BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team dropped both ends of their Conference Carolinas doubleheader Saturday to #8 Young Harris.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #8 Young Harris 22, King 3; #8 Young Harris 13, King 6
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 9-28 5-16 Conference Carolinas; #8 Young Harris 26-11, 15-6 Conference Carolinas
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Turner Stout got the scoring started, hitting an RBI single in the bottom of the first, allowing Levi Medford to score.
- Young Harris then piled on the runs, scoring all 22 of their runs over the next four innings.
- King scored in the fourth on an RBI single by Conner Hyatt, before scoring again in the fifth when Kale Richardson hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Joe Uribe.
- Neither team scored in the final two innings, with the Mountain Lions winning 22-3.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Austin Ritchie (7-2) 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Royal Philo (2-4) 2.2 IP, 9 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- The Tornado started things in the first, scoring three runs on five hits, including RBI singles by Medford, Borchardt and Jose Ruiz, taking the early 3-0 lead.
- After the Mountain Lions tied the score in the second, King took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the third when Conner Hyatt reached on a fielding error, allowing Borchardt to score.
- Young Harris responded with nine runs in the fourth, taking a 12-4 lead.
- Borchardt picked up another RBI in the bottom of the inning, singling up the middle to score Josh Nuno.
- Hyatt added a run in the fifth, earning an RBI on a groundout that saw Corley score to bring King to within 12-6.
- The Mountain Lions scored the final run of the game in the seventh, winning 13-6.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Drew Howard (4-0) 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Losing Pitcher: Corbin Dickenson (1-6) 4.0 IP, 10 H, 12 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Young Harris had nine doubles over the two games, with Jackson Morgan hitting two in the first game.
- Jonny Smith and Jeremy Begora hit home runs on the day.
UP NEXT
- King will host Mars Hill Wednesday in a nonconference game, with first pitch scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the King Baseball Field
