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.