Kingsport Splits Series with Johnson City
July 23, 2021 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Kingsport Road Warriors News Release
JOHNSON CITY, TN - Caleb McNeely and Van Gupton, Jr. both homered but the Kingsport Road Warriors fell to the Johnson City Doughboys, 16-4, Friday evening at TVA Credit Union Ballpark.
One night after smacking three roundtrippers against the Doughboys (13-24-1), the Road Warriors (1-5) left the yard twice. McNeely's solo blast in the second broke the scoreless tie and Gupton, Jr. bookended the scoring with a dinger in the ninth.
After Kingsport grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second, the Doughboys responded with 11 unanswered runs across the next three innings. Designated hitter Ben Berenda answered for the Road Warriors in the sixth, pushing across a tally with a single.
Johnson City tacked on a run in the seventh and four in the eighth, sandwiching McNeely's second RBI hit.
Four of Kingsport's seven knocks were extra-base hits, including a double from Logen Sutton and Kyle Williams.
The Road Warriors used seven pitchers in the loss, highlighted by Gage Hensley's debut. The southpaw struck out two across 1 1/3 innings.
Next, Kingsport hits the country roads to West Virginia to face the Bluefield Ridge Runners. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
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