By Greg Perkins Holbrook’s baseball season got off to a rough start on Thursday of last week. Playing in Flagstaff against a very solid 4A Eagle team, the Roadrunners gave up three first inning runs, then saw Flagstaff push 10 runs across the dish in the second frame. The Eagles added two more in the third, then ended the game under the 10-run rule with nine runs in the fourth to win the game 24-1. Holbrook had just two hits in the game. Corey Zalenski went 1 for 2 and Destin Bauer was 1 for 3. Carson Hatch, Jesse Knight, Teyton Begay and John O’Brien each drew walks. O’Brien stole a base and eventually scored Holbrook’s only run of the game. Manuel Bacak pitched 2.2 innings for Holbrook, giving up 19 runs, only five earned on 14 hits, with two strikeouts. Destin Bauer pitched one inning allowing 6 runs, five earned on two hits with five walks. Isreal Ramos pitched one-third of an inning allowing just one hit. Holbrook will open east region play this week. After playing in Payson on Tuesday they will host the Longhorns on Friday with the varsity team playing at 2 p.m. Holbrook will have a junior varsity team this year but won’t be able to field that team until next week. On Saturday the Roadrunners will host St. Johns in an 11 a.m. first pitch contest.
