Roadrunner Offense Explodes For 20 Runs In Two Games

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Angelina College’s Mitch Andrews (44) trots to the plate for a greeting from Mitch Henshaw (35) and Chris Estrada (22). Andrews’ homer helped power the Roadrunners to an 18-7, 2-0 sweep of Wharton College Tuesday in Wharton. (Contributed photo by Shanna English)
Angelina College’s Mitch Andrews (44) trots to the plate for a greeting from Mitch Henshaw (35) and Chris Estrada (22). Andrews’ homer helped power the Roadrunners to an 18-7, 2-0 sweep of Wharton College Tuesday in Wharton. (Contributed photo by Shanna English)

The Angelina College Roadrunner baseball team picked up a pair of wins in Tuesday’s doubleheader in Wharton, sweeping the Pioneers by 18-7 and 2-0 scores.

Reid Garrett pitched three scoreless innings relief in Game 1 to earn the win; and Daniel Lingua earned the win in the nightcap, with Cody Cash coming on late to earn the save.

AC’s offense erupted with 20 runs in the two games, with Mitch Henshaw going 5-for-8 with a homer and three RBI. Mitch Andrews went 4-for-6 with a homer and three RBI; and Chris Estrada drove in five runs with three hits in six trips, with one of those hits a homer.

The ‘Runners’ offensive display helped crank the team batting average to a whopping .324 over the first eight games of the season. The team now has six homers in eight games, with Andrews accounting for two of those.

The Roadrunners (4-4) play a twin bill at Tyler College on Saturday, with the first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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