The Roadrunners completed their first full week of the season and remain in search of their first win. Following a 1-11 road loss at Chino Valley on Tuesday, Holbrook was on the road at St. Johns on Thursday where they came up short in a 4-14 six inning loss.
The Birds struggled with St. Johns pitching, scattering six hits throughout the game. Adrian Aguilera went one for three with a double and scored once. Jacob Yazzie was one for one, Carson Hatch one for two, Manuel Baca one for three with a RBI, and Gabriel Baker went one for three and scored once. Destin Baur went one for four, with a RBI and scored once. Jesse Knight went zero for three but drew a walk and later scored a run.
Marcus Oberriter worked three innings on the hill, giving up eight runs on five hits with four walks and had six strikeouts. Yazzie pithed two frames, allowing four runs on two hits, with three walks and three strikeouts. Hatch also pitched two innings giving up two runs on two hits with a pair of walks.
Holbrook hosted Chinle on Saturday in a twin bill. The Wildcats controlled both games, winning each by 10-run rule. Holbrook hit the ball better in the first game and finished with nine runs on eight hits. Errors were the difference, with the Roadrunners committing 14 errors in the loss.
Knight led the way at the plate going three for three, with a RBI and scored once. Baker went two for four, with a triple and scored once. John O’Brien was two for four, Aguilera went one for three with a RBI and scored once. Baca went zero for one, but drew two walks and scored two runs.
Isaac Martinez pitched five and one-third innings, giving up 13 runs on seven hits, with two walks and one strikeout. Baur pitched two thirds of an inning giving up six runs on two hits, with a pair of walks and one strikeout.
Game two also went to the Wildcats only this time Holbrook didn’t score a single run until the bottom of the fifth to make the final score 11-1 after five innings. Chinle scored once in the first but in the third inning they pushed across seven runs gaining control of the game.
Holbrook had just four hits with two coming from Daniel Montijo who went two for two with a RBI. Knight went one for three and scored the team’s only run. O’Brien was one for two.
Baca pitched 3.2 innings giving up 10 runs on 12 hits, with a walk and three strikeouts. Aguilera worked 1.1 innings giving up one run on one hit, with two walks and two strikeouts.
After playing at Show Low on Tuesday, the Roadrunners will compete in the River Valley Route 66 Baseball Classic this weekend. They will face Kingman and Needles, Calif., on Thursday, they will see El Centro, Calif., and River Valley on Friday. On Saturday they are slated to play Mohave Accelerated.
Holbrook will host Ganado on Monday before taking a week off for spring break. They will resume play on March 24, with a home match up with Window Rock.
