Holbrook finished the regular season in Alchesay on Monday last week in a positive way with a 13-3 five inning win over the Falcons. The Roadrunners scored 3 in the first but really opened the game up with a 7-run second frame. They put their final 3 runs on the board in the fourth innings.
Holbrook collected 12 hits in the win. Heide Bahe went 3 for 3 with a double. Alexis Young was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. London Gardner went 1 for 3; Jaycee Greer, 1 for 2; Leah Gashweseoma, 2 for 3; Angelica Uranga, 1 for 3; and Emily Sanchez was 2 for 4.
Gardner earned the win in the circle. She pitched five innings allowing the 3 runs on 4 hits with a pair of strikeouts and walks.
That win placed Holbrook 17th in the 3A play-in bracket game held on Wednesday. They had to travel just a short distance to face rival and 16th seeded Winslow for the right to advance to the 3A state bracket.
The teams split their previous two region meetings this year.
Holbrook started the game well enough, scoring 2 runs in the top of the first, and held a 1 run lead going into the second. However, Winslow took over at that point. Taking advantage of 9 Holbrook errors, the Bulldogs pulled away with 5 runs in the second and 4 more in the third. They scored their final 3 runs in the bottom of the fifth, bringing Holbrook’s season to a close with the 13-3 loss.
The Lady Birds had just 6 hits in the loss. Greer went 2 for 2, Bahe was 2 for 3 with a double, Young was 1 for 3 and Sanchez went 1 for 3.
Gardner pitched 4.1 innings giving up 13 runs on 10 hits with 5 walks.
With the loss Holbrook ends their season with an overall record of 12-18. They finished fourth in the east region standings.
