The Winslow Bulldogs began play last Thursday in the Falcon Baseball Invitational. The young squad won one game, lost two and tied one in the three-day event. Winslow tied Bourgade, 8-8, lost to Holbrook, 7-6, and to Fountain Hills, 14-9, and defeated Camp Verde 12-5.
Coach Art Griffith said after the tournament that the Bulldogs should have won the game they tied and one of the games they lost. He noted that newcomer mistakes were costly and that the kids had a lot to learn. He added that they would work on learning the game and eliminating such mistakes.
Kuster Kinlicheenie worked all six innings in the win over Camp Verde. He allowed just five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts. Only two of Camp Verde’s runs were earned. Winslow had to come from behind with a nine-run sixth inning to win the game. The Bulldogs had 10 hits in the game led by Kevin Brown’s 2 for 2 and Chance Dick’s 2 for 3 day. Rey Chavez-Velez was 2 for 4. K.C. Clay was 1 for 2. Junior Villanueva and Brandon Sedillo were each 1 for 3, and Matthew Ramos was 1 for 5.
In the 8-8 tie with Bourgade, Villanueva went the full six innings, allowing eight runs on 11 hits and four walks with six strikeouts. Four of Bourgade’s runs were earned and four were unearned. Winslow had 11 hits, led by Kinlicheenie’s 2 for 3 day. Chavez-Velez, Brown, Villanueva and Clay all went 2 for 4. Nick Marquez was 1 for 2.
Holbrook scored all seven of its runs in the third inning of its 7-6 win over the Bulldogs on four hits, a walk, a hit batsman and an error. Winslow had scored three runs in the first inning, and added two in the third and one in the fourth inning. Winslow had six hits led by Ramos, who went 1 for 1. Kinlicheenie and Clay were each 1 for 2, with Kinlicheenie hammering a triple. Chavez-Velez, Sedillo and Villanueva all went 1 for 3, with Villanueva hitting a double.
In the 14-9 loss to Fountain Hills, Winslow had nine hits with Brown, Ramos and Villanueva going 2 for 3, including Villanueva’s double. Dick and Kinlicheenie each went 1 for 3, and Chavez-Velez was 1 for 4.
The Bulldogs edged the Lobos 3-2 on Tuesday at Snowflake. They were slated to host the Tuba City Warriors on Wednesday and the Page Sand Devils on Saturday, March 7. They will play the Roadrunners at Holbrook on Tuesday, March 10. The Eagles will host the Bulldogs in Flagstaff on Thursday, March 12, in Flagstaff and the Bulldogs will return the favor on Saturday, March 14, at Winslow.
