Matt Sulentic

Sounds like he's got a great head on his shoulders. Congratulations to him and to A&M. Great to see these kinds of stories. Nice article.

WTG, Matt!!

Nice article -- and great kid! PantherSon has been in the cage next to Matt -- and the SOUND of his BP is amazing.

Slayton Thomas, another very good player, was also mentioned is a recent DMN article. He's one of the good guys too.

-PD

PD,

Only 16 left and it's off to the wild blue yonder!!

Another outstanding metroplex player, congrats and here's to continued success

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Sulentic spends the off-season playing with the DBAT select team

OP -- we'll save a spot for ML once it gets HOT!

OK, now everyone has been pointing out newpaper articles about great kids, however, I know of one poster here who is flying under the radar about one of his kiddos that was mentioned last week in the DMN. If you looked on line the last name was spelled wrong in the headline, but the article was awesome! Anyone want to fess up on the "non-disclosure"? Here's a hint: They live in the smallest county in the state of Texas, (forgive me, my Texas History teaching background showed itself), and it's not necessarily about baseball but it does involve a stick/ball/and glove.

OP is there something you want to puff your chest out about???? If not I'll do it for you!

That girl can play!

You guys are killing me!! I thought this was a BASEBALL web site. Thank you though for bringing it up. We are very proud of our daughter Megan. She is having a great year after having to move DURING her senior year to a new school. We just this morning finalized her rooming situation out at SFA, so it looks like she's on track there. She's been playing SS here in Rockwall, which she really doesn't like since all she's done is catch since she was 5 years old, but now she's back catching, so she's happy. We've won 14 in a row now and play a tough Mesquite team tonight, so we have our work cut out for us. If we can get by Garland in the playoffs, we should be making a trip to Austin in early June. Then we hope to do it again the next week in Round Rock. That's not looking as good of a chance though right now!!! Thanks again!!

Uh huh! Knew we could do it PD. And by the way, I wish I could throw a softball like the pitchers do. I could have saved my arm some serious pain.

Have any of you seen Coach Hayes from Tech warm up before throwing BP? This dates me, but when he was at Lubbock Christian, he would warm up by throwing fast pitch softball.

Just in case you want to see it, here's the link...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/highsch...tcover.172aff75.html

You guys are TOO funny! Thank you though. It's the first time I've actually seen the article online. I saw it in the paper!! Thanks LA and PD. Ya'll are the best!

As long as we're putting up articles about area players, here's another one to read. Alex is one of my sons best friends and a really great kid. Another sophomore to add to the class of 2008 that will be making a lot of noise the next 2 years. Congratulations to his dad and mom Chuck and Maria for bringing up a great kid. They deserve a pat on the back.
I would have just put a link to this article, but you have to have a user name and password and figured a lot of people wouldn't want to take the time to do that. It's worth the read!!

Coming Out Party
Alex Baker Dazzles In First District Start, Downs Centennial, 2-1
By Brent Yarina
McKinneySports.net Staff Writer
Published: Mar. 22, 2006 8:48 PM

McKinney pitching coach Grant Bergman said he watched a sophomore transform into a man Wednesday night.

Alex Baker received his first district start and twirled a six-hit complete game to lead McKinney to a 2-1 victory over Frisco Centennial at Al Alford/Lions Field. The victory snapped a four game losing streak and gave the Lions their first victory in District 9-4A since a 3-2 victory over Frisco on March 7 in the opener.

“You just saw a young man become a man tonight,” Bergman said. “He was relaxed. He was calm. He didn’t look like a sophomore at all. He looked like a veteran.”

“The kid made the turn,” McKinney coach Jeremy Price said. “We’ve seen him do this in practice. That’s taking advantage of an opportunity. He had his ‘A’ game tonight.”

Baker received word Monday that he would get the start in place of starter Tom Mitzner, who was unable to go with a minor foot injury.

He didn’t disappoint. Baker threw just 87 pitches and had four innings of eight or fewer pitches. Four of the six hits Baker allowed came in the second inning.

Centennial (2-2) scored its lone run in the second on Devin Greco’s RBI single that drove home Danny McDonnell.

McKinney (9-6, 2-2) tied the score in the second as Kyle Post drove home pinch runner Mike Aguilera on a single to right field. Scott Cottingham delivered the decisive blow in the fourth on a sacrifice fly to center that scored Tanner Moore, who tripled to start the frame.

Baker retired 15 of the final 18 batters following Centennial’s lone run to register his first complete game.

“All my pitches were working for me and I threw my game,” Baker said. “I just tried to keep my composure when I had runners on. It was all about throwing strikes and staying ahead.”

Baker, who tossed 55 strikes and 32 balls, threw first-pitch strikes to 15 of the 27 batters he faced.

“They were frustrated out there,” Bergman said. “You could see it. They were deflated. A lot of that had to do with No. 10 [Baker]. He had their number tonight.”

Centennial starter Nathan Jekel had McKinney’s number most of the night, too. Jekel allowed three hits in five innings but issued four walks.

Price said he isn’t worried about the number of hits his team manufactures.

“I don’t care what the middle column [on the scoreboard] says,” Price said. “If we’re ahead in the run column and there’s a zero in the error column, we’ll be all right.”

McKinney committed zero errors after compiling five in Friday’s 10-3 loss at Keller Central.

“We talked with the guys before the game how we wanted to play a clean game,” Price said. “We got it.

“It all stems from the kid on the hill. Confidence breeds confidence.”

McKinney plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Justin Northwest.

GAME NOTES: McKinney players wore the initials “DC” on their hats in memory of former teammate Drew Carlisle, who was killed in a car accident early Friday morning in Mississippi. There was a moment of silence for Carlisle, a 2004 graduate, prior to the first pitch. The game was played Wednesday because the Lions attended Carlisle’s memorial service during the originally scheduled time on Tuesday...Eric Lensing went 1-for-2 with a single and a stolen base...Third baseman Tanner Moore started a pair of double plays and recorded four other groundball outs.

Way to go, Alex! (a former teammate of PantherSon) -- and indeed a great family.

For the record.

Matt Sulentic is by far the most dedicated young baseball player I have ever been involved with.

As with every good kid, their character generally comes from their upbringing. The Sulentic family is an example for many.

Quick story.....

Matt attended an Area Code event in which it fell on the same date as a league game. In today's summer games, league games are often looked as second rate games.

Point is, Matt left the event before completion in order to fulfill his commitment to his team.

Their are many good players across the country and many get the chance to move forward with their careers. It is those with character and dedication that succeed at the highest level.

In my opinion, Matt has a long and successful career ahead of him.