Angelina College Roadrunner’s Weekly Baseball Recap

Here's a recap of last week's action on the diamond for the Angelina College Roadrunners from the college's press release.

AC Baseball Tangles with Wharton College in Three-Game Stand

After opening the season last weekend with two straight walk-off wins in a doubleheader against Galveston, the Roadrunners took on Wharton College in a three-game stand that opened with a doubleheader on Friday in Wharton and wrapped up with AC’s home game on Sunday.

On Friday, the Pioneers managed a walk-off win, scoring in the bottom of the seventh for a 1-0 win over the ‘Runners. AC’s Ethan Jezierski tossed five innings of scoreless ball, striking out four batters.

AC would bounce back in the nightcap, pounding the Pioneers for a 12-1 win. Stefano Ramos rocked a solo homer, Michael Herndon drove in four runs and Ryan Beaty finished with two RBI as the Roadrunners hammered out 16 hits over seven innings.

Starting pitcher David Wilson allowed just one earned run while striking out four in 3.2 innings. Relievers Sam Nitzke, Luke Harrington and Bradley Burkhardt teamed up to keep the Pioneers scoreless the rest of the way.

On Sunday at home against those same Pioneers, the Roadrunners found themselves trailing 9-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning. Then AC’s Mark Henderson launched a three-run homer over the left-field wall, and Landon Bailey’s infield single scored Michael Herndon to cut the deficit to just two runs at 9-7. However, with the tying runs on base, the ‘Runners just couldn’t manage the final big hit, with Wharton squeezing out the 9-7 win.

Diesel Gonzalez and Ryan Lewis also homered in the game.

The Roadrunners (3-2) play in Alvin on Wednesday, with a doubleheader against the Dolphins scheduled to start at 1 p.m. AC then hosts Temple College in a twin bill scheduled to start at 1 p.m. Saturday at Poland Stadium on the AC campus.