22 hits, 22 runs for Academy in district-opening win
In the end, the volume of Albuquerque Academy’s crooked numbers bested Hope Christian’s crooked numbers. The Chargers and Huskies had a wild Friday afternoon and early evening at the Academy, with the teams combining for 29 hits — and a dozen errors — in the seventh-ranked Chargers’ eventual 20-10 District 6-4A victory over No. 6 Hope Christian.
Nearly half of the 30 runs (14 of them) were ...
In the end, the volume of Albuquerque Academy’s crooked numbers bested Hope Christian’s crooked numbers. The Chargers and Huskies had a wild Friday afternoon and early evening at the Academy, with the teams combining for 29 hits — and a dozen errors — in the seventh-ranked Chargers’ eventual 20-10 District 6-4A victory over No. 6 Hope Christian.
Nearly half of the 30 runs (14 of them) were unearned. Academy scored 19 of its 20 runs in four innings, including seven in the third and six more in the sixth to enact the 10-run mercy rule. The game ended with sophomore shortstop Daniel Candelas, who had a huge day at the plate, scoring on a wild pitch.
It was one of those type of days. Although Academy (10-5, 1-0 in 6-4A) was guilty of seven errors — most of them coming in a disastrous top of the fifth — the Chargers’ offense more than made up for the defensive shortcomings. Not only did all of the Academy starters hit safely, remarkably eight of the nine starters had multiple-hit games.