The Roadrunners are playing out the string in the baseball season. They will not be involved in post season play so their final game of the year came in Holbrook on Monday when they welcomed in Snowflake.
Holbrook split their two games played last week. They won in Winslow on Monday 11-4, then dropped their game in Snowflake the following day by a final of 2-6.
Winslow’s game saw both teams start well with 3 runs each in the first inning. Holbrook kept up the momentum with 4 more in the second and 2 in the third. The Bulldogs scored 1 run in the third. Holbrook played well throughout the game, scoring in the fourth and fifth frames of the 11-1 victory.
Tildyn Larson went 1 for 2 with a double; Ben Eisele, 1 for 4 with a double; Justin Maestas, 1 for 1; Orion Arviso, 3 for 4; Matthias Montijo, 2 for 3; Hayden Eisele, 1 for 3; and Joey Meeks went 1 for 4.
Lukai Frenette pitched six innings, giving up 1 run on 3 hits with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk. Larson pitched one frame giving up 3 runs on 3 hits with 2 strikeouts and 3 walks.
The first two innings in Snowflake on Tuesday were competitive. Each team scored once in the first inning, then Holbrook scored another run in the top of the second. The Lobos countered with 2 runs in the second and led 3-2 through the first four innings.
Holbrook bats fell silent the rest of the way. Snowflake went on to score 2 in the fifth and 1 final run in the sixth, winning the game 6-2.
Montijo went 1 for 2 with a double. Maestas was 2 for 3, Ben Eisele was 1 for 4, and Arviso went 1 for 3.
Hayden Eisele pitched four innings giving up 5 runs on 5 hits with 2 strikeouts and 5 walks. Brother Ben pitched two frames allowing 1 run on 1 hit with 2 strikeouts and walked 3.
Holbrook headed to Monday’s final game with an overall record of 10-12. They were 6-10 in regular season contests.
