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High School Baseball

Errors Cost Rebels in Loss to Patriots

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McKENZIE (March 21) — The McKenzie High School Rebels hosted Henry County on a chilly Thursday for a non-district baseball contest. Six errors committed by the Rebels led to the three unearned runs that made the difference in a 6-4 Patriot win.
Henry County scored four runs in the top of the first on just one hit. McKenzie answered with a run in the home half and tied it with three in the second frame. The Patriots quickly regained the lead with a run in the top of the third, then added an insurance run in the fifth.
The second-inning rally by the Rebels chased Henry County starter Rick Conroy, but Paul Atkins struck out ten and allowed just one hit in four and two-thirds innings of relief to quiet the Rebel bats.

Rebel Chase Colotta was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Chase Daffron was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. Jake McDaniel and Harold Smith were each 1-for-4 with an RBI. Landon Johnson was 1-for-2 with a walk. Murphy Watkins was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored.
Patriot Owen Webb was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Wesley Bomar was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI and two runs scored. Brandon Armour was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base. Ethan Thompson was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored. Will Parrish was 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base.
Rick Conroy started for the Patriots, allowing four earned runs on five hits while striking out one and walking two in an inning and two-thirds. Paul Atkins earned the win in relief, allowing no runs on one hit while striking out ten and walking three in four an two-thirds innings. Will Parrish threw the final two-thirds of an inning, allowing no hits, runs or walks while striking out one.
Evan Jarrett took the loss for McKenzie, allowing five runs (two earned) on four hits while striking out five and walking two in three innings. Nick Simpson threw four innings of relief, allowing one earned run on six hits while striking out two and walking none.

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