By KEVIN HARRIS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – New Albany ended
its trip to Tennessee on Tuesday with a 2-1 loss at Donelson Christian Academy (Tenn.),
dropping its record to 0-2. The Bulldogs fell in its season opener Monday at
Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy 7-2.
New Albany head coach Chris
McIntyre thinks the trip down south will help his team later in the season.
“We played two very good baseball
teams down here. It’s only going to make us better,” McIntyre said. “This level
of baseball is a new experience for so many of our players. It’s just going to
take us some time for us to be a very good team. For many of them, it’s
like they are learning a new language."
Donelson Christian (6-0) scored two
runs in the bottom of the first inning against New Albany starter Ryan Robison.
The Bulldogs plated one run in the top of the seventh, but were unable to at
least tie the game after that.
New Albany had seven hits for the
game. Chase Rudy was the only multihit player for the Bulldogs, going 2-for-4.
The rest of New Albany’s hits came from Logan Charbonneau, Jonah Boone, Andrew Ricketts,
Christian Sifers and Dylan Clark.
Robison earned the loss on the
mound. He pitched three innings, allowing both Donelson Christian runs (each
earned) on three hits with two walks and one strikeout.
Charbonneau threw three scoreless
innings of relief. He yielded one hit and one walk, while striking out three.
"We had some opportunities
late to score, but just could never get a big hit,” McIntyre said. “Offensively,
we have a long way to go. On a positive note, our pitching was much improved
over our first game. And once again, we played solid defensively.”
New Albany will host a split
doubleheader on Saturday at Mt. Tabor Field. The Bulldogs will play Fort Wayne
Carroll at 11 a.m., followed by South Dearborn at 2 p.m.
DONELSON CHRISTIAN (Tenn.) 2, NEW ALBANY 1
New
Albany.
000 000 1-1 7 0
Donelson Christian 200 000 x-2 4 3
W - Henry Mosley.
L - Ryan Robison (0-1). 2B - Andrew
Ricketts (NA), Dylan Clark (NA), Eli Thibado (DC).
Records - New Albany
0-2, Donelson Christian 6-0.
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