Center Horseshoe Ballpark, Monday, April 22, 2019 -
The Center Roughriders recognized their senior baseball athletes during their final homestand on Monday. Roughriders Braden Strong, Juan Gonzalez, and Blaine Gaddy, along with family escorts were announced before the Roughrider’s game with fellow District 20 Class 4A Carthage High School began.
The baseball game did not go Centers way as they fell to the Carthage Bulldogs 11-1. The game was shortened to five innings due to the leagues ten-run-mercy-rule enforcement.
Carthage jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning in a rally which saw them capitalize on two hits, a walk, and three Center errors.
Center answered back with a baserunner in the bottom half of the first inning when Jayden Hicks drew a lead-off walk and scored after stealing second and a base hit by Zack Smith. This pulled the ‘Riders to within 3-1 of the Bulldogs.
Four base hits and another error helped the Bulldogs balloon their lead to 6-1 during the top of the third inning. This score held up until Carthage rallied for five more runs in the top of the fifth frame.
Center will face the Hudson Hornets, at Hudson High School, on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 7 p.m. for the Roughriders final regular season game. Center is still in contention for the final District 20 playoff spot with a 2-9 conference mark and a 7-14-1 overall record.
