BRISTOL, Tenn. – The Barton baseball team (2-9, 1-6) fell to King (5-10, 3-4) Friday afternoon at the Tornado Complex by a 9-3 score.
King's Tommy Regan (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) hit a three-run home run in the first inning and added a run-scoring double in the fourth frame to finish with four RBI to lead the home to the win.
The Tornado's Ben Hale (Cedar Bluff, Va.) (2-2) earned the victory on the mound after allowing just two runs while pitching into the sixth inning to go along with eight strikeouts.
Barton graduate student
Giuseppe Seidita (Manhasset Hills, N.Y.) finished with a pair of hits including a two-run double in the sixth frame to help the Bulldogs avoid the shutout in the setback.
Barton junior
Mason McDougall (Tampa, Fla.) (0-2) was tagged with the loss for the visitors.
The two teams wrap up the league series with a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at Noon.
