McDowell baseball tops Freedom

MORGANTON Freedom dug an early hole and could never recover in an 11-4 baseball nonconference loss to McDowell High on Wednesday.

The Titans completed a season sweep to improve to 4-2 on the campaign.

McDowell jumped to an 8-0 advantage through 2 innings.

Freedom, which was shut out in Tuesdays 10-inning affair with Shelby, scored in the bottom of the third.

Sophomore Dalton McGalliard singled to left field and moved to third on a throwing error by McDowell shortstop Dylan Ricketts on an infield grounder by the Patriots Keith Hicks.

FHS leadoff batter Marcus Kincaid rifled a RBI single to left field to score McGalliard. Hicks speed moved him to third, and an errant pickoff attempt by Titans catcher Jared Carver allowed Hicks to scamper home with the Pats second run.

McDowell added three more runs in the fourth on a walk, double, single, stolen base, error and wild pitch.

In the fourth inning, Freedom put together three consecutive hits. Sophomore catcher Jacob Honeycutt singled to left-center. Third baseman Zach Hawkins followed with a single to left McGalliard hit a RBI single to plate Honeycutt.

We talked about executing when we have runners on base. Weve got to continue to focus and get these runners home, Freedom coach Clint Zimmerman said.

Early on I thought we had a little bit of a lull from Tuesdays 10-inning game. We woke up in the fourth but we just cant wait because we were already in a huge hole.

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