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.