It was a rough week for the Winona Christian baseball team last week.
The Stars lost all three games to Winston Academy, falling 14-0 and 18-2 on Tuesday. Winston finished off the series with a 10-0 win on Thursday.
Winona is scheduled to return to play on Tuesday in a three-game series with Oak Hill. The Stars will travel to Oak Hill for a doubleheader on Tuesday and then host the Raiders on Wednesday.
Winston 14, Winona Christian 0
The Stars didn’t have a hit as the Patriots needed just three innings to take a run-rule win.
Winston scored eight in the first and six in the third on 11 hits.
Will Irwin and Brannon Hill drew walks for Winona.
Austin Horne started on the mound and got just one out, giving up seven runs on four hits and a walk. Cale Sproles pitched the next two innings and gave up seven runs on seven hits.
Winston 18, Winona Christian 2
The Patriots finished with 14 straight runs to take a run-rule win over the Stars in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Winston scored four in the first while Winona scored two in the top of the third and trailed 4-2. But Winston scored 14 runs in the third to take the win.
Each team had six hits but Winona issued 14 walks. Will Irwin was 2-for-2 while Zach Bledsoe an Brannon Hill each singled and scored a run. Hunter Land also singled and drove in a run while Jase Osborn walked and had an RBI.
Land started and pitched two innings, giving up five runs on three hits and six walks while striking out three. Bledsoe, Tyler Schraenkler, Irwin and Cale Sproles also pitched for the Stars.
Winston 10, Winona Christian 0
The Stars had just two hits as the Patriots completed the three-game sweep with a six-inning, run-rule win on Thursday.
Winston scored one in the first and third, two in the second and sixth and four in the fifth.
Winston outhit Winona 6-2 in the contest but the Stars issued seven walks. Brannon Hill and Hunter Land had the only hits for the Stars.
Hill started on the mound and pitched four innings, giving up eight runs on two hits and six walks while striking out three. Parker Watkins pitched the last two innings and gave up two runs on four hits.
