BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Davis & Elkins College Baseball team dropped its doubleheader to King University on Thursday to open up the 2018 season. The Senators fell in game one 9-3 and then dropped the second game 7-1.
The Senators jumped out to a lead in both games, scoring two runs in the top of the first of game one.
Maxx Mahon put the Senators on the scoreboard first with his double to right center that scored
Johnny Liu.
Bragg Eastin then stepped up to the plate and singled Mahon home to give the Senators a 2-0 lead.
After King answered back with a run in the bottom of the first, Davis & Elkins would extend the lead back to two runs with Liu's 2-out RBI double to left center that scored
Frank Masella, who doubled earlier in the inning.
King would score another run in the bottom of the second to cut the Senators lead to 3-2.
After a scoreless third, the Tornadoes would have a big fourth inning, scoring four runs to take a lead that they would hold onto the rest of the game.
King would add a run in the fifth and then two more runs in the sixth to cap off a 9-3 victory.
Davis & Elkins was outhit 14-8 in the contest and the Senators had nine strikeouts with no walks in the game.
Austin Main was dealt the loss as the starter went three innings, giving up five runs, all earned, on nine hits with five strikeouts.
Noah Jarboe tossed the other three innings for the Senators, giving up four runs, three earned on five hits.
In game two,
Travis Danielson put the Senators on top in the first inning with a double to right center that scored Liu.
However, that would be the only run for the Senators in the game and the lead wouldn't last past the first as the Tornadoes scored two in the bottom half of the inning.
King would go on to add another run in the second and in the fourth before scoring two in the fifth and one in the sixth.
The Senators were held to just four hits in the game.
The Davis & Elkins pitching staff would allow only seven hits in the game, but the defense also had three errors.
Shawn Pass picked up the loss after going 4.2 innings with five runs against, four earned, on four hits. Pass also had seven strikeouts in his debut for the Senators.
Arman Lakhani tossed the final four outs for D&E, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits.
The Senators will take on the Tornadoes tomorrow with another doubleheader slated for a noon start at King.
