By Greg Perkins Holbrook dropped all three games played last week but two of the three losses were by a single run. The week started in Show Low on Tuesday where they fell behind by three runs in the first and never really threatened the rest of the way in the 13-2 loss. Marcus Oberriter doubled in his only at-bat. Jesse Knight went 2 for 2; John O’Brien, 1 for 3; Israel Ramos, 1 for 2; and Carson Hatch was 1 for 2. Ramos worked 3.1 innings on the hill, giving up 10 runs on 11 hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Destin Bauer pitched one the remainder of the game allowing three runs on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts. Playing in Alchesay on Friday the Birds came up one run short losing 6-7 to the Falcons. Holbrook scattered eight hits led by Oberriter who went 2 for 3 with a triple. O’Brien, 2 for 4 with a double; Teyton Begay, 1 for 1 with a double; Ramos, 2 for 4; and Hatch went 1 for 4. Corey Zalenski pitched five innings giving up four runs on one hit, with a pair of walks and seven strikeouts. O’Brien worked two innings allowing three runs on three hits, with a walk and a strikeout. Holbrook’s third game of the week was an entertaining one. Hosting Round Valley on Saturday morning the Birds and the Elks battled back and forth before Round Valley eventually won the game 13-12 in eight innings. Each team overcame deficits during the game and eventually the Elks prevailed by one. Holbrook hit the ball well, pounding out 20 hits in the loss. Daniel Montijo was 4 for 5 with two doubles; Oberriter, 2 for 3; Knight, 2 for 4 with two doubles; Zalenski, 2 for 4; Begay was 3 for 5, as was Ramos; Issac Martinez, 2 for 5 with a double; and Hatch was also 2 for 5. Holbrook had to use four pitchers in the extended game. Destin Bauer gave up eight runs on six hits, Martinez allowed two runs, Hatch three runs and Oberriter gave up no runs. Collectively the four pitchers had nine walks and nine strikeouts. After hosting Alchesay on Tuesday, Holbrook will host Blue Ridge on Wednesday (today). On Friday they will play in Blue Ridge. Next week they will host Winslow on Tuesday, then close out the season at Winslow on Thursday. Holbrook enters the final two weeks of the regular season with an overall record of 3-8.
