Baseball Recap: Adam Robertson can't quite lead Christian Academy over West Washington

By Team Reports May 8, 2024, 7:41am

Baseball Recap: Christian Academy Warriors vs. West Washington Senators

Christian Academy was the 6-2 winner over West Washington when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Christian Academy Warriors lost 12-2 to the West Washington Senators on Tuesday.

Christian Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Robertson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.

On West Washington's side, Hayden Morrow made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Morrow was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Tate Timberlake was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Clark Nance was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.

Christian Academy dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for West Washington, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.

Christian Academy will head out on the road to face off against Trinity Lutheran at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for West Washington, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mitchell at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mitchell: 3.6, West Washington: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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