The Lady Roadrunners put together a strong week, winning all five of their contests playing in a busy week. Their week started on Monday with a 12-2 five-inning win over visiting St. Johns. Holbrook led 3-2 after two innings, but scored six runs in the third, then ended the game with three in the fourth.
Holbrook won the game, despite having just four hits. Madison Moore went 2 for 4 with a home run; Macy Moore, 1 for 1; and Angelique Tyler went 1 for 3.
Natalie Patterson pitched all five innings allowing just two runs on four hits, with one walk and four strikeouts.
On Wednesday, Holbrook opened east region play with a solid 17-7 five-inning win over visiting Snowflake. The Roadrunners scored twice in the first taking the early lead. Snowflake rallied behind a Kloah Ulber home run tying the game in the second. In the home half of the second Holbrook scored five runs.
The Lobos pulled closer with three in the top of the third only to see Holbrook score seven runs in the bottom of the third, building the lead to 14-5. Snowflake scored twice in the fifth, but Holbrook added one in the fifth and ended the game under the mercy rule with two in the fifth.
Macy Moore went 3 for 4, with a home run and a double. Tamryn Baldonado also homered, going 1 for 2; Madison Moore, 3 for 4; Riley Reidhead, 2 for 3; Patterson, 2 for 3; Christyana Serna, 1 for 4; Elizabeth Paschal, 2 for 4; and Tyler went 1 for 2.
Baldonado worked all five innings in the circle where she allowed seven runs on eight hits with two walks and one strikeout.
On Friday, the Roadrunners were in Winslow where they outlasted the Lady Bulldogs, winning a 6-5 extra-inning contest.
Holbrook took the early lead, with a run in the second. Winslow took their first lead with three runs in the third. Holbrook matched those three runs in the top of the fourth to lead 4-3 after four innings. That lead held until the bottom of the sixth when Winslow tied the game. Both teams scored once in the seventh to force the extra inning. In the top of the eighth, Holbrook scored once, then held Winslow to win the region game 6-5.
Baldonado went 1 for 1 with a homer. Paschal was 2 for 4 with a double; and Tyler also doubled, going 1 for 4. Reidhead was 1 for 4; Serna, 3 for 4; Madison Moore, 2 for 5; and Macy Moore was 1 for 2.
Natalie Patterson pitched all eight innings giving up 5 runs on 11 hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
Holbrook traveled to Chinle on Saturday where they picked up two more wins sweeping the Wildcats in a doubleheader. Holbrook won the first game 20-0. Natalie Patterson, Tamryn Baldonado, and Macy Moore each hit home runs. Riley Reidhead had a triple. Patterson, Madison Moore, and Baldonado each had doubles in the lopsided win. All total, Holbrook pounded out 17 hits with eight of them going for extra bases.
Baldonado pitched four innings, allowing no runs on two hits with eight strikeouts and walked one.
The second game was nearly as lopsided, with Holbrook prevailing 17-0 in four innings. Macy Moore, Patterson and Baldonado each homered. Paschal, Tyler, and Sara Slim each hit doubles.
Baldonado also pitched this game allowing just one Wildcat hit with seven strikeouts and one walk.
With the five wins, Holbrook improved their overall record to 11-6. They are 6-2 in regular season games and were ranked 12th prior to Friday’s win over Winslow. This week the Lady Birds will have a chance to catch their breath with just one game. They will play at Blue Ridge on Thursday. Next week the team returns to busy action with four games in four days. The first three of them will be at home.
