Holbrook entered the 3A baseball play-in game as the 23rd overall seed when they traveled to face Benjamin Franklin on Wednesday evening.
The 10th-seeded Chargers held Holbrook to just 3 hits in a 7-0 shutout loss, bringing an end to the Birds’ season. Tildyn Larsen went 1 for 3 with a double. Justin Maestas was 1 for 3 and Ben Eisele also went 1 for 3.
The Chargers did most of their damage in the second frame, where they took advantage of some walks and hit batters. Combined with a few hits, they scored 5 of their 7 runs in the second inning. Their final 2 runs came in the bottom of the sixth. Holbrook held them scoreless in four of the six innings.
Niko Espitia started on the mound and worked 1.2 innings. He allowed 5 runs on 4 hits with 1 strikeout and walked 4 batters.
Larsen worked the final 4.1 innings, giving up just 2 runs on 2 hits with 5 strikeouts.
Holbrook wraps up their campaign with an overall record of 12-16. They were 8-9 in regular-season contests.
