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With Holbrook hosting the Longhorns on a windy Tuesday afternoon on April 9 it didn’t take long for Payson to demonstrate why they entered the game as the top ranked team in 3A.
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Payson scored seven first inning runs out of the gate and held the Roadrunners to just three hits in a 10-0 five inning shut out. Payson scored once in the second, then finished things off with two third inning runs.
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Holbrook struggled against the Longhorn pitching. Only three Roadrunner players had base hits. Teyton Begay went one for two; Chase Gorce, one for one; and Brady Buckley went one for two. Shaun O’Brien drew a walk and stole one base.
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Freshmen Teyton Begay worked five innings on the hill allowing six runs on zero hits with three strikeouts and walked three. Gabe Baker also put in time on the mound giving up four runs with four walks.
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With the loss Holbrook dropped to 1-11 in regular season games and they were ranked 33rd prior to Tuesday’s game.
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