Dylan Beck (8) 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER< 1="" bb,="" 3="">
FOR THE FOES
- Jeremy Begora and Marco Colina had the lone hits in game one for the Mountain Lions.
- In game two, Begora had a home run, finishing with three RBI on the game.
- Zachary Murray threw eight innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts while Dylan Beck threw one clean inning to pick up the save.
UP NEXT
- The two teams will conclude the series Sunday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
