Mustangs Win Two District Games in Double Header

With bad weather and TAKS messing with the baseball schedule, Coach Green was forced to do something a little unorthodox. The Mustangs played two district games on Saturday, April 24. The Mustangs left early Saturday morning, for a ten o'clock game against the Boys Ranch Rough Riders in Boys Ranch. Devin Cornell started things off with a hit by pitch to get on. Kaleb Wood then hit a single to move the runner. The Rough Riders made a double play to get two quick outs. Brady Baggett got a rally going on two with a single to left field that scored Cornell. Jeffrey Tyree then took a walk to have two on the bags. A Ransom Hollingsworth double then scored Baggett. Ty Owens followed with a RBI single. Owens worked his way around the bases to score on a passed ball by the catcher. Austin Miller then stepped up to the plate and crushed a ball over the center field trees for a solo home run. Tyler Peden got a single, which was followed by a Cornell single. During the next at bat, Peden got caught flat-footed and was tagged out on the bases to retire the side. Seth Skarke started on the mound for the Mustangs with Dustin Ford behind the plate. The Mustangs started off strong on defense. A single got a runner on the bags. A Baggett to Peden throw-out moved the runner around the bags, and got the first out. A Cornell to Peden sacrifice throw-out came next giving the Rough Riders their first run of the game. A pop-up to Peden ended the inning. The score at the end of the first was 6-1 Mustangs. The Mustangs continued to hit well in the top of the second. After a pop-up to the third baseman, the Mustangs got going. Ford reached the bases with a hit by pitch. Baggett then hit a double to score Nichols (courtesy runner for Ford). Tyree followed with a single to score Baggett. Hollingsworth hit to the third baseman and on a fielder's choice, Tyree was out at second. Ty Owens played some small ball and beat out the throw at first and scored a run. A dropped ball allowed Miller to reach the bags. Peden then hit a single to score Owens. A 5-3 putout ended the inning. Owens caught a fly-out to start the bottom of the second. A hit by pitch got a runner on. Tyree then caught another fly-out for the second out. Two more walks loaded the bases for the Rough Riders. Skarke fought back and got out of the inning with a strikeout. The score at the end of the two was 10-1 Mustangs. Wood got things going by reaching on an error. Ford took another one for the team to get two on the bags. A bloop caught by the second baseman got the first out for the Mustangs. Tyree then hit a dinker to the pitcher, but the first baseman missed it. Tyree tried to go to second and using himself a little bit as bait, two more runs scored. Hollingsworth took a walk that was followed by an Owens RBI double. Owens tried to get into scoring position and was thrown-out at third to take us to the bottom of the third. Three Rough Riders got on the bases with a walk and two hit by pitches. A sacrifice fly-out scored one. Another walk loaded the bases once more. Following a strikeout, the Rough Riders got a 2 RBI single. Baggett came up and made a play on the batter for out number three. The score at the end of three was 13-4 Mustangs. A throw-out got the first out of the inning. An error by the shortstop allowed Peden to get on. Cornell drew a walk, and then Wood hit a fielder's choice to reach while Cornell was thrown-out at second, and Peden scored. Another 5-3 throw-out retired the side. A double got the Rough Riders going in the bottom of the fourth. The next batter then hit a ball over the fence for a two shot homer. After a hit by pitch, Coach Green decided to have a pitching change. Hollingsworth took over on the mound. Skarke moved to first and Peden went to second. The next batter then reached on a hit by pitch. The next batter then hit into a double play courtesy of Cornell and Skarke. A hit back to Hollingsworth ended the inning. The score at the end of four was 14-6 Mustangs. The Mustangs marched on starting with a Baggett single. Tyree reached on a base on balls. Baggett was then thrown out at third. Hollingsworth then hit a fielder's choice to throw out Tyree at second. Owens came up and hit a single to keep things going. Miller then hit a double to score Owens and he reached third on an error. Hayden Hook pinched hit for his first game back since March 12. I for one thought it was emotional and admire this kids courage and fight in all he has had to deal with, much less at the age he is dealing with it at. I know his at bat didn't go the way he wanted it to, but he made contact and that's great for being unable to practice for weeks. The Mustangs needed three outs and to not allow any runs to end the already long game early. Two walks got runners on for the Rough Riders. A fielder's choice was hit next and Baggett made the right play by going home with the ball with Ford ready for the collision, for out number one at the plate. A runner was then thrown out on the bags at third for out number two. A single, however, got a run in for Boys Ranch. A walk and a hit by pitch got the bases loaded before a ground out to Baggett to end the inning. The score after five was 16-7 Mustangs. The Mustangs didn't get anything going in the sixth going down one, two, three with some great defensive plays from the Rough Riders. The Mustangs came back strong though, and after getting a runner on with a single the batter hit into a fielder's choice for Baggett to get the lead runner. A strikeout and another Baggett throw-out ended the inning. The score after six was 16-7 Mustangs. A 6-3 putout started the top of the seventh, which was followed by a 1-3 putout. Hollingsworth drew a walk and another Owens double scored Hollingsworth. Getting greedy on the bases again, Owens was thrown-out at third to end the at bat. Cornell took over the mound for the bottom of the seventh, and Peden moved to short. Two batters went down on strikeouts, before two more reached on a walk and hit by pitch. A single then loaded the bases for the Rough Riders. Cornell fought back and struck out the last batter to get the win for the Mustangs. The final was 17-7 in favor of the Mustangs. The Mustangs played lights out on all sides of the ball. Owens led all batting going 5 for 5. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Baggett, Hollingsworth, Owens (2), and Miller. Miller also got a homer. The Mustangs also played superb defense lead by Baggett who had seven putouts. Skarke, Hollingsworth, and Cornell all had strikeouts at 2, 1, and 3 respectively. The game was very long, lasting three hours, but they got the win and started the closure of a canyon.

Mustangs lose close one against Booker

The Mustangs traveled all the way up to Booker on April 21, for a make-up weather day. Well the umps didn't get scheduled somehow and before they knew what was going on the boys were loaded back on the bus, after waiting around, and were heading to Perryton to play. It was getting dark and they needed a field that had lights. I believe that game may have started like at 6:15 or something like that. All the traveling definitely left the Mustangs drained and they could never get much going to generate many runs. The Mustangs started with two going down quickly. Dustin Ford tried to get things going with a single. Brady Baggett followed him with a double. A 6-3 throw-out ended the spark. Devin Cornell started on the mound with Ford behind the plate. An error got things off on the wrong foot for the Mustangs. A strikeout got the first out, before two more batters drew walks. Another error allowed a run to score, before the Mustangs got their last two outs courtesy of Cornell and Skarke. The Mustangs couldn't get anything going in the top of the second going down 1, 2, 3. The Kiowas started off with a single that was followed by an error to have two on. A strikeout got the first out before a fielder's choice go the lead runner for out number two. The next batter hit a single to score another run. On the next batter Ty Owens caught a fly ball for out number three. The Mustangs once again couldn't get anything going with only Kaleb Wood reaching on a walk. The Mustangs buckled down in the bottom of the third for a quick three up, three down. The top of the fourth was the same as before with only Ransom Hollingsworth reaching the bags off of a single. The Mustangs allowed a runner on in the bottom of the fourth with an error. A pop-up to Baggett was caught for out number one. A walk followed, with outs two and three coming next. The Mustangs came alive in the top of the fifth to finally score some runs. Tyler Peden started things off by drawing a walk. A strikeout got the first out, and then Cornell hit into a fielder's choice that got Peden thrown out. Wood then hit a single to score Cornell. Ford followed and got a RBI single as well. Baggett hit a chopper that went over the left basemen's heads for a single. Jeff Tyree then hit a single to score Ford. A fly-out ended the inning. The Kiowas answered the Mustangs in the bottom of the fifth. A walk got a runner on the bags before two singles allowed a runner to score. A strikeout retired a batter for the first out. A double then scored two more for the Kiowas before two batters went down on strikeouts. The Mustangs went down 1, 2, 3, in the top of the sixth. Owens did get a double, but was thrown out on the bases. The Kiowas added another run in the bottom of the sixth. A walk got the first batter on the bases. The Mustangs retired two courtesy of Ford, Cornell, and Skarke. An error allowed a run to score, before a pop-up was caught by Baggett to end the inning. The Mustangs had one more chance to extend the game. They just couldn't generate anything and went down 1, 2, 3, for third time to end the game. The Mustangs lost their third straight 3-6. The Kiowas played a near perfect game to hold the Mustangs this time around. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Baggett and Owens. Cornell 10 strikeouts on the day. It was another tough loss for the Mustangs.

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.

Mustangs blow lead to Follett

So here it goes. I'm going to attempt to cover my 5 game hiatus. I wasn't at two of the games, and there has just been a lot of baseball between the start of the hiatus and now. So, if something is wrong or left-out, please no anonymous letters, angry emails, or phone calls. I'll apologize now and let's leave it at that. So let's start with the Follett, the beginning of a valley. From what I've been told the boys played six of the best innings they have played all year. Devin Cornell began things with a walk. After an out, Kaleb Wood hit a single to advance the runner. A sacrifice by Brady Baggett scored the first run of the game for the Mustangs. Seth Skarke came to the plate next and knocked a double to score Wood. Ransom Hollingsworth reached with a walk to have two on before a strike-out ended the inning. Cornell started on the mound for the Mustangs with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. The Panthers started with reaching on a hit by pitch that was followed by a single that scored the runner. A walk got another runner on before a strike-out got out number one. The next batter hit into a 1-3-4 double play. The Panthers made quick of the Mustangs in the top of the second with Brandon Nichols being the only Mustang to get a hit. The bottom of the second started much the same as the first. A runner reached on a hit by pitch, and a single knocked that runner in. The Mustangs turned around and got two outs from Cornell and Skarke. A double knocked in another run for the Panthers before Wood caught a fly ball to end the inning. Wood reached the bags on an error by the second baseman. Baggett came up next and knocked one over the left field fence for a two run homer, his first of the season. A strike-out got the first out and then Hollingsworth reached on an error. Ty Owens then hit a RBI single to score Hollingsworth. A fly-out and a strike-out got the final two outs to retire the side. The Panthers got things going with a two walks. A single scored a run before the Mustangs buckled down and got their three outs courtesy of Cornell and Skarke. The Mustangs got going in the top of the fourth. Cornell reached the bags on a walk. A strike-out then got the first out. Wood got on with a single and then Bagget stepped up to the plate again and crushed another one over the fence for a three run home run. Another strike-out got out number two before Hollingsworth drew a walk. A single by Owens knocked in Hollingsworth for another run. A single by Tyree kept the rally alive before a throw-out got out number three. The Mustangs play great defense in the bottom of the fourth getting a 5 pitch three up, three down from Cornell, Skarke, Baggett, and Tyler Peden. Cornell started the top of the fifth with a bomber for a solo home run. Montiero reached on a double. A fly-out to the second baseman got out number one followed by a pick-off on the bags for out number two. Baggett looked to keep things going with a single to left field. Another Mustang strike-out sent them into the bottom of the fifth. The Panthers got things going with a single. Another hit for a fielder's choice got out number one from Baggett and Peden. A walk put another runner on before the Mustangs got two more outs from Wood and Baggett. The Mustangs started the top of the sixth with a strike-out. Owens got things going with a hit by pitch. A pop-up to the catcher got out number two. Nichols then reached the bags on called strike three dropped ball. Cornell hit a single to right center to score Owens. A strike-out retired the side. The Panthers reached for the third time on a hit by pitch to get things started. A Peden to Skarke throw-out got the first out followed by a Peden pop-up catch for out two. A walk got another runner on and then a ball was hit to Baggett who stepped on the bag for the final out. The Mustangs put up some more runs in the top of the seventh. A strike-out began the inning. Baggett then drew the walk (there was no way they were going to pitch to him again). Skarke reached on a base on balls and a single from Hollingsworth got the bases loaded. A fly-out got out number two before a single from Tyree knocked in two runs. Nichols followed with a RBI single. A pop-up to the pitcher got the final out. The Mustangs headed into the bottom of the seventh up by 10 and needing only three outs to get the win. Skarke took over the mound and for whatever reason the Mustang defense fell apart at the seams. An error got the Panther going which was followed by two singles. A strike-out got the first out. A hit by pitch and a single got more runners on and brought runs in. Two more Panthers reached the bags before a double brought in more runs. A single, hit by pitch, and double brought on a pitching change. Hollingsworth took the reigns and got the last two outs needed with help from Peden. The Panthers scored ten runs to tie up the game and send it into extra innings. The Mustangs began with a strike-out for the fourth time of the game. Wood got things going with a single. Baggett then got a double to score Wood. The Mustangs couldn't generate anything else and two strike-outs ended the at bat. The Mustangs were on top once again and the Mustangs just needed three outs to win. The Panthers got started with a single. A fly-out to Nichols got the first and only out of the that inning. A hit by pitch and a walk followed. A single knocked in a run, and then on the next batter Follett put on the suicide squeeze for the win. The Mustangs lost 15-16. The Mustangs did have some awesome hits. Getting doubles for the Mustangs were Monteiro, Baggett, Skarke, and Nichols. Homering were Baggett (2) and Cornell. Baggett went 4-5 and had 7 RBIs. Cornell had three strike-outs and gave up 4 runs on six hits. Skarke and Hollingsworth also got a strike-out each. It was a close game that shouldn't have been close at all. There were definitely positives though.

District Double Header

It's been a while since I've been on here to write. I've been in mourning and am still reeling from the last three games and all the weather craziness. I'll get the last three games on here hopefully today and tomorrow. I just wanted to give people a heads up if they didn't already know that the boys play two games on Saturday. They'll play there make-up game with Boys Ranch and their game against Shamrock. The Shamrock game was originally scheduled for Monday, April 26, but it's TAKS week and administrators have said no games that week. So it will be a double header against the Rough Riders of Boys Ranch and the Fighting Irish of Shamrock. I'm not clear yet on the times, so as soon as I know I'll relay them to you (although I'm sure some of you already know). Have a good one.

Mustangs roll on to win number 4

The Mustangs traveled to Shamrock yesterday to face the Fighting Irish. The Mustangs hit well, and captured another win. The first at bat for the Mustangs was slow except for a double by Manny Monteiro. Austin Miller started on the mound in the bottom of the first with Monteiro behind the plate. The Irish got off to a good start getting one on with a walk that later scored on an error. Another runner crossed the plate on another error before the inning finally ended. The Mustangs came alive in the second inning. Seth Skarke got hit by the pitch to get on the bags. Ransom Hollingsworth came to the plate next and hit a double to score Skarke. Ty Owens followed getting a hit to score Hollingsworth. Kaleb Wood came next hitting a single to score Owens. Brandon Nichols stepped up next and got a single to move a runner into scoring position. Devin Cornell followed suit and hit a single to score Wood and Nichols. Monteiro took the sacrifice to score Cornell. Brady Baggett got on with a hit by pitch and then was knocked in on a Miller double. Going through the line-up once, Skarke came up again and drew a walk. On a missed call from the coach to the batter, the Irish got a double play to retire the side. Miller came out strong in the bottom of the second striking out three quickly. The Mustangs had another good inning getting started with Owens reaching on a walk. After an out, Nichols hit a double to score Owens. Cornell reached on a walk, and Monteiro got another hit to score Nichols. Baggett then came and got a single to score Cornell. Baggett then messed with the Irish to get them to try to throw him out while Monteiro scored. After the play, Owens was quoted as saying, "...it scared me, but I liked it." Two strike-outs followed to end the at bat for the Mustangs. The Mustangs played strong defense getting two quick outs courtesy of Cornell, Miller, and Skarke. The Irish's pitcher came to the plate and hit a home run over the left field fence. A "pop-fly" home run is what most were calling. I mean come on, the wind was blowing like 45 miles an hour out of the west and the left field fence is due west of home plate. It was a homer though and the Irish got another run. After a walk, Monteiro threw out a runner headed to third, with Baggett laying the tag to end the inning. Hollingsworth got things going by getting hit by the pitch, followed by Owens reaching on an error. Wood ripped one that the short stopped missed to score Hollingsworth and Owens. After a strike-out, Cornell reached on a walk, which he was then knocked in on a Monteiro triple. Brady Baggett came up next and got an awesome hit for a double knocking in Monteiro. Trying to reach third, however, Baggett was thrown out at third. Miller came out swinging next and ripped a line drive over the left-center fence for his first home run of the season. Now I'm not just saying this because it's our team, but the wind had lulled a bit at that moment so his homer was a homer. A ground-out sent us to the bottom of the fourth. The Mustangs came out strong again defensively getting two outs around a batter reaching on getting hit. Then it fell apart a bit for the Mustangs. After a walk, and a BK scored one, a error knocked in two more runs. Two more hit by pitches got the Irish thinking they were going to put together a big rally. The Mustangs had different plans, however, and got their third out courtesy of Baggett and Hollingsworth. The Mustangs put up some more runs in the top of the fifth for good measure. Hollingsworth got things rocking with a single, followed by Owens reaching on a dropped ball by the first baseman. A Wood sacrifice scored Hollingsworth, and Owens scored just flat out using his wheels during the next batters at bat. Two outs off of a pop-up and ground-out sent us to the bottom of the fifth. The Mustangs' defense needed to keep the Irish from scoring 4 runs and they would get the win. The Mustangs were ready and got their first out from a line drive hit to Baggett who made a "fairy-like" jump to snag the ball. It really didn't look fairy-like, but I had to say it because that's how he described it. Miller then buckled down and finished off the next two with strike-outs, and capturing the win. The final score was 19-6. The Mustangs played pretty well most of the game. Miller pitched a one-hitter, and struck-out ten batters. The Mustangs also hit well, with all but one getting a hit. Getting doubles were Monteiro, Baggett, Miller, Hollingsworth, and Nichols. Getting a triple was Monteiro. Getting a home run was Miller. The Mustangs were also aggressive on the bases racking up 19 stolen bases. Great job guys. The boys will next take on the Follett Panthers in Follett for their second meeting. Good luck guys.

Miller pitching

Wood batting right before getting a key hit
Monteiro about to make contact

Baggett ready to hit the ball

The boys surrounding Miller after he hit his first homer of the season

Mustangs get third win vs. an upset Booker

The Mustangs were in action on Saturday to take on the Booker Kiowas. It was a little cooler than I thought it was going to be, and a whole lot more windy. Devin Cornell started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. Tyler Peden got the first out of the inning retiring their first batter. A walk was followed by a hard hit double to left field to score one for the Kiowas. The Mustangs came back though, and got two quick outs courtesy of Cornell and Seth Skarke. The Mustangs began what would be long at bat with Cornell getting a single up the middle. Following a BK that moved Cornell to second, Monteiro laid a great bunt to advance the runner. Brady Baggett came up next and drew a walk. Austin Miller came to the plate and took a shot on the arm to bring a runner home. After a strike-out for the first out, Ty Owens took a walk to walk in another run. With the bases loaded, Ransom Hollingsworth drove the ball to left field and with some errors he managed to score three and slide into third safely. Kaleb Wood came to bat next and hit the ball hard for a single and a RBI. After another strike-out gave the Mustangs their second out, they rallied to keep things going. Cornell came back up a second time and hit a bomber to right field for a triple and scored Wood. Monteiro followed with another great hit for a ground rule double, which scored Cornell. Baggett got a hit passed the left side players for a single. Miller also got a single that scored Monteiro and Baggett. Skarke got on the bags with a walk, and with the bases loaded again Owens got a hard hit out to center to score Miller. Another walk loaded the bases again for the Mustangs. Wood came up to bat and once again got a great hit to score Skarke and Owens. Brandon Nichols came up next and hit a ball back up the middle to score Hollingsworth. Cornell came back up to the plate for the third time and reached on an error by Booker's pitcher. The inning finally ended with a bloop caught by the 2nd baseman ending a 45 minute inning. The Mustangs scored 14 runs. Cornell struggled a bit on the mound in the top of the second after getting back to back strike-outs. Two hit by pitches, a runner advancing after an uncaught strike-out ball, and two walks allowed the Kiowas to score two more runs. Brady Baggett got the last out to retire the sides, making the shortstop from Booker get a little testy. All was fine and Baggett got things going in the bottom of the second with a walk from a new pitcher. He stole second, but that was as far as he got because the next three Mustangs all struck-out. Cornell came back out strong and got a quick three up, three down. Hollingsworth came up first in the bottom of the third, and he drew a walk for the second time. After an out, Nichols reached on an error by the second baseman. Cornell came up next and without an infield fly rule called, he reached the bags for a single and scored Hollingsworth. Monteiro came out swinging next and got a single with errors to reach the two bag and score Nichols and Cornell. Baggett came to the plate next, and hit a bomber to right center to score Monteiro and get a triple. Two strike-outs ended the inning. The Kiowas reached on a walk, which was followed by a strike-out. The lead off batter got a hit for a single, and then the two hole hit a line drive that was caught by Skarke who then touched his bag for the double play. The Mustangs didn't get anything going in the bottom of the fourth, getting three quick strike-outs to send the game into the top of the fifth. All the Mustangs had to do was keep Booker from scoring six runs, and they would win on the run-rule. The Kiowas three hole came to plate and sent the ball over the left field fence for a home run. The Kiowas then got two more on from a walk and a hit by pitch. The Mustangs battled back and got three straight outs from Cornell, Baggett, and Hollingsworth. The final score was 18-4. Cornell had nine strike-outs on the day. The Mustangs hit well for a majority of the game, racking up 14 hits and 16 RBIs. Getting a double for the Mustangs was Monteiro, and getting triples were, Cornell and Baggett. The Mustangs will be in action again tomorrow to take on the Fighting Irish of Shamrock. The game has been moved to Shamrock, and will begin at 4:30. Good luck guys.

Monteiro behind the plate

Skarke and Hollingsworth ready for the ball
Cornell pitching

Baggett batting with Miller on deck

Good game line at the end