All-District Honors

So our district is completely out of the play-offs. With that, the all-district honors can be released. The boys were told yesterday, but I'd like to share with everyone else.

1st Team All-District
Seth Skarke
Tate Wilkerson

2nd Team All-District
Manny Monteiro
Brandon Nichols
Tyler Peden

Honorable Mention
Austin Miller
Brady Miller

Congratulations guys! It's great to know that all the 1st and 2nd team guys will be back for more baseball next year. Once again congrats on a great season.

Season over for the Mustangs

The Mustangs went back to Amarillo on Saturday, May 7, for a hot day of baseball. The Mustangs were down 0-1 in the series against Lockney. The Mustangs were the home team for the second game. Seth Skarke started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. The game started with a pop up caught by Bradley Cornell. A ball that was lost in the sun resulted in a double for the next batter. Skarke got a strikeout for out number two. A single to right center allowed the first run of the game to cross the plate. A ground out from Tate Wilkerson to Austin Miller retired the side. Monteiro started things off with a single to center. Tyler Peden came to the plate and hit a double to left to have two runners in scoring position. Wilkerson hit a single down the left line to score Monteiro. A passed ball allowed Peden to score and Wilkerson to move to third. A ground out got the first out for the Mustangs. Skarke was able to reach on an error to have runners on the corners. A passed ball allowed Wilkerson to score and moved Skarke into scoring position, but two strikeouts got the last two outs of the inning. The top of the second started with a ground out from Wilkerson to A. Miller. A single to right had a batter on. A walk had two runners on the bases. Skarke came back with a strikeout and a ground out from him to A. Miller to send the Mustangs in to hit. The bottom of the second had two Mustangs going down on strikeouts and one getting out on a ground out. A single to left started the top of the third. a walk had two runners on. The next batter hit into a fielder's choice that had the runner going to second out on a throw from Wilkerson to Peden. Another walk loaded the bases for Lockney. A single to left and an error allowed three runners to cross the plate. A hit by pitch put the next batter on. The next batter hit a ground ball to A. Miller who made the put out. Skarke got a strikeout to retire the side. Peden started the bottom of the third off with a single up the middle. Wilkerson hit into a fielder's choice that had Peden out at second. Baggett came to the plate and rocked a ball to right center for a triple that scored Wilkerson. Skarke then hit a single up the middle to score Baggett. Two pop ups to second, however, ended the inning. A double started the top of the fourth. A wild pitch allowed the runner on to score. Two walks put the next two batters on the bases. A strikeout from Skarke got out number one. A fielder's choice from Cornell to A. Miller got the second out. A passed ball allowed another run to score.A walk put another batter on the bases before a single to left scored a run. A ground out made from Cornell to A. Miller ended the inning before more damage could be done. The bottom of the fourth started with a ground out and a strikeout. Monteiro stepped to the plate and hit a double to left. Peden was able to draw a base on balls to have two on in scoring position, but a fly out to center ended the inning. A single to right started the top of the fifth. A single up the middle had two on. The next batter hit into a fielder's choice that had Skarke throwing to Cornell to get the lead runner out. During the next at bat a wild pitch allowed a run to score and had another runner move to third. The batter hit into a fielder's choice that had Wilkerson throwing home. The throw was too late and all runners were safe. Skarke got a strikeout for the next out and then a ground out from Cornell to A. Miller retired the side. Baggett started the bottom of the fifth off with a single to left center. Skarke hit a double down the left field line to have two runners in scoring position. The catcher tried to pick off Baggett at third, but the third baseman missed the ball allowing Baggett to score and Skarke to move to third. A. Miller hit a sacrifice grounder to score Skarke. Two more ground outs finished off the inning for the Mustangs. The top of the sixth started with a walk. A pop up was caught by A. Miller for out number one. A double to left with an error allowed a runner to score. A pop up caught by Cornell and a strikeout from Skarke got the next two outs before anymore runs could cross for Lockney. A strikeout and a fly out started the bottom of the sixth. Peden got on the bases by taking the hit by pitch. A single up the middle from Wilkerson had two runners on, but a ground out halted any rally. A single to left started the top of the seventh. A fly ball caught by Baggett got the first out. A hit by pitch got the next batter on the bases. The next batter reached on an error that had a run score. A walk loaded the bases. Wilkerson came in to take over pitching. A walk brought in a runner, before two fly outs were caught by B. Miller to send the Mustangs to hit. The Mustangs were down by five and the bottom of the seventh was their final at bat. Skarke started off with a single to right. A fly out got the first out. Cornell reached on an error to have two on. A strikeout had two outs for the Mustangs. B. Miller drew a walk to have the bases loaded. Monteiro came to the plate and took a ball off the back to get on the bases and to score Skarke. The Longhorns made a pitching change and a terribly called strikeout ended the game. The Mustangs lost 8-12. Skarke had six strikeouts on the day. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Monteiro, Peden, and Skarke. Hitting a triple for the Mustangs was Baggett. It was a tough loss, but the Mustangs had a great season and they should be proud of themselves. Good job guys!

Mustangs lose close one to Lockney

The Mustangs traveled to Amarillo on Friday, May 6, to take on the Lockney Longhorns at Caprock's field in a Bi-District round play-off game. The Mustangs were visitors in the first game so they were up to bat first. Things started slow for the Mustangs. A fly out and a ground out had the first two batters going down. Tate Wilkerson was struck out, but on a dropped third strike he was able to safely make to first. While the next batter was at the plate Wilkerson got picked off while attempting to steal second. Austin Miller started on the mound for the Mustangs with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. A fly out caught by Brady Miller got the first out. An error allowed the next batter to reach. The next batter hit a double to left that scored a run for Lockney. A fly out caught by Brady Baggett got the second out for the Mustang defense. During the next at-bat, the runner on second attempted to steal third but he was thrown out on the throw from Monteiro to Bradley Cornell to end the first inning. Two fly outs got two quick outs in the top of the second. A. Miller hit a single passed the first baseman to get on the bags. A ground out got the third out and retired the side. An error started the bottom of the second off to have a runner on for Lockney. A. Miller got the first out with a strikeout. A walk put another runner on the bases. A balk allowed a run to score and put the other runner on third. the next batter hit into a fielder's choice that had Cornell throwing to Monteiro to get the runner going home out at the plate. The next batter reached on an error that allowed another run to score. A pop up caught by Monteiro ended the inning. Brandon Nichols started the top of the third with a single to right. B. Miller got a big hit for a triple that scored Nichols. Monteiro struck out but a dropped third strike had him thrown out at first, but B. Miller was able to steal home for another Mustang run. A ground out got out number two. Wilkerson drew a walk to reach the bases, but he was picked off to get the final out. A walk put the first batter on in the bottom of the third. An error allowed the next batter to reach and scored a run. A single to left scored another run for the Longhorns. A walk put another batter on the bases. A balk allowed runners to get in scoring position before A. Miller came back with a strikeout for out one. A single to left with an error allowed two more runs to cross the plate. A fly ball caught by Baggett got out number two. A walk put a batter on the bases before a pop up was caught by Tyler Peden to end the inning. The Mustangs got some offense going in the top of the fourth. Baggett started at the plate and reached on an error by the short stop. Seth Skarke then came up and hit a double to left. A. Miller hit a single up the middle to score Baggett and Skarke. Cornell was able to reach on an error to have two on. A passed ball allowed A. Miller to score. Nichols drew a base on balls to have two runners on. An in-field fly was called on the next batter that had the first out. On a mistake, not by Cornell, Cornell was thrown out at second. Monteiro hit a double up the middle to score Nichols. A fly out to right retired the side. B. Miller took over on the mound for the bottom of the fourth. A walk got the first batter on. A pop up was caught by Cornell to record the first out. A single to left center got another runner on the bases. A pop up was caught by A. Miller for out number two. B. Miller ended the inning with a strikeout. The top of the fifth started off with a ground out. Baggett got a hit to center for a single that with an error allowed him to reach third. Skarke hit a single to left that scored Baggett. Skarke tried to get to second, but he was thrown out on the throw from the left fielder. A. Miller drew a base on balls. Cornell got a hit to center for a double, but A. Miller was thrown out at home (questionably) on the relay to retire the side. The Mustangs had a great bottom of the fifth getting a three up three down. Outs came courtesy of a pop up caught by B. Miller and two ground outs from Peden to A. Miller. The Mustangs started the top of the sixth with two walks taken by Nichols and B. Miller. Lockney made a pitching change after that. Monteiro hit a single to left to score Nichols and B. Miller. Peden and Wilkerson both drew a base on balls to have the bases loaded. Baggett came up with a big single to center to score Monteiro and Peden. A strikeout got the first out. A. Miller hit into a fielder's choice that had Wilkerson thrown out at home. Baggett was able to steal home to get another run across for the Mustangs. A strikeout retired the side. The Mustangs had taken the lead. The bottom of the sixth started with a ground out from Peden to A. Miller. The next batter hit a double. A single to left had two runners on. Another single to left scored a run. A line drive was caught by B. Miller for out number two. A passed ball allowed another runner to score, before a ground out was made from B. Miller to A. Miller to end the inning. The Mustangs went dead in the top of the seventh going down with two ground outs and a fly out. The Mustang defense needed to hold on in the bottom of the seventh for the win. A double started things for the Longhorns. B. Miller came back with a strikeout for out number one. A single down the right line had two runners on. Another single had a run score. An error allowed another run to score. A single to left scored another run that tied the game at 12. A single to center allowed the final run to cross the plate. The Mustangs lost 12-13. A. Miller and B. Miller both contributed 2 strikeouts each. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Monteiro, Skarke, and Cornell. Hitting a triple was B. Miller.

Mustangs hold off Booker to advance to Play-offs

The Mustangs traveled to Stinnett on Saturday, to take on the Booker Kiowas to decide who takes the third spot for play-offs. The Mustangs got to be the home team off of the coin flip. Seth Skarke started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. Two walks started off the game to have two runners on the bases. Skarke came back though, and struck out the next three batters. The bottom of the first started with a first pitch pop up caught by the catcher. A line out and a fly out quickly retired the Mustangs. A walk started the top of the second. A single had runners at first and second. Another walk loaded the bases. Skarke came back and got a strikeout for out number one. The next batter reached on an error that allowed two runners to score. Two strikeouts got the final two outs. The bottom of the second started with a strikeout. A ground out got the second out. Skarke was able to reach the bases on an error, but a put out got the final out to end the inning. The Mustang defense got three up three down in the top of the third. A ground out from Tate Wilkerson to Austin Miller got out number one. Two strikeout from Skarke retired the side. The Mustangs had a hard time getting any offense going. The bottom of the third had the Mustangs going down on a strikeout, a line out, and a ground out to end the inning. The Mustangs played some more good defense in the top of the fourth. A strikeout and a ground out from Wilkerson to A. Miller got the first two outs. A hit by pitch put a runner on the bases before a A. Miller made a put out to send the Mustangs in to the dug out. Tyler Peden started the bottom of the fourth by reaching on an error. Wilkerson got a single to center, but Peden was thrown out at second from the center fielder. A. Miller hit a single to left to have two on. A pop up to the short stop got out number two. Skarke hit a double down the third base line for a double to score Wilkerson. Brandon Nichols drew a base on balls to load the bases. A ground out got the third out before anymore runs could cross the plate. The top of the fifth started with a strikeout. The next batter hit a single to left. A put out made by A. Miller got out number two. An error allowed a runner to score. A put out made from Wilkerson to A. Miller retired the side. Brady Miller started the bottom of the fifth off with a bunt for a single. A ground out got out number one. Peden drew a base on balls to have two on. Wilkerson reached the bases on a fielder's choice, that had Peden out at second. A passed ball allowed B. Miller to score. A strikeout ended the inning for the Mustangs. A double started the top of the sixth for Booker. An error allowed the next batter to reach and the runner on to score. The next batter hit towards first, Skarke made a great play diving to get the runner out. The next batter struck out for out number two. On an attempt to pick off a runner at third, the ball went to the fence and another run scored. A put out from Peden to A. Miller sent the Mustangs to hit. The Mustangs had a big sixth inning with the bats. Bradley Cornell got things started by reaching on an error. A pop up to short got out number one. Nichols reached on a fielder's choice that had everyone safe as the second baseman dropped the ball. Jeremiah Hughes came up with a big hit to left center for a double that scored Cornell. B. Miller drew a base on balls to have the bases loaded. Monteiro reached on a fielder's choice that had Nichols out at home for out number two. With the bases still loaded, Peden worked the count and got an RBI on the walk to score Hughes. Wilkerson then stepped to the plate and got a huge hit to left for a double that scored B. Miller, Monteiro, and Peden. A. Miller also got a huge hit to left center for a double that scored Wilkerson. Booker made a pitching change and then Cornell came back up and reached on an error. A. Miller was able to score on a passed ball before a fly out to left ended the inning. The Mustangs needed three outs and to not give up four runs. Wilkerson took over on the mound. A walk started the top of the seventh. A fly out to center caught by B. Miller recorded the first out. A passed ball brought in a Kiowa runner. A single to left had another batter on the bags. Wilkerson followed with a strikeout for out number two. A fly ball hit to right center was almost caught by Hughes who made a great attempt at it, but the ball dropped a run scored. A walk put another runner on the bases. In an attempt to throw out the runner at third the ball went to the fence and another run scored for Booker. The next batter reached on an error that allowed yet another run to cross the plate. A walk had two on the bags, before Monteiro made a great catch on a pop up. The score was now tied 9-9 and the Mustangs were up to bat. Nichols got things going in the bottom of the seventh by taking a base on balls. Hughes hit into a fielder's choice that had Nichols out at second. B. Miller came up with a great hit to left for a double that had runners at third and second with one out. Monteiro came to the plate and hit a ball to the short stop. The short stop made an error that allowed Hughes to score for the Mustang win. The Mustangs won 10-9 to advance to the play-offs. Skarke had 11 strikeouts on the day and Wilkerson contributed one. The Mustangs came up with hits at great times. Hitting doubles were Wilkerson, A. Miller, Skarke, Hughes, and B. Miller. The Mustangs will be taking on the Lockney Longhorns in a bi-district match-up. The boys will start play Friday at 5:30 at Caprock stadium in Amarillo. The boys will then play Saturday starting at 1:00 at Caprock in Amarillo. Good luck guys!!!

Mustangs stay alive with win over Shamrock

The Mustangs took on the Fighting Irish of Shamrock Monday, in a need to win game for the Mustangs. Seth Skarke started on the mound for the Mustangs with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. A hit by pitch on the first pitch started the game. The runner on first took off for second and Monteiro thew down. The ball rolled into the outfield, so the runner went to third. Brady Miller, playing heads up, came in and threw the ball to Bradley Cornell at third. Cornell laid the tag and the runner was out for out number one. Skarke got the second batter with a strikeout, but the third strike was dropped. Monteiro hustled to the ball was able to get the batter out with the throw to Austin Miller at first. Skarke finished with a three up three down on a strikeout. Monteiro started at the plate drawing a walk to reach. Tyler Peden also drew a base on balls to have two on. Tate Wilkerson hit a hard ball towards third that was too hot to handle allowing Monteiro to score. A double play got the first two outs, and then a put out ended the inning. The top of the second was another three up three down for the Mustang defense. Two hits back to Skarke who made the put outs to A. Miller, and a strikeout retired the sides. A strikeout started the bottom of the second. Brandon Nichols took his base on ball four. Jeremiah Hughes then took a nasty hit by pitch to his nose and eye. As far as I know he is doing fine, but please keep in him in your thoughts. Preston Belfield entered the game for Hughes. B. Miller hit a single towards the left line to score Nichols. Monteiro then hit back up the middle and he beat the throw out for a single that scored Belfield. B. Miller was able to score on a passed ball. Peden came to the plate and hit a single to right. Monteiro rounded third on the throw from the outfield and he slid into home. The catcher dropped the ball, Monteiro tagged home, and then the catcher tagged Monteiro with the ball. I guess the umpire couldn't see the hand print on the plate and he called Monteiro out. A pop up to second ended the inning. The top of the third had more three up three down action. The first Irish batter hit a line drive to left, but Nichols showed his speed and caught the ball for out number one. A walk got a batter on the bases. The next batter hit a ball back to Skarke who turned and threw to Peden who threw to A. Miller for the 6-4-3 double play. The bottom of the third started with a single to left hit by A. Miller. A line out to the short stop got out number one. Skarke hit a hard single past the third baseman to score A. Miller. Another line drive was hit but it was snagged by the first baseman for out two. A hit back to the pitcher ended the inning. There was more excellent defense in the top of the fourth. Two strikeouts and a pop up caught by Peden gave the Mustangs their fourth three up three down inning. The Mustangs couldn't get much going in the bottom of the fourth. Two pop ups to the second baseman and a put out from the second baseman ended the inning. The top of fifth started with a hit ball fielded by Skarke who made the put out to A. Miller for out one. Skarke followed with a strikeout. A walk allowed a runner to reach before Skarke got another strikeout to send the Mustangs in. A fly out to left center started the bottom of the fifth. A. Miller came to the plate and rocked a ball to right field for a triple. Cornell hit towards the short stop who made the put out, but Cornell brought in A. Miller for the sacrifice. Skarke hit a single to right that with an error allowed him to reach second. Nichols reached the bases on an error that brought Skarke in safely. Nichols stole second, but on a wild throw by the catcher the ball went into the outfield allowing him to get to third. Jeffrey Tyree came into the game and was able to draw a walk. On ball four the ball went past the catcher. Nichols got a great jump and went to steal home. He made a great head first slide into home and the catcher jumped on him. Once again, Nichols was safe at home but the umpire called him out to end the inning. A walk started the top of the sixth allowing a batter to reach. The next batter hit a sacrifice back to Skarke who made the out to A. Miller to put the runner in scoring position. However, two fly outs courtesy of Cornell and Wilkerson retired the side. B. Miller drew a base on balls to start the bottom of the sixth, but he was picked off first. Monteiro hit a single to right and then Peden hit a single to left to have runners in scoring position. A pop up caught by the short stop and a strikeout ended the inning before the Mustangs could put anymore runs on the board. During the sixth, Mr. Tucker announced a dance competition. Ron Nichols danced like nobody's business to win, and I believe his dance brought on the rain. The top of the seventh started with rain...yes people I said rain. The Irish were able to get some hits in the seventh. The first batter started off with a triple to center. He was followed by a double to left center to get them on the board. The next batter drew a walk, but the runner on second attempted to steal third. Monteiro threw down to Cornell who put the tag on for out number one. A hit by pitch got another batter on the bases. Wilkerson took over on the mound. An error allowed the bases to be loaded with one out. The next batter hit into a fielder's choice that had a runner out at third, but it also scored a run. Wilkerson fought back and got a strikeout to end the game and the rain for a little while. The Mustangs won 7-2. The boys played great defense having only one error. Skarke pitched 6 2/3 innings and had 7 strikeouts on the day, and Wilkerson pitched 2/3 of an inning and contributed one strikeout. The Mustangs had ten hits with A. Miller hitting a triple. The Mustangs will next be in action tomorrow at 4:30 here in Claude versus Follett. Good luck guys!

Mustangs drop close one to Booker

The Mustangs traveled to Booker on Good Friday, April 22nd, to take on the Kiowas. With a win the Mustangs would put themselves into the playoffs. It was beautiful day for baseball. A ground out and a lucky fly ball catch got two quick outs to start the game. Tate Wilkerson came to the plate and smacked the ball down the line for a two out double. A strikeout left him stranded and sent the Mustangs out to play defense. Austin Miller started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. A hit by pitch got the first batter on. A fly out caught by Brandon Nichols recorded the first out. A single to center scored a run and with errors the batter stood on third. A walk put another runner on the bases and then a passed ball allowed another run to score. A pop up to Wilkerson and a pop up to Tyler Peden ended the inning. Bradley Cornell got things started in the top of the second with a single up the middle. Seth Skarke hit a single to left to have two on. In an attempt to pick off Skarke, the first baseman missed the ball and Cornell was able to score. An error allowed Nichols to reach the bases. A fly out to center recorded the first out of the inning. Brady Miller stepped to the plate and hit to left field for a double that scored Skarke and Nichols. B. Miller tried to stretch it to third, but he was thrown out on the throw by the catcher. A strikeout retired the side. A. Miller started the bottom of the second off with a strikeout. A hit by pitch and a walk got to runners on the bags. A fly out to right caught by Jeremiah Hughes got the second out. An error on the hit by the next batter allowed a run to score. A walk loaded the bases. The next batter hit a double to left center to score three. A single to left and a walk had the bases loaded again. B. Miller then came and took over on the mound. A strikeout left the bases loaded and ended the inning. A fly out to center, a pop up to short, and a strikeout had the Mustangs back on the field. A double started the bottom of the third. B. Miller got two strikeouts and then a pop up was caught by Wilkerson. Cornell started off the top of the fourth with a double to left center. Skarke hit a single to left to score Cornell. He turned to take second and slid in, but somehow he was out. A put out from the pitcher had out number two. An error on the first baseman allowed Hughes to reach the bags. A fly out to center retired the side. The bottom of the fourth started with a single to left. Two strikeouts had two quick outs. An error allowed another batter to get on and another error allowed runners to reach third and second. The next batter reached on an error that allowed a run to score. B. Miller fought back and got a strikeout to end the inning. A fly out to center started the top of the fifth. Peden hit a hard hit ball down the left field line for a double. Wilkerson reached on an error. A. Miller hit a single to left to score Peden. Cornell hit a single to left to score Wilkerson. Skarke hit into a called infield fly for out two. A strikeout sent the Mustangs back on the field. The Mustangs got three up three down in the bottom of the fifth courtesy of a strikeout, a fly out caught by Nichols, and a put out from Peden to A. Miller. Two outs came quickly in the top of the sixth on a strikeout and a pop up to the pitcher. Monteiro came to the plate and hit a single up the middle. Peden hit a single to left. To continue on the two out rally, Wilkerson hit a single to left to score Monteiro. A strikeout retired the side before any more runs were able to cross. A walk started the bottom of the sixth. A put out from Wilkerson to A. Miller got out number one. A sac bunt got the out from B. Miller to Wilkerson. A double to left scored a run. A single up the middle scored another run for Booker. A pop up caught by Peden ended the inning. The Mustangs couldn't generate anymore offense and went down on a fly out to center, a strikeout, and a ground out. The Mustangs lost 7-9. A. Miller had one strikeout on the day and B. Miller had seven. Cornell lead all hitting going 3 for 4. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Peden, Wilkerson, Cornell, and B. Miller.

Mustangs can't recover against WT

The Mustangs traveled to Stinnett to take on West Texas High on Tuesday, April 19. It was probably the nicest day for baseball we've had all year. Manny Monteiro started the game off with a single to left. A fly out to center got the first out. A strikeout and a caught pop up foul ball retired the side. Seth Skarke started on the mound for the Mustangs with Monteiro behind the plate. A strikeout got the first batter out. A put out was made on the next batter from Skarke to Austin Miller. An error allowed the next batter to get on the bases. A walk had two runners on. The hitter hit a ground ball to Tyler Peden who fielded it and made the out at third to Bradley Cornell. The Mustangs couldn't get any offense started going down with a two fly outs and a put out in the top of the second. A single got the first batter on in the bottom of the second. A walk put another batter on the bases. A passed ball allowed a runner to score. Another walk put a batter on and another passed ball brought in another run. The next batter also reached on a walk before a double to center was hit scoring two more. A hit by pitch got the next batter on the bases before the Mustangs got the first out with a fly out caught by Brady Miller. An error allowed the next batter to reach the bases and a run to score. A hit by pitch put another batter on to load the bases. A fielder's choice allowed Peden to make an out to Cornell, but another run scored. Skarke got the last out with a strikeout to end the inning. The top of the third for the Mustangs was much like the other two. A strikeout, a fly out, and a put out had the Mustangs go three up three down. The bottom of the third started with an error for a batter to reach. A foul ball was caught by Monteiro for out number one. A passed ball allowed a runner to score. The next batter had a single to right. A. Miller made a put out fielding the ball for out two. The next batter was hit by the pitch. B. Miller then took over on the mound. B. Miller got a strikeout to end the inning. Peden started the top of the fourth off with a double to left center. Tate Wilkerson then hit a single to left. A. Miller hit into a double play, but Peden was able to score. A put out retired the side before any more offense could happen. The bottom of the fourth started with a strikeout from B. Miller. A walk put the next batter on. An error allowed another batter to reach. A single to center with an error allowed another Comanche to score. B. Miller fought back and got two more strikeouts to send the Mustangs in to the dugout. The top of the fifth started off with a strikeout. Brandon Nichols drew a base on balls to get on the bags. Another strikeout got out number two. B. Miller came to the plate and hit a double to right center to score Nichols. A pop up to second retired the side. A put out from Wilkerson to A. Miller started off the bottom of the fifth. The next batter reached on a walk. A fielder's choice had Peden throwing to Wilkerson at second for out number two. A single to center allowed another run to score. The next batter reached on a bad call by the umpire. A wild pitch brought in another run. A pop up caught by Cornell ended the inning. The top of the sixth started with Peden drawing a base on balls. Wilkerson then rocked a hit to left center for a double that scored Peden. A. Miller the crushed a double to left to score Wilkerson. Two pop ups to third got two quick outs. Nichols then came to the plate and hit a double to left to score A. Miller. A pop up to sixth retired the side. The bottom of the sixth started with a fly out to center caught by Skarke. A walk got a batter on the bases. A pop up caught by Peden got out number two. An error allowed another batter to reach, and then a single to center allowed two runs to score. A put out from Peden to A. Miller ended the inning. A new pitcher took over in the top of the seventh. A strikeout got out number one. Monteiro hit a single to left to get on. Peden took a hit by pitch to have two runners on. A rally just wasn't in the cards though and the Mustangs got their last two outs with a fly out and a strikeout. The Mustangs lost 5-12. Skarke had two strikeouts and B. Miller had four. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Peden, Wilkerson, A. Miller, Nichols, and B. Miller.

Athlete of the Week

Senior Austin Miller was named this week's Amarillo Globe News Athlete of the Week. Austin threw a no-hitter last Tuesday, and then won the Area discus on Wednesday. Austin had nine strikeouts in the win over Boys Ranch, then he threw the discus 133 feet 10 inches to earn a spot in the Region 1 - 1A Meet on May 2 in Levelland. Awesome job Austin! Good luck on the rest of your senior year.

Mustangs play solid to beat Boys Ranch

The Mustangs traveled to Boys Ranch yesterday to take on the Rough Riders. It was windy out, but Boys Ranch's field sits in a hole so the wind was not a huge factor in the game. The first didn't start out great for the Mustangs at the plate. Two strikeouts had the first two outs of the game. Tate Wilkerson hit a single to left to get on, but another strikeout retired the side. Austin Miller started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. The Mustangs got three up three down. Outs came courtesy of a fly out caught by Brady Miller, a pop up caught by Wilkerson, and a strikeout from A. Miller. The top of the second started with a pop up caught by the short stop. Seth Skarke and Jeffrey Tyree both drew a base on balls to have two on. They were left stranded by a strikeout and a put out from the pitcher. A. Miller started the bottom of the second with a strikeout. The next batter took a hit by pitch. On a fielder's choice, Tyler Peden made the force out at second to have two outs. A walk allowed another batter to reach, but A. Miller left the runners where they were getting a strikeout. Monteiro started the to of the third with a single in the infield. Peden hit into a fielder's choice that had him out at first. Wilkerson hit another single to short center to have runners on the corners. A strikeout got out number two. Bradley Cornell then rocked a single to left to score Monteiro and Wilkerson. It probably would have been a double but Coach Watts noticed that Cornell had missed first base and he wisely called him back. A put out by the third baseman retired the side. A. Miller started with a strikeout in the bottom of the third. A walk got the next batter on. On an error to pick off the runner, the runner advanced to third. On a fielder's choice, Wilkerson made a put out to Skarke, but a run scored. A fly out caught by B. Miller ended the inning. A strikeout started the top of the fourth. An error allowed Hughes to reach the bases. Another strikeout got out number two. Monteiro hit a single to right to score Hughes. The right fielder tried to throw out Hughes at home, so Monteiro tried to take second. He was thrown out by the catcher at second for out number three. A hit by pitch got a batter on in the bottom of the fourth. The runner tried to steal second, but Monteiro threw him out on a throw to Peden. A walk got a runner on. The next batter hit a line drive that Skarke reached up and snagged. Skarke then stepped on his base for the double play. The Mustangs didn't get anything going in the top of the fifth. A put out, a fly out, and a strikeout sent the Mustangs back on the field. The Mustangs had another three up, three down inning. A. Miller made a put out to Skarke, which he followed with two strikeouts to end the inning. The top of the sixth started with Cornell getting robbed of a hit when the short stop made a diving catch. Skarke hit a single to left. Brandon Nichols came into the game and hit a single to right. On some confusion by the Rough Riders, Skarke was able to steal home. Hughes then hit a single to center to score Nichols. B. Miller put the bunt down and ran out the throw for a single. Monteiro hit into a fielder's choice that had Hughes out at third. Peden drew a base on balls to load the bases. B. Miller went home on a passed ball, followed by Monteiro who also scored on a passed ball. Boys Ranch made a pitching change that was followed with a strikeout to retire the sides. A fly out to B. Miller started the bottom of the sixth. A walk put a batter on the bases, before A. Miller came back with two strikeouts to end the inning. To start the top of the seventh, A. Miller drew a walk to get on the bags. Cornell came to the plate and hit a double to left to score A. Miller. Skarke hit into a fielder's choice, but Cornell was able to score. A strikeout and a put out took us to the bottom of the seventh. A hard grounder was hit into right field, that usually results in a single. However, Nichols made a great play coming in hard and making the throw to Skarke to throw out the batter at first. It was awesome! I though Coach Green was going to run out to right and hug him. Cornell made the next out on a throw to Skarke. An error allowed the next batter to get on, before A. Miller ended the game on a strikeout. The Mustangs won 9-1. The boys played a great game pretty much all the way around. A. Miller went the distance throwing a complete game and a no-hitter! He had nine strikeouts on the day. Outstanding job Austin. The Mustangs hit pretty well, with Cornell hitting a double in the game. The Mustangs will next be in action on April 19 in Stinnett against West Texas High. Good luck guys!!!

Mustang JV loses close one to WT JV

The Mustang JV played West Texas' JV on Saturday. The wind had been bad in the first game, but it was awful during the second game. Bradley Cornell started on the mound with Tate Wilkerson behind the plate. WT started off with a double. The Mustangs recorded the first out on a fly out to Brandon Nichols. The runner went to third on a past ball and the throw down wasn't caught, which allowed the runner to score. A walk got another runner on, before Cornell came back with a strikeout. An error allowed another batter to reach, but Cornell got another strikeout to retire the side. Following two strikeouts in the bottom of the first, Tyson Garner hit a double. With errors after the hit, Garner was able to score. Another strikeout ended the inning. The top of the second started off with a batter reaching on an error. The next batter hit a triple to center to score a run. Cornell got a strikeout on the next batter. The third strike was dropped, but Wilkerson made the throw down to first for the out. The next batter had a sacrifice fly that was caught by Nichols, a run scored. A walk allowed a batter on the bases before Cornell got another strikeout to retire the side. The bottom of the second started with a put out from the pitcher. Jacob Reyes got a single past the short stop to get on. Cornell also hit a single to have two on the bases. A strikeout and a fly out got the next outs stopping the Mustangs from scoring. Garner came in to pitch in the top of the third, and Cornell moved behind the plate. A single up the middle got the first batter on. Garner got a strikeout for out number one. The next batter hit a single up the middle to have runners at the corners. An error allowed the runner on third to score. Another error allowed another batter to reach first. A walk loaded the bases. Garner came back with a strikeout for out number two. Another walk allowed a run to walk in, and the bases remained loaded. A hit by pitch walked another run in. Brandon Nichols then took over on the mound. An error allowed another run to cross the plate. A double hit by the next batter, brought in three runs. Reyes tagged out the next batter for out number three. A new pitcher started on the mound in the bottom of the third. Jeremiah Hughes started off with a single to past short. Preston Belfield hit a single to score Hughes. Garner hit a single up the middle to score Belfield. A fielder's choice hit by Jesse Mullins got him out at first, but Garner was able to score. Brandon Sims hit a single to right to reach the bases. Reyes drew a walk to get on the bags. Cornell hit a single to right that scored Sims. An error allowed Nichols to reach and Reyes to score. Wilkerson drew a base on balls. Cornell tried to steal home and was thrown out at home for out number two. Hughes hit a single to left that scored Nichols. Belfield hit a single to left that scored Wilkerson. Garner hit a single past second to score Hughes and Belfield. Mullins hit a single to left to score Garner. A strikeout ended that inning. An error allowed a batter to reach in the top of the fourth. A walk had two batters on. Nichols came back with a strikeout for out number one. A hit by pitch loaded the bases before a single to left, with errors allowed three runs to score. Nichols came back with another strikeout for out two. A walk had runners at the corners. Wilkerson came in to pitch. A single to right center scored two runs. A walk put another batter on the bases. The runner on third was then picked off with a throw from Wilkerson to Nichols for out number three. Reyes started off the bottom of the fourth with a single to left. Cornell hit into a fielder's choice that had Reyes out at second. Nichols hit a double to left center to score Cornell. A pop up to short got the second out and with some confusion about the number of outs, Nichols was doubled off to end the game. The Mustangs lost 12-15. The Mustangs had 14 hits in the game. Cornell had 4 strikeouts, Garner had 2 and Nichols had 2 strikeouts. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Garner and Nichols. The Mustangs also had 12 RBIs. I believe Coach Green is going to have them play again when we go to Stinnett Tuesday, April 19.

Mustangs rally late, but WT edges them out

The Mustangs took on West Texas High, Saturday for a windy day of baseball. Emphasis on the windy!!! Austin Miller started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. Things started off rough for the Mustangs. Two walks and three errors allowed four runs to cross the plate before the Mustangs got their first out on a put out from Bradley Cornell to Seth Skarke. Two more walks loaded the bases. A. Miller came back with a strikeout, and then Skarke made a force out to get the final out and retire the sides. Monteiro started at the plate ripping a double to left center. A fielder's choice got the first out. Tate Wilkerson hit a single to left to score Monteiro and get the Mustangs on the board. A. Miller also had a single to shallow center to have two on. A hit ball to short resulted in a double play that halted any more runs from scoring. Two singles started the top of the second for West Texas, with one scoring a run. The runner on second tried to steal third, but he was thrown out by Monteiro to Cornell. A walk allowed another batter to reach the bases. Skarke then took over on the mound. A single got runners on the corners. Trying to pick off the bases runner on first, the runner on third was able to score on the dropped ball at home. Skarke came back and got two strikeouts to send the Mustangs off the field. The bottom of the second started with a put out. Brandon Nichols hit a single to left. Skarke then hit a single to center that the center fielder missed allowing Nichols to score and Skarke to reach second. However, a pop up to short and a strikeout ended the inning. The top of the third started with a strikeout from Skarke. Two singles allowed batters to reach, with one scoring. An error allowed another batter to get on the bags. In a pick off, the runner on first was thrown out from A. Miller to Wilkerson, but another WT run scored. A put out from Tyler Peden to Skarke got the final out to retire the side. The bottom of the third began with a put out. Wilkerson struck out at the plate, but on a dropped third strike he was safe at first. A. Miller came to the plate and knocked a double to center wall to score Wilkerson. A put out got the second out before Jeffrey Tyree hit a single to left to score A. Miller. Nichols hit a single to left, and that was followed by a single to right from Skarke. Tyree was trying to get home, but the right fielder hurled the ball in to get Tyree out at the plate and end the inning. A walk, a dropped third strike, and a hit by pitch started the top of the fourth. The next batter put down a bunt, a throw was made to third but the ump said that Cornell's foot was not on the bag...please. Anyway, all runners were safe with a run scoring. The next batter hit a line drive that A. Miller caught and then he stepped on his bag for a double play. A walk loaded the bases, but A. Miller came through again catching a pop up to get the third out. Brady Miller hit a single to left to start the bottom of the fourth. Monteiro hit a single to right to have two on. A strikeout got the first out, that was followed by B. Miller getting picked off at second. A fly out to right ended the inning. A put out from Peden to A. Miller got the first out in the top of the fifth. A hit by pitch allowed a batter to reach. A fielder's choice allowed Wilkerson to get a force out at second for out number two. A single to left was then hit and the ball rolled past the fielder to allow another run to score. Skarke came back with a strikeout to retire the side. A put out started the bottom of the fifth for the Mustangs. Back to back errors allowed Cornell and Tyree to reach the bases. A single to left from Nichols scored Cornell. Skarke hit a single to right to score Tyree. B. Miller hit into a fielder's choice, but Nichols made a great jump on the ball to score and everyone was safe. Monteiro also hit into a fielder's choice, but this time Skarke was forced out at third for out two. Peden drew a walk to reach the bags. Wilkerson then hit a single to left to score B. Miller and Monteiro. A strikeout ended the inning, but the Mustangs had a great rally. Skarke started the top of the sixth off with a strikeout. An error allowed a batter to reach, but Skarke got two more strikeouts to send the Mustangs back to the bats. The bottom of the sixth started with a hard hit line drive that was caught by the second baseman, and a fly out to left. Nichols hit a double to try a rally on two, but a strikeout ended the inning. A put out from Wilkerson to A. Miller started the top of the seventh. An error allowed a runner to reach. A put out from Cornell to A. Miller had out number two for the Mustangs. A single to left had two runners on. An error then allowed a run score. A single to right allowed two more runners to score. Wilkerson then came in to pitch, getting a strikeout for the final out. B. Miller reached in the bottom of the seventh on an error, but Monteiro hit into a fielder's choice getting B. Miller out at second. Two fly outs ended the game. The Mustangs lost 9-13. The boys had a great game at the plate, but defensively there were too many errors allowed. The pitcher's did another great job on the mound. A. Miller and Wilkerson each had a strikeout, and Skarke racked up 8 strikeouts. Nichols went 4 for 4 at the plate, hitting three singles and a double. Skarke followed going 3 for 4 with three singles. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Monteiro, A. Miller, and Nichols. The boys never gave up in the game, and they should be proud of that. The Mustangs travel to Boys Ranch today to take on the Rough Riders. Good luck guys!

Mustangs beat Boys Ranch

The Mustangs were visited by the Rough Riders from Boys Ranch yesterday for another district match-up. Seth Skarke started on the mound for the Mustangs with Brady Baggett behind the plate. The first batter hit a ball to Tyler Peden who threw him out with a throw Austin Miller. Skarke got a strikeout for out number two. A batter reached on a walk, before Peden hustled to make a great catch on a pop up to give the Mustangs there first at bat. Manny Monteiro started things off for the Mustangs hitting a single to left field. During Peden's at bat, Monteiro stole second but the ump said Peden interfered with the catcher (even though Peden has a right to batters box). So Monteiro was called out. Peden then reached on an error. A strikeout and a put out ended the inning. The top of the second started with a batter reaching on a hit by pitch. Bradley Cornell got the next batter out catching a pop up. A couple of errors allowed a runner to score. A walk got another runner on, followed by another error to have two on the bases. The next batter hit back to Skarke who made the throw to Cornell at third to get the lead runner. The ump called him out, and then decided maybe Cornell's foot wasn't on the bag and then called the kid safe. Meanwhile, a throw had rolled past A. Miller, and the runner who was out and then safe (was really out) was safe at home. Skarke came right back with a strikeout for out two. The next batter hit a double to left to score two more runs for the Rough Riders. Once again Skarke fought back and retired the sides on a strikeout. Cornell started the bottom of the second off with a double to center. A. Miller then hit a single to center to score Cornell. The center fielder was unable to field the ball and it rolled past him allowing A. Miller to score. Brandon Nichols drew a base on balls. Skarke put a sacrifice bunt down to move Nichols. Brady Miller reached the bases on an error by the third baseman. On the error, Nichols made a heads up move to score. Monteiro drew a walk to reach. Peden then hit a single behind the second baseman to load the bases. Tate Wilkerson came to the plate and hit a single to center to score B. Miller and Monteiro. Peden attempted to steal third, which he did, but the ump couldn't see that his foot was on third before the tag was made, and he was called out. A put out got out number three. An error started the top of the third. Cornell made a put out on the next batter with a throw to A. Miller. A walk allowed another runner on before Skarke got another strikeout and Wilkerson made a put out to A. Miller. Cornell started at the plate again in the bottom of the third. Once again he nailed a ball to left center for a double. A. Miller and Nichols both drew walks to load the bases. Boys Ranch then made a pitching change. Skarke was first to face the new pitcher and he hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Cornell. Monteiro reached on an error, that also scored Nichols and A. Miller. Peden drew the walk. Wilkerson then hit a single just past the left side infield to score B. Miller. A passed ball on the next batter allowed Monteiro to steal home, and the other runners to advance a base. Baggett got on the bases taking a hit by pitch. Boys Ranch made another pitching change. A strikeout got the second out. A. Miller and Nichols both took walks to walk in runs. Skarke then rocked a ball to left for a double that scored Baggett, A. Miller, and Nichols. B. Miller took a base on balls. Skarke stole home to put another run on the board. B. Miller scored on an error, and then Monteiro hit a single to center that with errors allowed him to cross home plate. A put out ended the inning. A walk started off the top of the fourth. Skarke came back with a strikeout for out number one. Another walk got the next batter on the bases. That would be it for Skarke, who did a great job on the mound. Wilkerson came in to pitch. The next batter was walked to load the bases. Wilkerson came back strong though, and struck the next two batters out leaving the bases loaded. A new pitcher started on the mound for Boys Ranch. Wilkerson reached on a base on balls to start the bottom of the fourth. Brandon Sims came in to run for Wilkerson. A strikeout got out number one. Cornell was walked to reach the bags. Sims was thrown out at third while trying to steal. A. Miller and Tyson Garner both drew base on balls to lad the bases. Skarke then came to the plate and crushed another ball for a double that scored Cornell and A. Miller. Jacob Reyes came in and drew a bases on balls. Boys Ranch then made another pitching change. A strikeout ended the inning. Wilkerson came out firing in the top of the fifth. He struck out all three batters to end the game. The Mustangs won 20-4. Things started off a bit shaky, but the Mustangs came through to finish strong. Skarke and Wilkerson both did a great job on the mound. Both earned five strikeouts a piece and they only allowed one hit. Cornell and Skarke both went two for four, with each hitting two doubles. Great job guys! The Mustangs are now 3-1 in district. The Mustangs will next take on the West Texas High Comanches in Claude on Saturday, April 9 at 11:00. Good luck guys!

Mustangs lose first district game

The Mustangs traveled to Follett last Friday (April 1) to take on the Panthers. Follett has been named the team to beat from our district this year, and they proved to be tough. I was out of town Friday, so I wasn't able to go to the game. Therefore, I can't really give a play by play of this game. Brady Baggett started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. Seth Skarke and Tate Wilkerson also pitched in the game. Baggett and Skarke each had two strikeouts. Wilkerson hit a double for the Mustangs. From what I've gathered from Coach Green the boys made contact with the ball, we just hit it where they were. Defensively there were too many errors for the Mustangs to hold down the Panthers. The Mustangs dropped their first district game 3-13. Hopefully we can get Follett at home on April 29.

Mustangs beat Shamrock in heated game

The Mustangs traveled to Shamrock yesterday to take on the Irish after their cancellation from Tuesday. It is quite obvious that the boys from each school do not like one another. Emotions ran high, added to by some questionable calls made by questionable umps. Manny Monteiro got things rolling by reaching on an error.Tyler Peden then got a base on balls. A put out from the pitcher got the first out of the game. That was quickly followed by out number two when Monteiro was thrown out at home. A strikeout retired the side. Austin Miller started on the mound for the Mustangs with Brady Baggett behind the plate. An error allowed the first batter to reach. The next batter hit a fly ball to right, that was caught by Monteiro. Monteiro then threw the ball to Seth Skarke at first to get the runner out for a double play. A. Miller finished it off with a strikeout. Tate Wilkerson started at the plate in the top of the second getting a single to left. Two pop ups got two outs, before Brandon Nichols hit a double down the right field line to score Wilkerson. Brady Miller hit a grounder to left for a single. On the next batters at bat, B. Miller stole second and when the catcher tried to throw him out, Nichols scored on a head's up play. A pop up sent the Mustangs back out to the field. A fly ball to right caught by Monteiro recorded the first out. The next batter hit to second, and Wilkerson made the throw to Skarke. The runner was clearly out, but a questionable call from the field ump allowed him to be safe. A. Miller followed with a strikeout for out number two. A walk allowed another batter to reach. An error trying to get the runner on third picked had the ball going into the outfield and a run scored. Another walk got a batter on, before A. Miller came through with a strikeout. Peden started the top of the third drawing a walk. Baggett grounded out for the sacrifice. A fly ball caught by the left fielder was out number two. On the catch, Peden tagged and went home. The left fielder made a heck of a throw to the catcher, who laid the tag on Peden at the plate. The catcher dropped the ball, but another questionable call by the ump had Peden out which retired the side. A. Miller came out firing getting a strikeout for out number one. A walk allowed a batter to reach before a single to left scored a run. Nichols made a great throw to Baggett but he couldn't come up with the ball. Tensions reached a breaking point when the runner ducked his shoulder into Baggett. A no call was made and the game went on. The next batter reached on ball four that went past Baggett and another run scored. Baggett came back and threw the runner on first out at second with a great throw to Peden. A. Miller finished the inning with a strikeout. The top of the fourth started with Wilkerson reaching on an error. Jeffrey Tyree took a base on balls to also reach. A fly out to left got the first out. Nichols hit a great shot to center for a single and scored Wilkerson. A strikeout got out number two. Monteiro came to the plate and ripped on to right center to score Tyree and Nichols. Peden hit a single to left to score Monteiro. A strikeout retired the side. A strikeout from A. Miller started the bottom of the fourth that was followed by line drive caught by Peden. An error allowed a batter to get on bases before a fly ball was caught by B. Miller to end the inning. A strikeout started the top of the fifth. Wilkerson then reached on an error by the third baseman. A great sacrifice bunt was put down by Tyree. A single to left center from Bradley Cornell scored Wilkerson. A put out from the short stop retired the side. Once again A. Miller started with a strikeout. A walk got a batter on, and single to left had runners at first and second. A short line drive was caught by A. Miller, who turned and threw it to Peden at second for double play. A put out was made for the first out of the top of the sixth. Monteiro hit a single to right to get on the bags. Peden took a hit by pitch to follow. Baggett hit a single to left that scored Monteiro. Baggett then sacrificed himself getting into a run down that took the Shamrock players attention away from Peden who also scored. A. Miller drew a walk to reach. After a pitching change, Wilkerson hit a single to left to score A. Miller. Jeremiah Hughes came in to run for Wilkerson. While Tyree was at the plate however, Hughes was picked off at third for out number three. Wilkerson took over on the mound in the bottom of the sixth. The first batter grounded out to A. Miller at first. A walk got the next batter on. Wilkerson came back with a strikeout. A single up the middle had one more reach before Wilkerson set them down with another strikeout. The Mustangs didn't do much in the top of the seventh going three up three down. Wilkerson started the bottom of the seventh off with a strikeout. A double got a runner on, and then Wilkerson got another strikeout. A hard hit ball hit back at Wilkerson bounced off his glove for another batter to reach. Wilkerson ended the game with a strikeout before Shamrock could make any sort of comeback. The Mustangs won 10-4. A. Miller pitched a good game throwing 7 strikeouts. Wilkerson also pitched well getting 5 strikeouts. The Mustangs did a decent job at the plate getting 10 hits. Getting a double for the Mustangs was Nichols. The Mustangs will next be in action Friday in Follett. Good luck guys!

And it begins...

They game today (March 29) in Shamrock has been cancelled. Shamrock's field is wet from the drizzle. As of right now, the game is rescheduled for tomorrow (March 30). Hopefully they'll get to play and not have to move it again. Until then...

Mustangs hang on to get first district win

The Mustangs took on the Booker Kiowas Friday, for their first district game of the season. Seth Skarke started on the mound with Brady Baggett behind the plate. Nerves got the best of the Mustangs in the first inning. A hit by pitch got the first batter on the bases. A single past first had runners at first and third. The runner on first went to steal second and on bad communication the throw down sailed into outfield scoring two. Skarke got a strikeout for the first out. Another error allowed another runner to reach before Skarke got another strikeout. The next batter hit a single, and with another Mustang error another run was scored. The next three batters got on with two hit by pitches and a walk, that allowed another Kiowa to cross the plate. A pop up caught by the Skarke retired the side. Manny Monteiro hit a single to left and with errors was able to cross the plate to get the Mustangs on the board. Tyler Peden hit a single past second base to reach before Baggett drew a walk. Austin Miller hit a single just over second base to load the bases. A strikeout got the first out. Jeffrey Tyree hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Peden. Bradley Cornell hit a single to left to score Baggett, before another strikeout ended the inning. The Mustangs settled down in the second, getting three up three down. It started off with a put out from Tate Wilkerson to A. Miller. A walk got the next batter on, but the runner tried to steal second and Baggett threw him out with a throw to Peden. Skarke got a strikeout for out number three. A pop up to the third baseman started the bottom of the second off. An error on the third baseman allowed Monteiro to get on. Peden then stepped to the plate and hit a hard ball to left center for a triple scoring Monteiro. Baggett then hit a single to left to score Peden. A. Miller then hit a single up the middle. A line drive caught by the short stop got the second out, but the runners were able to advance on an error on the short stop when he tried to pick A. Miller off after catching the ball. Tyree stepped up and hit a single to right, that with errors scored Baggett, A. Miller, and Tyree. A fly out to center ended the inning. The top of the third started off with a walk. A fielder's choice and a dropped throw allowed both runners to be safe. On the next batter, the runner on third got caught taking to big a lead and wound up in a pickle. To get him out the throw went from Skarke to Cornell to Baggett to Peden who laid the tag down for the out. Two Skarke strikeouts retired the side. Brandon Nichols started off the bottome of the third by reaching on an error. Skarke hit a single with errors to score Nichols. Monteiro hit a single to right to score Skarke. A strikeout got the Kiowas the first out. Baggett got on with a walk, before another strikeout got the second out. Wilkerson hit a single to right to score Monteiro. A fielder's choice hit by Tyree got Wilkerson out a second to end the inning. A walk in the top of the fourth got the first batter on the bases. The next batter had a big hit to right field for a two run in-the-park home run. Another Kiowa hit a single to right, before a hit by pitch allowed another batter to reach. Brady Miller then came to the mound to pitch. A walk loaded the bases, before a strikeout got the first out. A fielder's choice let Cornell get the force out a third, but the run home scored. B. Miller came back with a strikeout to end the inning. The Mustangs hit a bit of a wall in the next couple of innings. The Kiowas got three quick outs from put outs from the pitcher and third baseman, and a strikeout. B. Miller got a strikeout for the first out. A walk allowed a batter to reach. The next batter hit a ball that got just enough wind under it to carry it out over the fence for a two run home run. B. Miller fought back getting two strikeouts to send the Mustangs to the dug out. A pop up to the second baseman gave the Mustangs their first out. Peden took a hit by pitch to reach the bags, but he never got any further. A fly out to left and strikeout ended the inning. B. Miller started the top of the sixth off with a strikeout. A hit by pitch and a walk got two batters on the bases. A passed ball got the runners into scoring position. On a hit fielder's choice the runner on third went home and A. Miller made a head's up play to throw home to Baggett to get the out. The next batter hit a hard line drive that A. Miller snagged to retire the side. Wilkerson got a single to left to start the bottom of the sixth. A strikeout got the first out. Cornell hit a single to right center to score Wilkerson. A pop up to the pitcher got out number two, and then Cornell got picked at second from the pop up. The Mustangs needed three outs to end the game. A walk started of the top of seventh. On a fielder's choice Peden made the put out to Wilkerson. A single got another runner on before Booker's catcher hit a hard ball for a ground rule double that scored a run. Wilkerson then took over pitching. A pop up caught by Peden got out number two. A hit by pitch loaded the bases. Peden came through again catching a pop up to end the game. The Mustangs won 12-10. Skarke had 5 strikeouts on the day and B. Miller had 6. Hitting a triple for the Mustangs was Peden. The Mustangs will next be in action Tuesday, in Shamrock to take on the Fighting Irish. Good luck guys!!!

Mustangs vs. Bushland J.V.

The Mustangs traveled to Bushland Monday for a windy day ob baseball. Brady Miller got things started at the plate drawing a walk. It was followed by two strikeouts before Austin Miller reached on an error that turned into him and B. Miller scoring. Tate Wilkerson then hit a single to reach, but a caught foul tip by the catcher retired the side. A. Miller started on the mound for the Mustangs with Brady Baggett behind the plate. The Falcons got things going with a single that was followed by a strikeout from A. Miller. A walk got another run on the bases. A couple of errors allowed the first run to score for the Falcons before A. Miller got his second strikeout. Another walk got another batter on that was followed by more errors to allow another run to score. The Mustangs ended the inning on a put out from Bradley Cornell to Seth Skarke. Brandon Nichols reached the bases on four balls to start the top of the second. Skarke reached on an error, and then Tyson Garner hit a sacrifice grounder to score Nichols. B. Miller stepped to the plate and hit a single over the short stop to score Skarke. Tyler Peden reached on a walk and then he quickly stole second. The Falcon catcher threw the ball down to try to get Peden out, and B. Miller took off for home; however, he didn't make it in time before the throw came and he was out at home. Baggett then came to the plate and hit a hard ball to left for an in-the-park homerun that also scored Peden. A strikeout ended the top of the second for the Mustangs. A. Miller came out firing getting two strikeouts quickly. A walk put a batter on, and that was followed by an error for another batter to reach. A. Miller came back though and ended the inning with another strikeout. A new pitcher came in for the Falcons in the top of the third. Wilkerson got things started by reaching on an error. Cornell laid a bunt down and beat out the throw for a single. Codie Shaw stepped up to the plate and hit a hard grounder up the middle for a single to score Wilkerson and Cornell. After a strikeout, Shaw stole home for another run. After another strikeout, B. Miller hit a single past the second baseman. A fly out to left field retired the side. Baggett came in pitch in the bottom of the third and Manny Monteiro went behind the plate. Four errors by the Mustangs allowed two batters to reach and one of the batters to score. A single brought in another run. Cornell caught a foul ball on the next batter and then threw to A. Miller for a double play. A walk got another batter on, before Baggett got a strikeout to send the Mustangs to the dugout. A put out got the first batter for the Mustangs out. A. Miller hit a single to left to get on the bags. A strikeout got the second out of the game. A. Miller scored on a passed ball and then Cornell hit a single to left. Another strikeout ended the inning. The first Falcon batter hit a triple and then an error allowed another batter to reach. Baggett racked up back-to-back strikeouts for the first two outs. A single to left scored two runs for the Falcons and then an in-the-park home run scored two more runs. Baggett fought back and got a third strikeout to retire the side. Monteiro started things off with a single past the short stop. Jeffrey Tyree earned a walk to have two runners on. A bunt put down by B. Miller showed his wheels as he beat out the throw and scored Monteiro. Peden was the next batter and hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Tyree. Baggett then had a bunt for a single. A. Miller stepped up to the plate and with an effortless swing ripped one over the fence for a three-run home run. A strikeout got the second out of the game before Cornell rocked a double to left. While Codie Shaw was at the plate Cornell got picked off at third to end the inning. Wilkerson came to the mound in the bottom of the fifth. The Mustangs had a three up, three down inning with all three outs coming from Wilkerson strikeouts. Preston Belfield started at the plate in the top of the sixth and hit a single towards third. Monteiro put the bunt down and everyone was safe on an error by the first baseman that also scored Belfield. Tyree hit a single that scored Monteiro, and then the Falcons made a pitching change. A strikeout got the first out for the Mustangs, and then Peden hit a single over short to score Tyree. Keron Staine came in to run for Peden. Staine got to third but two more strikeouts left him stranded. The Mustangs were up by ten and needed to get three outs and allow no runs to cross to end the game. The bottom of the sixth started with a hit by pitch. A foul tip caught by Monteiro got the first out. A single over second base scored a run for the Falcons, thus making a seventh inning inevitable and a long game, longer. Wilkerson came back with a strikeout, and then A. Miller caught a foul ball for out number three. A single to center hit by Wilkerson started the top of the seventh. Hayden Sanders came to the plate and on a a fielder's choice, he was thrown out at first. Jesse Mullins then hit a fly ball to center that was caught. Jacob Reyes drew a base on balls to keep things going. Tyree hit a single to left to score Wilkerson before a strikeout retired the side. B. Miller took over pitching in the bottom of the seventh. He struck the first batter out, but a dropped third strike allowed him to be safe at first. B. Miller racked up two more strikeouts before Monteiro threw down to Peden to pick the runner off at second and to end the game. The Mustangs won 19-9. The pitchers did a great job for the Mustangs. A. Miller had 5 strikeouts, Baggett and Wilkerson both had four, and B. Miller had three. The boys also only allowed four walks the whole game and only one, yes one, hit by pitch. The Mustangs had 18 hits with Cornell leading the way going 3 for 4. Hitting a double for the Mustangs was Cornell. Baggett got and in-the-park home run and A. Miller had an over the fence home run. The boys ran the bases well racking up 19 stolen bases on 20 attempts. Great job guys! The Mustangs start district play on tomorrow (Friday, March 25) here in Claude against the Booker Kiowas. Please come out and support the Mustangs.

Mustangs vs. Naz

The Mustangs traveled to Nazareth during spring break. I was unable to go to the game, but I heard that the boys played well. Naz failed to give Morgan a lineup so the Ipad was hard to use to try and get a play by play. So, I'm going to just give some stats from the game. The Mustangs had seven hits; all singles. Getting those hits were. Tyler Peden, Brady Miller, Bradley Cornell, Jeffrey Tyree, Seth Skarke, Brandon Nichols, and Brady Baggett. Seth Skarke pitched all seven innings allowing only 1 run and 2 hits. He had a no-hitter until the bottom of the fifth. Skarke also racked up an awesome 10 strikeouts. The boys won 4-1. Great job guys.

Claude Tournament - Part 3

The Mustangs took on Bushland JV for a second time on Saturday, March 12. Austin Miller started on the mound for the Mustangs with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. The Mustangs had a three up, three down inning with all three batters hitting towards third base. Tyler Peden was a wall and threw all three batters out at first. Monteiro got the Mustangs going with a single past the short stop. Peden drew a walk. A double play got the Falcons two outs before a strike-out ended the inning. The Mustangs recorded another three up, three down inning. Outs came from two fly outs caught by Brady Baggett and Brandon Nichols, and a pop out caught by Seth Skarke. Tate Wilkerson reached on an error. Jeffrey Tyree put down a sacrifice bunt to move Wilkerson. Nichols drew a walk and then Brady Miller hit a single to right to score Wilkerson. Skarke hit a sacrifice grounder that scored Nichols. a strike-out ended the inning. The Mustangs got their first out courtesy of a put out from Peden to Skarke. An error allowed a batter to reach. A pop up was then caught by A. Miller for out number two. Another Mustang error allowed a batter reach and a run to score. A fly out caught by B. Miller retired the side. Peden started the bottom of third off with a single to left. A fly out got the Falcons their first out. A. Miller drew a base on balls and then Wilkerson hit a single to left to score Peden. Tyree reached the bases on a hit by pitch. Nichols hit into a fielder's choice that got Tyree out at second, but it did score A. Miller. A strike-out ended the inning. The top of the fourth started off with a put out from Peden to Skarke. A double got a runner on before a fielder's choice got a runner out at third. A single to right scored a run. Another batter reached on a hit by pitch. The third out came from a put out from Wilkerson to Skarke. Skarke got things started for the Mustangs with a single up the middle. Monteiro put a sacrifice bunt down to move Skarke. Peden reached on a hit by pitch, but the Mustangs couldn't get any runs in before a strike-out and a fly out ended the inning. The Mustangs got the first batter out on a fly out caught by B. Miller. A double allowed a batter to reach. Nichols recorded the second out catching a fly ball. A single allowed a run to score and then the Mustangs intentionally walked the batter to load the bases to get the force out. A single was hit to allow another run to score that was followed by an error that scored another run. A. Miller tagged the next batter out to retire the side. The Falcons made a pitching change to start the bottom of the fifth. Three strike-outs ended the inning. A. Miller followed with his own three, up, three down with three strike-outs. A put out in the bottom of the sixth got the first out. Skarke hit a single over second to reach the bases. A fly out to right got the second out of the inning. A fielder's choice hit by Peden led to Skarke being forced out at second to end the inning. Tyree caught a fly ball for the first out for the Mustangs. A walk got another batter on before a fielder's choice had a put out from Baggett to Skarke. A hit by pitch got another batter on before an error allowed two runs to score. Wilkerson then came in to pitch. A hit by pitch allowed the batter to get on the bases before a foul pop up caught by Monteiro retired the side. Baggett started the bottom of the seventh off with a single over second. A strikeout by the next batter was out one. Then the ump decided after it seems forever, that A. Miller stepped in front of the catcher not allowing him to make a throw down to second. Thus they called Baggett out as well. With two outs now, Wilkerson hit a single over the second baseman to try and put a rally together. However, a strikeout ended the game. The Mustangs lost 4-7. A. Miller had three strikeouts for the day. Leading the batters were Skarke going 2 for 3, followed by Wilkerson who went 2 for 4.

Claude Tournament - Part 2

The Mustangs played again Thursday the 10th, against the Owls from Hale Center. Seth Skarke started on the mound Manny Monteiro behind the plate. Skarke started off getting a strike-out for the first out of the game. A walk and a single allowed to batters to reach. Skarke came back with a strike-out and a Wilkerson to Skarke put out to get the next two outs. The Owls got the first batter out on a put out back to the pitcher. Tyler Peden got hit by the pitch and Brady Baggett drew a base on balls to have two runners on. Austin Miller then hit a double to right to score Peden. Tate Wilkerson hit a single to left to score Baggett and A. Miller. Jeffrey Tyree drew a walk before the Owls decided to make a pitching change. A strike-out and a fly out to second got the Owls their last two outs to end the inning. The top of the second was a little rough for the Mustangs. Two walks and a hit by pitch loaded the bases. Skarke came back with a strike-out to get the first out. Another walk, walked a runner in. Skarke recorded another strike-out before two more walks, scored two more. Wilkerson then took over on the mound and got the last out with a strike-out. The Mustangs were held scoreless in the second, starting off with two quick outs. Peden drew a walk and then Baggett hit a single to have two runners in scoring position. A strike-out ended the inning though. An error in the top of the third allowed the first batter to reach. Two strike-outs from Wilkerson got the first two outs and then a fly out caught by Baggett retired the side. Wilkerson got things going with a double to left. Tyree then drew a walk. A balk by the pitcher allowed Wilkerson to score and move Tyree to third. Brandon Nichols hit a single to score Tyree. After another pitching change, Bradley Cornell hit a sacrifice fly to score Nichols. Two fly outs to the short stop ended the inning. A single started things off for the Owls in the top of fourth. The runner stole second and attempted to steal third but Monteiro had a great throw to Peden for the tag out. A pop up caught by Wilkerson got the Mustangs their second out. An error allowed a batter to reach the bases and move into scoring position before Wilkerson struck out the last batter. By the bottom of fourth, I'm not sure how the boys were seeing the ball. The sun was well on its way down, but they kept hitting. Peden drew a walk to start things off, followed by Baggett who also reached on four balls. A fielder's choice hit by A. Miller got Peden out at third. A single by Wilkerson scored Baggett. A single hit by Tyree scored A. Miller. A sacrifice fly hit by Nichols scored Wilkerson. Cornell hit a double down the third base line. Brady Miller then hit a single that scored Tyree and Cornell. The game was then called because there was pretty much no light left to play. The Mustangs won 11-3. Skarke and Wilkerson each had four strike-outs a piece. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs A. Miller, Wilkerson, and Cornell. Wilkerson also went 3 for 3.

Claude Tournament - Part 1

Coach Green couldn't find another tournament to get into this year so he decided to host one. The Claude Mustangs took on the Bushland JV Falcons for their first game yesterday at noon. Things just did not go well for the Mustangs in the first inning. Brady Baggett started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. After two errors to allow the first two batters to reach, Baggett couldn't get comfortable on the mound. Four runs had scored before the Mustangs recorded their first out which came from a Tyler Peden to Austin Miller put out. After three more runs scored A. Miller got the second out on a grounder. Two more runs scored before Baggett fought back and struck out the batter to retire the side. After a quick out by the Falcons, Peden reached the bases on an error that allowed him to be safe at third. Baggett then stepped to the plate and hit a double to left to score Peden. A. Miller then hit a sacrifice fly to center to score Baggett. A strikeout ended the inning, leaving the Mustangs trailing 2-9. The Mustangs continued to struggle defensively in the second. An error and two hit by pitches allowed the bases to load. Baggett was the replaced on the mound by Brady Miller. Miller started off strong getting the first out with a strikeout. However, things went south a bit with two walks and a hit by pitch to put more runs on the board for Bushland. Another error by the Mustang defense allowed more runs to score before B. Miller came back with a strikeout for out two. Out number three came on the next batter with a fly out catch by Jeffrey Tyree. After a fly out for the first out, Brandon Nichols hit a single past the third baseman to try and get something going. Two more strikeouts halted any sort of rally, putting the Mustangs down 2-14 after two. The Mustangs gathered themselves in the third. B. Miller struck out the first two batters quickly. An error allowed the next batter to reach, before a hard rip went back towards B. Miller who caught the ball and threw to A. Miller to retire the side. Once again the Falcons retired the first batter of the inning. Peden came to the plate and ripped a single to left to get things rolling. Baggett followed suit before A. Miller crushed a ball to center for a triple scoring Peden and Baggett. The next two batters went down though, on a foul tip that was caught and a strikeout. The Falcons started the top of fourth off with a double. A sacrifice bunt got the first out for the Mustangs. A single scored a run before the Mustangs got their second out on a fielder's choice from Peden to Tate Wilkerson. Two more batters reached on a hit by pitch and an error before B. Miller got the third out with a put out to A. Miller. Nichols started off with a walk in the bottom of the fourth. A putout gave the Falcons their first out. B. Miller worked the pitcher to reach on four balls before out number two came on a pop up. Peden reached on error that scored Nichols and B. Miller. Baggett also reached on error by the second baseman to score Peden. A putout ended the inning. Wilkerson took over on the mound in the top of fifth. The Mustangs recorded a three up three down inning with two strikeouts from Wilkerson and a putout from Wilkerson to A. Miller. The Mustangs had a huge inning at the plate. A putout got the first batter out for out one. Tyree started things with a single before a fielder's choice hit by Nichols led to Tyree being thrown out. The Mustangs then put on a great two out rally. Bradley Cornell hit a single to score Nichols. B. Miller then hit a hard double to left to score Cornell. Monteiro and Peden both drew walks to load the bases. A single to left from Baggett scored B. Miller and Monteiro. A. Miller came to the plate next and knocked a triple to right to score Peden and Baggett. Wilkerson drew a walk at the plate before a fly out ended the inning. The Falcons had their bats going as well in the top of the sixth starting off with a single and then followed by a two run homer. The Mustangs fought back and got their three outs courtesy of putouts from Baggett and Wilkerson to A. Miller, and a fly out to Nichols. The Mustangs were also swinging in the sixth. Nichols got things going with a single to right center followed by a single from Cornell to left. B. Miller then stepped up to the plate and rocked the ball over the scoreboard for a three run home run and the first Mustang homer of the season. The Falcons made a pitching change before Monteiro hit a single up the middle to reach. Peden laid a bunt down to move the runner for the first out. A fly out and a strikeout ended the inning. The Mustangs made quick work of the Falcons in the top of the seventh. Wilkerson got the first out with a strikeout. Baggett recorded the second out with a putout to A. Miller. A double allowed a Falcon to reach before Wilkerson picked him off at second on throw to Cornell who laid the tag. The Mustangs had one more chance to come back. A strikeout and a fly out got two quick outs in the inning. Nichols tried to start a rally on two with a single to right. A putout from the third baseman ended the Mustangs chances of coming back and it ended the game. The Mustangs made a great comeback from the first two innings losing 16-19. Baggett, B. Miller, and Wilkerson recorded 1, 4, and 3 strikeouts respectively. Hitting doubles for the Mustangs were Baggett and B. Miller. Two triples were hit by A. Miller. Hitting a home run was B. Miller.

Mustangs vs. Arbor Christian Academy

The Mustangs took on the Arbor Christian Academy Lions Saturday, March 5, in Amarillo. The Mustangs jumped out big in the first starting with a single by Manny Monteiro. With a stolen base and a passed Monteiro got into scoring position, and Tyler Peden hit a single to right to score Monteiro. Arbor got two outs from a flyout and a strikeout before the Mustangs rallied on two. Brandon Nichols got on with an error by the centerfielder that knocked Peden in. Bradley Cornell hit a single to score Nichols. Tate Wilkerson came to the plate next and ripped a double to left field to score Cornell. Seth Skarke got a single next before the Arbor got their final out. Skarke started on the mound with Monteiro behind the plate. The Mustangs made quick work of the Lions with two outs courtesy of put outs from Wilkerson and Skarke. A lion reached on a walk before Skare struck out the next batter to end the inning. Arbor got two quick outs in the top of the second with put outs before Brady Baggett hit a double to left. Jeffrey Tyree then hit a single to right to score Baggett. Tyree got a little greedy though and was thrown out trying to get back to first. The Mustangs had three up, three down from a Peden throw out and two strikeouts from Skarke. Cornell and Wilkerson both had singles in the third, but nothing got going after them. Once again the Mustangs had a dreaded third inning. The Mustangs got the first two batters out on a put out by Cornell and a Skarke strikeout. Then things fell apart a bit. Two runners got on with walks and one scored on a passed ball by the catcher. A single scored another run for the Lions. This was followed by a triple to right that also scored a run. Baggett came in to pitch and ended the inning with a strikeout. With one out in the top of the fourth, Peden stepped up and turned a single to right into an inside the park homerun. It was pretty exciting. A flyout to center and a strikeout retired the side. In the bottome of the fourth, two batters reached on a hit by pitch and a walk before Baggett came back strong and got three strikeouts. The Mustangs got their bats rolling again in the fifth. Nichols started things off with a single to right. Cornell reached on a walk. Wilkerson hit a double to left to score Nichols. Skarke forced the walk to load the bases. After a pitching change the Lions got their first out. Monteiro came to the plate next and rocked a double to center to score Cornell, Wilkerson, and Skarke. Tyler Peden hit a single to left to score Monteiro. Bagget also reached base on a single to left. In a pick off attempt Baggett got caught in a pickle and was tagged out and then Peden was thrown out at home. Both were questionable calls, but I'm biased. Baggett came out firing in the bottom of the fifth with with an awesome three up three down, three strikeout, 9 pitch inning. Trust me, you don't see that happen very often. Tyree got thing rolling in the top of the sixth with a double to right and with a bad relay he stretched it to be safe at third. Following a putout, Cornell hit a hard ground ball past the short stop to score Tyree. Wilkerson also reached on a single. Skarke came to bat a laid a beautiful sacrifice bunt to advance the runners. A strikeout retired the side though before any more runs could score. Baggett had another great inning of pitching striking out the first batter. A batter reached on a walk, before two more Lions went down on strikeouts. The Mustangs put up more runs in the top of the seventh. Monteiro started off with a single to right. Peden came next and reached on a fielder's choice that had both runners safe. Baggett hit a single to left center to score Monteiro and Peden. A strikeout got the first out for the Lions before Nichols reached on an error that scored Baggett. The Lions got their next two outs on a put out by the second baseman and one by the first baseman. The Mustangs relaxed a bit too much in the seventh allowing Arbor to put up more runs. It started off with an error that resulted in a in the park home run. A single and a walk followed. With one scoring on a passed ball. Wilkerson came in to pitch. Another run scored on a passed ball before the batter got on with a single. The Mustangs got their first out courtesy of a pop up caught by Monteiro. Another error allowed another runner to score. Peden caught a foul pop up to record the second out. Another batter reached on a single before he was picked off at first from a Wilkerson to Skarke throw and tag to end the game. The Mustangs won 15-7. Skarke had 4 strikeouts and Baggett recorded a career high of 10 strikeouts. Wilkerson went 4 for 5, and Monteiro, Peden, Baggett, and Cornell each went 3 for 5. Hitting doubles were Monteiro, Baggett, Tyree, and Wilkerson (2). The Mustangs recorded 13 RBIs and had 7 stolen bases. The Mustangs played well, but they still have to work on that third inning. The Mustangs will next be in action at the Claude Tournament. They will begin play on Thursday, March 10 at noon against Bushland. They will also play at 5:00 against Hale Center. Good luck guys.

Norm Cash Clash

On February 25, the Mustangs traveled to Post for the Norm Cash Clash Tournament. They boys were supposed to start against Morton, but when they got there they found that Morton had dropped out and they were taking on Lubbock High JV. Austin Miller started on the mound with Manny Monteiro behind the plate. Things started off well for the Mustangs defensively, but the third inning got them again. Seth Skarke came in to pitch during the third. The Mustangs didn't get their bats going until the fifth, but it was too little too late. The Mustangs were dropped by Lubbock High JV 2-15. Miller and Skarke both had strikeouts at 2 and 1, respectively. Getting singles for the Mustangs were Brandon Nichols, Tate Wilkerson, Monteiro, and Jeffrey Tyree. The Mustangs played again that day against Post. The Mustangs played much better against the Antelopes, but they still fell short losing 2-10. Brady Baggett started on the mound pitching 3 1/3 followed by Brady Miller who pitched 2 1/3. Baggett had one strikeout and B. Miller had three. The Mustangs' bats were much better this game. Earning a triple was Baggett. Seth Skarke and Baggett had a double each. Hitting a single were Manny Monteiro, Tyler Peden, and B. Miller. The Mustangs finished play at the tournament against Rotan on Saturday morning. The Mustangs played a really great game on both sides of the ball. They got their bats swinging and never really looked back. They won 19-7. Brady Baggett, Seth Skarke, and Tate Wilkerson each pitched two innings racking up 3, 4, and 3 strikeouts respectively. Austin Miller hit a triple. Getting doubles were Wilkerson, Baggett, and Tyler Peden. Earning singles were Manny Monteiro, Baggett (3), Peden (2), Jeffrey Tyree, Wilkerson (2), Brandon Sims, and Brady Miller. I think the kids had a great time down in Post and Lubbock. The hotel was great (once they finally found our rooms) and there was a lot of fun. The kids were great at 50th Street Caboose and they gave all the tickets they won to Kynlie. We had about 1500 tickets and we still couldn't buy any stuffed animals. That's crazy. She did get some fun things though. Parents your kids are awesome!!! Morgan Little and Nicole Adams progressed in figuring out the new statistics program on the IPad. You two girls are great! The boys got progressively better while we were there, which I think is all you can really ask at a tournament. I hope the progression continues throughout the rest of the year.

Mustangs vs. River Road

I had some issues last week when I was trying to update. It kept freezing up on me, so sorry about the delay. On February 22, the Mustangs took on the River Road Wildcats here in Claude. The Mustangs started off great trailing 1-2 going into the third. Then all heck broke loose. The Mustangs had a terrible 3rd inning, and they could never really recover. The Mustangs lost in five, 1 - 26. Ouch!!! Seth Skarke started on the mound and Tate Wilkerson pitched two innings. Seth had three strikeouts and Tate had two. The Mustangs struggled at the plate, but Manny Monteiro rocked a double and Bradley Cornell had single and an RBI. Hopefully we won't have anymore games like this unless the score is reversed.

Tradition is not Accidental

The Mustangs had their 3rd annual Alumni Game Saturday. I wasn't able to attend due to the loss of a friend, Jennifer Kennedy. Jennifer is the wife of Fritch baseball coach James Kennedy. From what I heard about the game though, the Mustangs took a little pounding from the alumni. Who by the way have won it every year. The alumni game is always fun though and we follow it up with a cook-out. It's a great experience for the Mustangs because Mustang alumni have some tremendous talent. Which brings me to the title of the post. Traditions are made, not stumbled upon. Hard work, dedication, blood, sweat and tears all go into making traditions. We're not talking about the tradition to touch a sign or say a chant, we're talking about winning. The tradition of not only winning but being a winner. The Claude Mustangs baseball program has experienced so much of both. This is a reason why the program continues to be great. It builds upon success. Now, there will always be hard times and difficult years, but that is where being a winner comes in to play. You can lose and still be a winner. It's about an attitude and point of view. It's about being a part of something greater than yourself, and how you can benefit the future. This is what makes the Alumni game special. It's the past meeting the present and future. Teaching, giving tips, a willingness to share their knowledge of the game, and leading by example. So thank you to all you alumni out there for coming and playing. It means a lot to these boys, and the seniors every year can not wait to play on your side. There is a game tonight against River Road here in Claude at 4:30. Dress warm.

Alumni getting ready

Mustangs before the game
Austin warming up

Batter up

Claude Mustang Alumni

There was a great crowd

Where the past meets the future

Stuffing their faces