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!