FPC baseball drops game at Father Lopez 4-1

Kyle McDonnell scored FPC's only run on a sneaky baserunning play.

By Claude Riban
| 1:20 p.m. March 26, 2021

Byron Nunez (7) at bat. Photo by Chuck DuBois.

Tanner Araujo on the mound. Photo by Chuck DuBois.

Brayden Stuart on the mound. Photo by Chuck DuBois.

Infield meetup on the mound. Photo by Chuck DuBois.

Byron Nunez (7) beats the batter at first. Photo by Chuck DuBois.

Palm Coast Observer
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The Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs lost an away game at Father Lopez on Wednesday, March 24. Starting pitcher for the Bulldogs was junior left-hander Tanner Araujo, while Father Lopez used leftie sophomore Owen McKinly. Lopez scored first, in the bottom of the second inning, when McKinley scored on a Araujo wild pitch to sophomore batter David Hickey.

In the bottom of the third inning, Lopez added two more runs when Hickey hit a homer with senior Zack Taylor on base. The Bulldogs scored a run in the top of the fifth inning, when junior outfielder Kyle McDonnell snuck home after a field out, catching a few Lopez players off guard. But it wasn't enough to come back. Lopez added another run in the bottom of the fifth, and won the game 4-1.

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