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.