Alabama Christian (9-11) hosted Percy Julian, formerly known as Lee, on Monday and posted the team’s ninth win of the year. The home team scored ten in the first and the game was never really competitive in the 15-1 blowout. Despite the lopsided score, the Eagles only outhit their opponent four to three.
Jackson Burton got the surprise start and set down the visitors in order in the first. In the bottom half, nine of the first ten batters reached, including Mac Moorer reaching twice in the span. Only three of the ten runs were scored by hits as the other seven were scored in a variety of ways. Four runs scored on wild pitches, two from a throwing error on the catcher, and one from a bases loaded walk. Burton ran out of gas in the second and left the mound with two runners on and two outs. In relief, Grant Cornette struck out the next batter to end the frame. ACA did not score in the second and the game remained 10-0.
in the third Julian put together a couple of hits and scored a run on a double steal to get on the scoreboard. In the home half, three more runs scored without a hit to make the margin 13-1. Bryson Dabney ended the scoring with a two-run single, scoring Jackson Burton and Teilan Long.
Landon Nelson led the offense with a 2 for 2 night with two runs driven in and three runs scored. Zander Costanza and Bryson Dabney delivered the team’s other two hits. Connor Foucault and Dabney both drove in two runs. Jackson Burton and Grant Cornette combined for nine strikeouts over four innings on the hill.
Alabama Christian hosts Billingsley on Tuesday in its next axtion.