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Applegate pitches quality start and homers as Spartans split series with Cleburne

Applegate pitches quality start and homers as Spartans split series with Cleburne

Senior pitcher/first-baseman Applegate shuts out Yellow Jackets over five innings in win, then homers in loss

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CLEBURNE, BURLESON and DUNCANVILLE – Zach Applegate earned a quality-start win on the mound and homered at the plate as the Centennial Spartans varsity baseball team split the series against the Cleburne Yellow Jackets, moving Cleburne out of first place last week.

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The senior starting-pitcher/first-baseman Applegate threw five shutout innings – striking out 11 while surrendering one hit and four walks – as the Spartans beat the then first-place Yellow Jackets 4-1 Tuesday in Cleburne. Batting cleanup, Applegate went 2-for-4 with a double and a game-high three RBIs in the win.

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