Holbrook started their first week of the baseball season with a split in two games of action.
Playing in Ganado on Tuesday, they took a 4-0 lead in the top of the fourth, added 2 more in the second, then really put the game out of reach with 9 runs in the fourth inning. They added 2 more in the fifth, before giving up their only run of the game to the Hornets in the bottom of the fifth. Holbrook won the game 17-1.
Ben Eisele went 3 for 4 with a double. Orion Arviso was 2 for 3. Tilden Larson went 1 for 4, with a double. Lukai Frenette was 1 for 3, with a double. Justin Maestas went 1 for 4, with a double. Gage Jones went 1 for 1, Josh LeSueur went 1 for 1 and Matthias Montijo went 1 for 3.
Eisele pitched 4.2 innings giving up just 1 run on 3 hits with 9 strikeouts and walked 7 Hornet batters.
As good as their Ganado game was on Tuesday, the tables flipped in a harsh way on Thursday. Holbrook traveled to Round Valley where they gave up 13 runs in the bottom of the first inning and never had a chance after that. The Elks eventually won the game 27-5. Holbrook scored 5 runs in the top of the fourth.
Maestas went 2 for 3. Eisele was 1 for 2, with a double. Bryson Autobee was 1 for 2, with a double. Arviso went 1 for 1, Montijo went 1 for 1, Joey Meeks went 1 for 1 and Troy Francis went 1 for 1, with a double.
Frenette pitched 2 innings, giving up 14 runs on 8 hits with 4 walks. Tildyn Larson, Manny Rico, and LeSueur also pitched partial innings, collectively giving up an additional 13 runs on just 4 hits with 5 strikeouts and walked 6 more batters.
Holbrook will be off for spring break but will return to the diamond on March 18, when they travel to face the Wildcats in Chinle.
