Diamond Doggs, Alexander split doubleheader Friday

Clint Spratlin took the win for the Diamond Doggs in game one working six innings before Taylor Keinat closed out the seventh.

Dustin Dunagan got the start in the second contest working 3.2 innings before Keinat came on in relief again. Keinat threw 16 pitches in the first game and 39 more in the second. Smith said he was not sure who would get the start in game three for WBHS noting he would make the decision later in the night.

Keinat would be an option for Saturday, at least for some innings.

"We will look at all our options to see who we will go with," Smith said.

The Diamond Dogg coach was not ready to concede the fact that the heat played any factor in Friday's outcomes.

"We are in shape," Smith said. "I'm not sure that played a role."

In game one, WBHS jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and would never trail. The team scored five more in the bottom of the third for an 8-0 lead but Alexander began to mount some offense of its own with two runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings. The Bulldoggs scored three more in the fourh and one more in the fifth.

In the second game, WBHS had a chance to close out the round one series taking a 3-2 lead in the top of the third, however, Alexander scored four runs in the fourth to move back in front.

See Wednesday's print edition of the Barrow Journal for in depth articles and photo coverage of the opening-round playoff series.