The McLennan Highlanders and Ranger Rangers split this afternoon's baseball doubleheader in Ranger.
McLennan took game one 5-3 with Will Clements getting the win and Trey Cehajic picking up a save.
The Highlanders scored one run in the first as Cole Dillon walked and scored on a double by Aidan Kuni.
Two more McLennan runs scored in the third. Kuni singled and Moore doubled, both scoring on a single by Xander McAfee.
The Highlanders added two more runs in the fourth. Rodric Black, Elijah Rodríguez and Ty Johnson all singled. Kuni singled to score Black, and Britton Moore walked to score Rodriguez.
All three Ranger runs came in the bottom of the sixth. Jaden Adams reached on an error and Gilberto Torres singled. Jhanel Bautista followed with a single, and Adams scored on an error. Torres scored on a ground out by EJ Alanis, and Bautista scored on a ground out by Jansel Jimenez.
Ranger took game two 2-1 in 10 innings.
The Rangers' first run came in the bottom of the third as Torres walked and scored on a single by Bautista.
McLennan tied the game with a run in the top of the sixth. Johnson and Cole Dillon both walked. Johnson then stole third and scored on a ground out by Moore.
Ranger stole the game with a run in the bottom of the 10th inning. Bautista singled and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Josh Comeaux. Jimenez then singled to score Bautista and end the game.a
McLennan 5, Ranger 3
McLennan 102 200 0 – 5 12 2
Ranger 000 003 0 – 3 8 0
Will Clements, Trey Cehajic (7) and Jason Hawkins. Caleb Bunch, Micah Ford (5) and Adin Morehouse. WP: Clements; LP: Bunch; SV: Cehajic. Leading hitters – McLennan: Aidan Kuni (3-3, 2B, 2 RBI), Britton Moore (2-3, 2B, RBI) and Xander McAfee (2-3, RBI); Ranger: Jhanel Bautista (2-3), EJ Alanis (1-3, RBI) and Jansel Jimenez (1-3, RBI). Record: McLennan 33-16 (15-10).
Ranger 2, McLennan 1
McLennan 000 000 000 0 – 1 5 2
Ranger 001 000 000 1 – 2 7 0
Blake Hansen, Stefan Stahl (6), Will Glatch (10) and Brodey Williams. Emir Encalada, Trevor Mathis (7), Parker Bigham (8) and Jaxon Haynes. WP: Bigham; LP: Glatch. Leading hitters – McLennan: Britton Moore (0-3, RBI) and Xander McAfee (2-4); Ranger: Jhanel Bautista (2-5, RBI) and Jansel Jimenez (2-4, RBI). Record: McLennan 33-17 (15-11).
