The Roadrunners entered Tuesday afternoon’s home game against the Winslow Bulldogs with a solid 5-1 record, having already defeated their I-40 rivals in the Fountain Hills tournament, but the visiting Bulldogs extracted some revenge, defeating Holbrook 10-0 and handing the Birds just their second loss of the young season.
The Bulldogs jumped on top early, scoring three runs in each of the first two innings to build a 6-0 lead. They tacked on three more in the fourth, then scored their 10th and final run in the seventh inning.
Winslow pitching kept Holbrook off balance through much of the game as the Bulldogs gave up just four hits to the Birds while striking out 13 batters.
Nick Robinson went 1 for 3 with a double. Carlos Quintana was 1 for 2, walked once and stole one base. Trevor Barton went 1 for 3 and Logan Tsinijinnie went 1 for 2.
Winslow pounded out 11 hits in the game and made just one error. Holbrook had just four hits, but made six errors and left 5 on base.
Holbrook pitchers had a tough time with the Bulldogs. Tristan Baldonado pitched one inning, facing nine batters. He gave up five runs on five hits with two strikeouts. Tsinijinnie worked 21/3 innings, facing 11 batters. He allowed one run on three hits with one strikeout and one walk. Barton worked 32/3 innings, facing 19 batters. He gave up four runs on three hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
The Roadrunners had some time to regroup before they travel to Snowflake today (March 13) to meet the Lobos. On Monday, March 16, they will host the Round Valley Elks.
