By K. Conner Last Saturday the Winslow Bulldogs got to play their home opener with a crowd of over 50 fans spread around the field to watch the Bulldogs take on Tonopah Valley Phoenix. In the bottom of the first inning Winslow would jump to an early 3-0 lead. In the top of the second inning, Tonopah would score twice to close the gap. In the bottom of the second inning, Jace Lyons would hit an inside the park homerun and score two RBI’s and Justin Martin, the freshman catcher would hit a ground ball to score Keaton Kislingbury and increase the lead to 7-2. In the top of the fourth inning Tonopah would again stage a comeback, getting three more runs to get within striking distance. In the fifth inning Tonopah got one more run for a 7-6 Winslow lead, but the Bulldogs would answer with two runs to end the inning with a 9-6 lead. In the sixth inning, Tonopah would score one last time but in the bottom of the sixth the Bulldogs were taking no chances, scoring five runs to win the game 14-7. Winning pitcher Winslow’s Touron Dick had eight strikeouts, 10 hits, six runs and four earned runs. Tonopah’s pitcher Perales had four strikeouts, seven hits and 14 runs. Winslow had 14 runs, seven hits and four RBI’s. Tonopah had seven runs, 11 hits and five RBI’s.
