Owens sets RBI mark as Wolverines crush Madison
Published 8:00 am Thursday, May 3, 2018
- Polk County senior Holden Owens. (Photo by Jane Ollis)
Holden Owens continued his torrid senior season Tuesday and set a school record in the process.
Owens hammered two homers and drove in six runs as Polk County routed Madison 21-7 in Western Highlands Conference baseball action in Marshall.
Owens reached 49 RBIs for the season, breaking the school record of 45 set by Mark Burrell. The senior infielder finished Tuesday’s win 3-for-3, scoring four times.
Polk County improved to 19-2 with the win and completed a perfect 15-0 run through the WHC this season.
Owens was not alone in hitting heroics. Sedric Pickett finished 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Nick Capozzi was 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and five runs.
Evan Rimer and Tyler Harris each added a 2-for-4 effort with two RBIs.
Polk County built a 14-5 lead after three innings, then led 16-7 after four innings before tallying five runs in the fifth.
Avery Edwards earned the win, pitching 3 2/3 innings. Austin Geagley pitched 1 1/3 innings of hitless relief to close the game.
Polk County was slated to host Mitchell on Wednesday in a nonconference game before traveling to Rosman on Friday to end its regular season.
– Submitted by PolkSports.com