Mustangs can't finish and WT finishes it on a fluke

The Mustangs traveled to Stinnett for a rival game against the W.T. High Comanches on April 12. Things were slow going for the Mustangs for a good part of the game. Manny Monteiro was the only Mustang able to get a hit in the first inning, while three strike-outs ended it. Devin Cornell started on the mound with Monteiro behind the plate. The Comanches started things off with a blown-over homer over the right-center fence. An error and a walk got two more runners on. A passed ball brought in another run, before three straight strike-outs. Jeffrey Tyree started the top of the second with a walk. After a strike-out Ty Owens and Seth Skarke both drew walks to load the bases. With runners in position the Mustangs had another strike-out and a fly-out to left field. They left 3 ducks on the pond. An error got the Comanches going in the bottom of the second. A strikeout got out number one. Followed by a walk. Another run scored on a passed ball by the catcher, before Cornell struck out two more to end the inning. The top of the third started out rough again for the Mustangs with the first two batters going down on a fly out and a strikeout. Brady Baggett a rally going on two by drawing a walk. Tyree then stepped up to the plate and hit a double to score Baggett. Ransom Hollingsworth played "copy cat" and knocked Tyree in on a double. A strikeout finally retired the side. The bottom of the third started out with a strikeout then a walk, and with a strikeout and then a walk. With two on and two outs, a hit to center field wasn't caught and the Comanches scored two on the error. A strikeout sent us the top of the fourth. Once again the inning started out rough for the Mustangs. Cornell reached on an error, that was followed by a RBI double by Monteiro. Kaleb Wood reached on a walk before a pop-up to the pitcher ended it. The Mustang defense just couldn't hold them. Following a strikeout, two Comanches reached on errors with one scoring. Two more walks got on before the last two outs came. The Mustangs finally came alive in the top of the fifth. After starting out with two straight outs again, Owens got a spark going with a single. Skarke then stepped up and got a single to knock in Owens. Dustin Ford stepped in to DH and belted a single for another run. Cornell reached on the hit by pitch, and Monteiro came swinging getting a 2 RBI double. A strikeout ended the run for the Mustangs. The Mustangs were able to buckle down on defense in the bottom of the fifth. With only one runner reaching with a walk the Mustangs were able to get three outs facing four batters. Outs came courtesy of Peden, Baggett, and Hollingsworth. Baggett got things going in the top of the sixth with a single. Following a strikeout, Hollingsworth got a double to score Baggett. Two more outs followed sending us to the bottom of the sixth. The Mustangs had another hard time on defense. A walk, a single, and an error got three runners on the bags. Another single, allowed two more runs to score for the Comanches. Two outs came quickly from a strikeout and a Owens fly-out. Another walk loaded the bases again, but this time the Mustangs got the final out before any more damage. The Mustangs added more runs in the top of the seventh hoping to guarantee a win. A 5-3 put-out got the first out of the inning. Ford came through again getting a double. A fly-out got the second out and put the Mustangs with their backs against the wall. Monteiro ripped another one and reached on an error, but knocked in a run. Wood also reached on a error, before Baggett was intentionally walked to load the bases. Another error allowed another run to score. Hollingsworth stepped up big hitting another double to score two, before a runner was thrown out on the bags. The Mustangs needed three outs to seal the deal. However, the Mustangs couldn't finish the game and the let the Comanches come back. A runner reach on a walk before the Comanches got three hits back to back to back, scoring three. Another walk was given before two strikeouts got the first two outs. Still up by one the Mustangs just needed one more out. The next batter, however, hit a single to score the tie-ing run. A third strikeout ended the inning and sent us into extra innings. The Mustangs went down in the top of the eighth 1, 2, 3. The bottom of the eighth started well with Wood catching a fly ball for out one. a single got a runner on, before their three hole knocked a called home run to end the game. Now the reason for the title...the umps called it a home run, but every other person down the left field line said it went foul. No instant replay in high school ball...not that there should be. So the Mustangs fell for a second time in district losing 13-15. Many Mustangs did a good job hitting. Getting doubles were Monteiro (3), Tyree, Hollingsworth (3), and Ford. The boys also had 12 RBIs on the day. Cornell also had a staggering 17 strikeouts on the day, which I'm going to say is probably a career high. It was a tough loss, at least to me anyway. I'm a W.T. High alumni, but I want nothing more than for our boys to beat the tar out of them.