BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University baseball team split a doubleheader with Davis & Elkins on Saturday. The win in the first game, gave King series win in their home opener.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: King 10 – Davis & Elkins 5 | Davis & Elkins 13 – King 9
LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.
RECORDS: King 2-5 | Davis & Elkins 1-2
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME ONE
- Davis & Elkins quickly got on the board in the top of the first inning. However, King responded in their half with three runs. Roper scored on a balk before Ruiz scored on a wild pitch. Starrs then crossed the plate when Amunategui singled to center field.
- Starrs scored his second run on another Amunategui single in the bottom of the third. Borchardt crossed the plate later in the third.
- Both Ruiz and Roper scored on a Borchardt single on the right side to make it 7-1 in the bottom of the fourth. Amunategui had and RBI as Borchardt and Starrs scored on a double to center field on the next play. Amunategui later scored on a wild pitch to record a five-run fourth inning to go up 10-1.
- The Senators attempted to challenge the home team in the top of the seventh inning, scoring 4 runs on three hits, but King held firm with a 10-5 win.
KING HIGHLIGHTS – GAME ONE
HOW IT HAPPENED – GAME TWO
- King struck first scoring two runs in the first inning. Roper scored on a Starrs single to center field. Ruiz then scored when Uribe singled to the left side of the infield.
- The Senators took the lead scoring four runs in three at-bats in the top of the third.
- Davis & Elkins extended their lead in the fourth inning to 10-2 on with 6 runs on 4 hits.
- Hyatt scored as Roper hit a single through the left side in the bottom of the fourth.
- Davis & Elkins scored their final runs of the game in the top of the fifth.
- Roper drove in Hyatt before Ruiz drove in Corley in the bottom of the sixth. King then added three more in the seventh off three hits.
- The Tornado scored their final run of the day off a Hyatt double down the right field line before Amunategui scored.
KING HIGHLIGHTS – GAME TWO
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher:
Corbin Dickenson – King (1-1) 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 10 SO
Ethan Marshall – Davis & Elkins (1-0) 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO
Losing Pitcher:
Bronson Ferencak – Davis & Elkins (0-1) 0.0 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 SO
Tanner Hunley – King (0-1) 3.1 IP, 4 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 6 SO
Save:
Cooper Blackburn – Davis & Elkins (1) 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO
UP NEXT
The King University baseball team will be back in action at home on Tuesday, February 11 for a single-game against Emory & Henry with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.
