Holbrook earned a split in their two east region games played last week. Tuesday, they were in Snowflake, where the game ended early with the Lobos handing them a five inning 10-0 shutout loss. Holbrook had just one hit in the loss with Elena Philpott the only one getting a hit off of Kashlynn Cantrell.
Philpott also worked the circle for the Birds. She allowed 10 Snowflake runs on 13 hits with 1 strikeout and 1 walk.
Hosting Winslow on Friday afternoon, the Lady Birds collected their first regular season win over Winslow in three seasons. Winslow scored 2 runs in the bottom of the first but saw that lead evaporate when Holbrook pushed in 8 runs in the bottom of the third. The Bulldogs scored 2 in the fourth and 4 more in the fifth making the score 11-8 going into the sixth frame. Holbrook scored the game’s final 2 runs in the sixth inning to get the 13-8 win.
Heidi Bahe went 3 for 4 with a triple. Philpott was 2 for 4 with a double, as was Willow Guttery. Leah Gashweseoma went 2 for 3 with a double; Young, 1 for 3; Emily Sanchez was 1 for 2; and Jaycee Greer went 1 for 3.
London Gardner pitched all seven innings allowing 8 runs on 9 hits with 4 strikeouts and walked 1.
With the split Holbrook moves their season record to 8-8. They are 3-1 in conference play.
Three games are on the docket this week. Following a Monday game at Mogollon, they will host Alchesay on Wednesday, then welcome Joseph City on Thursday. Tuesday’s game with the Falcons is the start of a five-game homestand for the softball team, with Blue Ridge, Show Low and Page all coming to town next week.
