Wildcats drop season opener

Woodland High baseball opened the 2020 season Wednesday night at LakePoint in Emerson with a 5-1 loss to Class 7A North Cobb.

After both clubs plated a run in the first frame, the Warriors took a 3-1 lead in the second inning. Four scoreless innings followed before North Cobb (1-0) tacked on two more runs in the top of the seventh for a 5-1 final score. North Cobb’s Nathan Williams picked up the pitching win for the Warriors with three innings of work. He yielded one unearned run without allowing a hit and struck out six Wildcats. Joshua Dixon and Ethan Fry split the final four shutout innings on the mound for North Cobb. Williams had two hits including a triple and one RBI for the Warriors. Jake Mantooth doubled and finished with two RBIs. Woodland starter Peyton Posey (2 IP, 3ER, 4H, 1BB) suffered the pitching loss. Phoenix Cramer (2 IP, 0R, 2H, 1BB, 1K), Trent Porter (2 IP, 0R, 3H, 3BB), and Scotty Smith (1 IP, 2ER, 1H, 3BB) also pitched for the Wildcats.

Jakiyon Porter, Smith, and Posey had the only Woodland hits — all singles.

Woodland (0-1) is scheduled to host Sprayberry Friday at 5:55 p.m.