BRISTOL, TENN. – Christian Bartholomew blasted a pair of home runs as the Chowan Baseball team was swept by the Tornado of King on Friday afternoon in Conference Carolinas play.

THE BASICS

FINAL GAME ONE | Chowan 2, King 16

FINAL GAME TWO | Chowan 4, King 7

RECORDS | Chowan 6-30 (4-23), King 15-28 (5-20)

LOCATION | Bristol, Tenn. (King Baseball Field)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORES

Warren Bailey led the team with four hits including a double and a home run to go with three RBI.  Christian Bartholomew picked up three hits with two home runs (both in game two).  Ethan Robinson added three hits with a double.  Geomar Santana, Tyler West, and Jackson Dunlap tallied two hits each.

Bartholomew's two-home runs in the nightcap was the first time since Mar. 2019 that a Chowan player has hit two home runs in the same game.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game One: Chowan 2, King 16

Chowan opened up the scoring in the top of the first inning as Geomar Santana started a rally with a single before coming around to third on an error.  Warren Bailey hit a sac fly to put the Hawks on the board 1-0.

The Hawks scored their final run in the second inning as Ty Johnson singled and came around to score on a throwing error at the plate to lead 2-0.

Warren Bailey nearly made it 3-0 in the third inning as his double hit off the fence but was left stranded.

King started their rally in the third inning plating a pair of runs to even the score at 2-all.  The Tornado took advantage of a pair of errors in the fourth inning to take a 9-2 advantage.  King tacked on four more runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth to extend their lead to 16-2.

Game Two: Chowan 4, King 7

Chowan looked to get on the board in the second inning as the Hawks loaded the bases with three straight hits by Warren Bailey, Jackson Dunlap, and Ethan Robinson.  A double play ended the rally.

Christian Bartholomew put the Hawks on the board in the third inning with a solo home run to left center.  King answered in the bottom of the inning with five runs to lead 5-1.

Ethan Robinson nearly had a big fly in the fourth inning as his shot to left went off the fence.  Chowan loaded the bases in the fifth inning with two-outs but left the bases loaded.

Christian Bartholomew would hit his second home run of the contest in the seventh inning with a solo blast down the left field line to cut the deficit to 5-2.  Rowan Hudson, Warren Bailey, and Jackson Dunlap picked up singles to load the bases before leaving the bases loaded again.

The Tornado rallied with a pair in the bottom of the inning to stretch the advantage to 7-2.

In the top of the ninth, Tyler West started the inning with a single to center before Warren Bailey closed the gap to 7-4 with a two-run home run to left.

UP NEXT

Chowan returns home for the final series of the season as the Hawks host Barton on Friday, April 28.  First pitch is slated for 3pm.