Sophomore Nicholas Holbrook allowed only four hits and one run, while every member of his offense drove in at least one run, as the Motlow Bucks beat Walters State 11-1 Monday in the second game of a doubleheader. The Senators, ranked No. 2 in the nation, won the first game 12-2.
The Bucks (5-9, 1-2) will remain at home this weekend, with TCCAA rival Southwest Tennessee coming to the Driver Baseball Complex. A single 9-inning game is scheduled for Friday, March 10, at 2 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader, with two 7-inning contests, begins at noon. Admission is free.
Holbrook (1-3) was spectacular from the first pitch, striking out the side in the first inning. The Bucks jumped on Walters' starter for four runs in the first inning, two more in the second, another in the fourth, and finally walked off with the win with four in the fifth inning.
Holbrook allowed only four hits with eight strikeouts, three walks, and one earned run.
Gabe Sibert, Tucker Allen, and John Hale each had a solo home run. Hale was 2-3 with two runs batted in and two runs scored, Sibert went 2-2 with two runs scored, and Allen scored two runs.
Every Motlow batter had an RBI, including Irvin Hernandez, Julius Scearce, Grant Godwin, Kaleb Valdez, Tate Vanhooser, and Jackson Cauthron.
Game one did not go as well for the Bucks. Walters State hit seven home runs on their way to a 12-2 victory. Valdez had two hits and an RBI for Motlow. Caden Alvey started on the mound, allowing 10 hits and seven runs with four strikeouts in four innings. Carson Cheek pitched the final two innings, allowing five runs on five hits with three strikeouts.
Game one of the three-game series went to Walters State 21-13 Sunday afternoon in a slugfest that saw Motlow's Sibert hit three home runs and drive in eight runs. Scearce also homered and scored four runs. Cauthron had two hits and drove in a run.
Aaron Osada (0-2), Ryder Morey, Jack Fortner, and Jake Gulley all pitched for Motlow. Walters State banged out 19 hits and hit seven home runs. Bucks' pitchers combined for 10 strikeouts.
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