Highlanders fall to Navarro
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Navarro College
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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McLennan Community College
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
The McLennan Highlanders fell to the Navarro Bulldogs 5-3 on Monday afternoon at Bosque River Ballpark.
McLennan began the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first. Evan Williams singled and Matt Campbell drew a walk. Andrew Rhodes followed with a single that was mishandled by the right fielder, bringing Williams and Campbell in to score.
Navarro scored one run in the third as Daniel Castello singled, moved to second on a single by J.P. Phillips, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Grayson Lewis and scored on a sacrifice fly by Sam McDonnell.
The Bulldogs tied the game with one run in the fifth as Castello walked, advanced around to third on a Highlander error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lewis.
Navarro took the lead with three runs in the sixth. Kyle Kirk led off with a single. Ryan Thomas and C.J. Bills both walked, loading the bases. Costello drew a walk, bringing Kirk in to score. Phillips was hit by the pitch, bringing Thomas in to score. Bills then scored on a passed ball.
The Highlanders' final run came in the bottom of the eighth. Sydney Daley singled but was out at second on a fielder's choice by Braxton Hollenshead. Trevor Podsednik followed with a double, moving Hollenshead to third. Hollenshead then scored on a pinch hit by Zac Valenzuela.
McLennan returns to conference play on Wednesday, traveling to Ranger for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
Navarro 5, McLennan 3
Navarro 001 013 000 – 5 7 2
McLennan 200 000 010 – 3 10 1
Clay Brast, Kennan Wingfield (4), Blake Whitehead (7), Jako Kelm (8), Heath Donika (9) and Drew Umbro, Tyler Johnson (6). Matt Mundkowsky, Zachary Kornely (6), Tyler Watson (6), Andrew Sanchez (8) and J.T. Stevenson, Mason George (9). WP: Wingfield; LP: Kornely; Dave: Donika. Leading hitters – Navarro: J.P. Phillips (2-3, RBI), Grayson Lewis (0-3, RBI), Ryan Thomas (2-4), Sam McDonnell (1-3, 2B, RBI) and Daniel Costello (1-2, RBI); McLennan: Sydney Daley (2-2), Braxton Hollenshead (1-4, 2B), Trevor Podsednik (1-3, 2B) and Zac Valenzuela (1-1, RBI). Record: McLennan 14-14.