King University Renwick, Moore lead King to season-opening sweep of UVA Wise

Truman Roper/Baseball | King University

By Press release submission

Feb 12, 2023

The King University baseball team opened their season with a pair of exciting wins over regional rival UVA Wise on Saturday afternoon. Drew Moore allowed one hit for the Tornado in a 1-0 game victory while Junior Renwick came up with a walk-off double in the eighth inning to give King a 2-1 game two victory.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: King 1, UVA Wise 0; King 2, UVA Wise 1

LOCATION: King Baseball Field; Bristol, Tenn.

RECORDS: King 2-0; UVA Wise 0-2

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

Renwick went 2-for-4 in game two with two runs batted in while Truman Roper went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in game two.
Wes Bonney and Davis Hall accounted for hits for the Tornado in game one with Bonney driving in Chase Hilliard.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS

Moore faced the minimum through three innings as he picked off the lone base runner for the Cavaliers.
He only allowed two baserunners through five innings before the Cavaliers posted their first hit with one out in the sixth inning, a one-out double.
However, Moore got a strikeout and fly out to end the threat.
Moore was nearly matched pitch-by-pitch by Daniel Kanagy who only allowed one hit through four innings.
The one hit was a Davis Hall double that started the second inning, but Hall was stranded in the inning.
Hilliard worked a two-out walk in the fifth inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
He then scored on a Bonney double to left field, giving King the 1-0 lead.
After working out of the sixth, Moore retired the side in order in the seventh inning for his first complete game of the season as King came away with the 1-0 victory.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Drew Moore (1-0) 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO

Losing Pitcher: Daniel Kanagy (0-1) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 SO

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS

UVA Wise loaded the bases in the second inning, but Christian Walzak induced a groundout to end the threat and keep the game scoreless.
The first two hitters for the Tornado in the bottom of the second reached base, but were stranded there.
The Cavaliers grabbed the lead in the fifth inning as Nick Badgett started the frame with a double and later scored on a Jeb Hurst single to right center.
Walzak got out of the inning, stranding a pair of runners and keeping the King deficit at 1-0.
The top of the Tornado offense responded in the sixth inning as Roper started the frame with a double and later scored on a Renwick single to even the score.
Both teams stranded a runner in the seventh, but were unable to score as the contest went to extra innings.
Michael Cordova retired the Cavaliers in order in the eighth before the top of the order struck again for the Tornado.
Roper started the frame with a double and Preston Steele walked to bring Renwick back to the plate.
Renwick ripped a double down the left field line that scored Roper and gave King the 2-1 victory.

OF RECORD

Winning Pitcher: Michael Cordova (1-0) 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO

Losing Pitcher: Ryan Whitson (0-1) 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO

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