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!!!