The seventh-ranked McLennan Highlanders and Temple Leopards split this afternoon's doubleheader at Bosque River Ballpark.
Temple took game one of the afternoon, 3-0.
All three of Temple's runs came in the top of the second inning. Ty Marthiljohni singled, and Jake Weaver walked. Trent Rucker singled to score Marthiljohni. Cole Tabor singled, and Cade Climie singled to score Rucker and Weaver.
McLennan bounced back to win game two 9-1 in eight innings.
The Highlanders scored four in the bottom of the first inning. Elijah Rodriguez reached on an error, and Jason Hawkins was hit by the pitch. Ty Johnson singled and advanced on an error, allowing Rodriguez to score. Britton Moore was hit by the pitch, and Xander McAfee walked, scoring Hawkins. Chase Brown grounded into a double play, putting Johnson out at third. Logan Williams then doubled to score Moore and McAfee.
Temple's run came in the top of the fifth. Tabor and Cash Russell both singled. Bryan Williams then singled to score Tabor.
McLennan added three runs in the sixth. Rodric Black walked and Rodriguez reached on an error. Hawkins singled to score Black, and Rodriguez scored on a passed ball. Johnson was hit by the pitch. Aidan Kuni then doubled to score Hawkins.
The Highlanders sealed the run rule with two runs in the bottom of the eighth. Jake D'Altrui singled and Rodriguez walked. Johnson singled to load the bases. Kuni followed with a single to score D'Altrui and Rodriguez to end the game.
Temple 3, No. 7 McLennan 0
Temple 030 000 0 – 3 5 0
McLennan 000 000 0 – 0 4 0
Luis Martinez-Gomez and Ty Marthiljohni. Zach Cawyer, Wyatt Wiatrek (7) and Brodey Williams. WP: Martinez-Gomez; LP: Cawyer. Leading hitters – Temple: Trent Rucker (1-4, RBI) and Cade Climie (1-3, 2 RBI); McLennan: Blake Hansen (2-3). Record: McLennan 26-11 (9-6).
No. 7 McLennan 9, Temple 1
Temple 000 010 00 – 1 4 3
McLennan 400 003 02 – 9 9 0
Dash Albus, Garrett Baumann (5), Colin Huspen (7), Mason Peters (8) and Bryan Williams. Connor Zaruba, Trey Cejahic (5) and Jason Hawkins. WP: Zaruba; LP: Albus. Leading hitters – Temple: Bryan Williams (1-2, RBI) and Trent Rucker (1-4, 2B); McLennan: Jason Hawkins (2-4, RBI), Ty Johnson (2-3), Aidan Kuni (2-2, 2B, 3 RBI), Xander McAfee (0-3, RBI) and Logan Williams (1-4, 2B, 2 RBI). Record: McLennan 27-11 (10-6).
