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Holbrook showed some life in the third inning against Blue Ridge on Monday afternoon, scoring seven runs which got them back into the game with the Yellowjackets after trailing 8-0 following a seven run output by visiting Blue Ridge in the same frame.
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The Yellowjackets scored once in the top of the first, and that lead held up until the fireworks happened in the third. Gabriel Baker smacked home a two run homer highlighting the inning for the Birds.
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Unfortunately Holbrook was unable to sustain that momentum the rest of the way. Blue Ridge took advantage of some Holbrook errors and expanded their lead with three runs in the third, then put the game away with their second seven-run inning coming in the sixth to finish off the Roadrunners 18-7 under the 10-run rule.
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Holbrook collected seven hits in the loss spread among seven different players. Gabriel Baker went one for two, with the home run; Brady Buckley was one for three, with a triple and one RBI; Andres Aguilera went 1 for 2. Jesse Knight was one for two with a RBI; John O’Brien went one for three; Jager Buckley was one for two, with a RBI, as was Fernando Luna.
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Holbrook left nine runners stranded and stole three total bases, two by Aguilera and one from Jager Buckley.
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The Roadrunners used three pitchers in the loss. Luna worked 2.2 innings giving up eight runs on four hits, with three strikeouts and walked six. Brady Buckley pitched two frames giving up eight runs on four hits, with one strikeout and walked three. O’Brien worked one third of an inning giving up one run on two hits, with three walks.
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With loss Holbrook drops to 1-10 in regular season contests and remained ranked 34th in the 3A power points.
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