Kingsport Reporter

The King University baseball team dropped both ends of their Conference Carolinas doubleheader Sunday, dropping the first game 4-2 to Barton before falling 18-7 in the second game of the day.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Barton 4, King 2; Barton 17, King 8

LOCATION: Nixon Field; Wilson, N.C.

RECORDS: King 8-7, 1-7 Conference Carolinas; Barton 7-9, 4-5 Conference Carolinas

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

• Chase Hilliard was 5-for-6 on the day, with three RBI, a double and a home run.
• Preston Steele had a pair of doubles, going 4-for-7 at the plate.
• Junior Renwick was 3-for-7, with two RBI and two runs scored.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

• After threatening to score in the second, the Bulldogs took the lead in the bottom of the third on a two-run home run.
• That woke up the King offense, as they would score two runs in the fourth, with Renwick and Hilliard getting back-to-back RBI hits. Renwick singled to score Steele, while Hilliard doubled into left field, bringing Renwick across the plate, tying the score at two.
• After a couple of Barton threats, the Bulldogs pulled ahead in the sixth, scoring two runs on four hits to go ahead 4-2.
• Hilliard had a one-out single in the top of the seventh, but that was all the offense King was able to muster as Barton held on for the 4-2 win.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Tanner Halvorson (2-2) 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO

Losing Pitcher: Drew Moore (2-2) 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

• It was a high-scoring affair early, as both teams scored three runs in the first inning, before adding another run in the second to tie the game at two.
• The Tornado scored again in the third, as Garret Huffman reached on a fielder's choice, with Renwick scoring on a fielding error to put King in front 5-4.
• Wes Bonney started the King half of the fourth with a double down the left field line, setting up Hilliard to hit a home run to left field, putting the Tornado in front 7-4.
• Barton responded in their half of the inning, scoring four runs on two hits to take an 8-7 lead. They would go on to score four more runs in the sixth, taking a 12-7 lead.
• Barton would add six in the seventh, taking an 18-7 lead they would hang onto, sweeping the doubleheader, and the series.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Brett Anderson (1-0) 4.0 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 Er, 1 BB, 6 SO

Losing Pitcher: Royal Philo (0-1) 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO

FOR THE FOES

• Tanner Halvorson got the job done in all aspects for Barton, going 6-for-7 at the plate, with a home run, a double and six RBI. He also threw seven innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts.
• Carelle Gonzalez, Ryan McIsaac and Chase Waddell all had home runs for the Bulldogs.

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