No. 8 MCC takes both games in doubleheader at WC
Coyotes jump to early leads in both contests but can’t hold off late-inning rallies by Highlanders
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLennan Community College | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| Weatherford College | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLennan Community College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 0 |
| Weatherford College | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
Team Stats
McLennan Community College
McLennan Community College
McLennan Community College, ranked No. 8 in the NJCAA's Division I poll, took both ends of a baseball doubleheader against No. 21 Weatherford College on Friday at Roger Williams Ballpark. The Coyotes fell 9-6 in the opener and 15-11 in the nightcap.
WC dropped to 23-15 overall and 13-7 in conference. The Highlanders improved to 29-7 and 11-5.
In game one, Weatherford erased an early three-run deficit with a six-run stretch over the second and third innings before McLennan pulled away late. Kaden Robardey led the Coyotes at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. Walt Jones added two hits, scored twice and reached base three times, while Caden Mitchell scored twice and collected an RBI.
Spencer Butt doubled, drove in a run and scored once, and Joseph Sandusky and Kyzer Harrington each contributed RBIs as Weatherford totaled 11 hits. The Coyotes briefly led 6-5 after Robardey's two-run double in the third.
McLennan responded with four runs in the fifth to reclaim control.
Weatherford again jumped ahead early in game two, scoring five runs in the second inning and building an 11-8 lead through four innings. Jackson Irons paced the Coyotes with three hits, including two doubles, drove in two runs and scored three times. Walt Jones went 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Jake Overstreet doubled and drove in two runs.
Kyzer Harrington added a two-run double, Blake Martinez produced two RBIs on sacrifice flies, and Ty Waid and Caden Mitchell also drove in runs as Weatherford capitalized on early scoring chances and forced McLennan to use multiple pitchers.
AJ Miera gave the Coyotes a strong start, allowing three runs with seven strikeouts over six innings. But McLennan broke the game open late, scoring five runs in the seventh and seven more in the ninth against the Weatherford bullpen.
Despite recording 10 hits and drawing seven walks, the Coyotes were held hitless over the final four innings.
WC has the week off from conference play but will take on New Mexico Junior College on Monday, DFW Post Grad on Wednesday and Dallas College North Lake on Friday, with start times at 1 p.m. for all three games.
Conference play will resume with a four-game series against Vernon College, at Roger Williams Ballpark on Wednesday, April 15, and in Vernon on April 18.