Holbrook lost their only regular season game played last week at Chinle, then went 2-2 at the White Mountain Baseball Classic hosted by Blue Ridge over the weekend.
Playing on the new turf at Chinle on Wednesday, Holbrook fell behind in the first inning and trailed 4-0 before scoring a single run in the top of the fourth. Chinle matched the run in the home half, then added 2 more in the fifth, and 6 in the sixth to lead 10-1. Holbrook kept the game alive with 2 runs in the top of the seventh, but that was as close as they would get in the 10-3 loss.
The Roadrunners scattered 7 hits. Ben Eisele went 2 for 4; Matthias Montijo, 2 for 3 with a triple; Hayden Eisele, 1 for 4 with a double; Troy Francis, 1 for 4 with a double; and Josh LeSueur went 1 for 1.
Lukai Frenette pitched six innings allowing 10 runs on 8 hits with 4 strikeouts.
In tournament action Holbrook defeated St. Johns 14-6 in the first of two games on Friday. The Birds scored in each inning collecting 11 hits in the process. Ben Eisele led at the plate going 2 for 3 with a pair of triples. Montijo was 3 for 4, and Hayden Eisele went 2 for 4.
Ben Eisele picked up the win on the hill. He worked 6 innings allowing 6 runs on 4 hits with 6 walks and 7 strikeouts.
Friday’s second game was a 12-1 loss to Blue Ridge. The Yellowjackets scored 5 in the first inning and added 5 more in the fourth to put Holbrook away in five innings.
Holbrook had just 3 hits in the loss. LeSueur, Matthias Montijo and Hayden Eisele each had 1 hit.
Drayden Baldonado pitched four innings, giving up 12 runs on 7 hits with 2 strikeouts and walked 9 Yellowjacket batters.
Holbrook’s first game on Saturday was an 11-0 shutout loss to Safford. The Bulldogs put the game out of reach with 6 runs in the bottom of the fifth ending the game under the mercy rule.
Holbrook scattered 6 hits in the loss. Tildyn Larsen went 2 for 2; Orion Arviso, 2 for 2; Ben Eisele, 1 for 3; and Hayden Eisele went 1 for 3.
LeSueur pitched four innings giving up 11 runs on 6 hits with 3 strikeouts and walked 7. Orion Ariso pitched one inning not allowing a hit or a run with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk.
The Roadrunners ended the tournament on a positive note with an 11-0 win over Monument Valley in their second game on Saturday. Holbrook scored 3 in the first and second innings, then put the game away with 5 runs in the third before the game was called under the mercy rule.
Frenette and Hayden Eisele both tripled. Arviso, and LeSueur each had doubles in the win.
Hayden Eisele pitched all three innings without allowing a hit or a run, with 8 strikeouts and just 2 walks.
Holbrook is now 3-4 on the season and 1-2 in regular season games. This week they will face Alchesay twice. They host the Falcons on Tuesday, then travel to Whiteriver on Thursday. This coming weekend they will play in the Canyon De Chelly Invitational tournament. They are slated to face Wingate, and Many Farms on Friday, then will see Chinle, and Zuni, N.M., on Saturday. Next Tuesday they return to the East region with a home game vs Winslow on Tuesday.
