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No.16 McLennan Sweeps Roadrunners Highlanders Use Long Ball to Overpower AC

By: Gary Stallard

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Angelina College pitcher Jarod Sprinkle pushes off the mound during the nightcap of Monday’s doubleheader with McLennan College. The high-powered, No. 16 Highlanders left Roadrunner Field with an 18-4, 12-1 sweep. (AC Press photo/Gary Stallard)

Head coach Jeff Livin typically uses early-season games to give his younger pitchers an opportunity to see what they’ll be facing throughout the season at the junior-college level.

On Monday, the McLennan Highlanders, ranked 16th in the nation, surely got those pitchers’ attention.

The Highlanders blasted seven homers in two games, powering McLennan to 18-4 and 12-1 wins in AC’s home opener at Roadrunner Field.

McLennan’s Brock Morrison homered twice in the nightcap, driving in two runs; teammates Skyler Cox and Jackson Nichols also homered.

The Roadrunners got a solo homer from Jacob Finke for AC’s lone run.

The Highlanders in the opener exploded for nine runs in the first inning, cruising to the 18-4 win in five innings. AC’s Alex Paz roped a two-run shot in that game, and the Roadrunners scored two more runs on Jesse Cravey’s fielder’s choice and a Highlander throwing error.

The Roadrunners (0-4) will travel to Alvin College on Saturday for a doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

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

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Gary Stallard
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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