Alabama Christian’s defense struggled in the season opener with seven errors which led to nine unearned runs. The game was called in the fifth inning as Holtville defeated the Eagles 11-1.
On a very cold night the season’s first game started in the best possible way for the Alabama Christian baseball team. The first three Eagle batters reached base, but not much went ACA’s way after that. Thomas Stovall scored a run on a wild pitch which would be the only run scored by the Eagles on the night. Holtville broke the game wide open in the second inning as they scored seven runs on only one hit. ACA helped the Bulldog’s cause with four errors, four walks and a hit batsman in the disastrous inning. Starting pitcher JT Moorer took the loss despite only giving up one earned run in 1 2/3 innings. Copeland Hilyer and Zac Westbrook collected the Eagles only two hits in the contest.
ACA will next play a President’s Day doubleheader against Reeltown and Elmore County at Reeltown .