Austin unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 5-1 to the Lawrence County Red Devils on Thursday. If the Black Bears were looking for revenge after losing 17-7 to them when the teams met back in March of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Austin got a good showing from Dillon Rains, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Austin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Harville, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one double.
Austin has already played their next game, a 16-2 loss against Hazel Green on the 15th. As for Lawrence County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 9-1 win against Decatur on the 14th.
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