BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team dropped both ends of their Conference Carolinas doubleheader to Barton College Saturday afternoon, falling 9-5 in the first game before dropping a 9-1 game two.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton 9, King 5; Barton 9, King 1
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 9-22, 4-12 Conference Carolinas; Barton 28-7, 11-7 Conference Carolinas
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
- Barton scored the first nine runs of the game, taking a 9-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth.
- Patrick Corley led off the bottom of the frame with a walk, advancing to second on a passed ball.
- After advancing to third on a Conner Hyatt double, he scored on an error.
- Chad Evans then drew a walk, loading the bases for a pair of sacrifice flyouts, making the score 9-3.
- Martin then doubled down the right field line, with Huffman singling to center to bring in Martin and cut the lead to 9-5.
- Barton was able to hang on over the final two innings, with King getting a pair of runners on in the seventh before falling 9-5.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Tanner Halvorson (7-1) 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 2 Er, 2 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Tanner Hunley (0-1) 2.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
- The Bulldogs scored four times in the second to take an early 4-0 lead.
- King got on the board in the bottom of the third, as Roper hit a two-out single, scoring when Borchardt ripped a double to left field, cutting the lead to 4-1.
- After getting a couple of baserunners in the middle frames with Barton adding five more runs, King got runners to first and second in the ninth, but a strikeout and a ground ball fielder's choice ended the game, with Barton winning 9-1.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Matt Rivers (3-2) 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 Er, 1 BB, 3 SO
Losing Pitcher: Miguel Rosado (2-5) 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
Save: A.J. Campbell (2) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
FOR THE FOES
- Matthew Rivera was 5-for-7, with five RBI and a pair of home runs on the day.
- In addition to picking up the win on the mound in game one, Tanner Halvorson was 2-for-7 at the plate, with a home run and two RBI.
UP NEXT
- King will host Carson-Newman University Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
- Barton will host Virginia State University on April 3.
