Scores (April 5th - April 9th)

Great matchup tomorrow in 5A.

Naaman Forest @ Rowlett, 4PM.

Rowlett is a very good team , with great hitters.

But I like the underdog on the road. Two reasons: the NF pitcher, and because they are nicknamed the Rangers.

Wakeland at Frisco should be an interesting rematch.

I agree Funneldrill. The Wakeland/Frisco game will be fun to watch but I don't think the outcome will be the same as the first game. The Wakeland bats are hot right now and Frisco doesn't have any firepower outside of that little pitcher/ss who hits lead off for them. They are much improved but at Wakelands level, IMO.

Hebron at Flower Mound
Highland Park at Rockwall
Red Oak at Ennis
Richardson at Lake Highlands
Irving at Grapevine

Southlake Carroll over Keller Fossil Ridge 13-2 (5 innings)

WP: Lowe
HR: Lowe

SLC goes to 20-4 on the season (8-0 in district)

Mesquite 6
Mesq Horn 4


WP Ryan Williamson
SV Robert Linebaugh

Bre Kimball 2 Doubles

McKinney 3
Wylie 1

Frisco Centennial - 15
R.L. Turner - 0

WP: Harrell (5 IP, 1 H, 11 K)

Plano 15
Allen 2


I may have to eat some crow, Coach J might be on to something.

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Originally posted by TripleThreat2:
McKinney 3
Wylie 1

Nice ballgame there Triple. The Harris kid threw a good game.

Hebron 4-2 over Flower Mound in 8 innings. Farley goes all 8 innings for Hebron.

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Originally posted by Gooch and Sniff:
Plano 15
Allen 2


I may have to eat some crow, Coach J might be on to something.

It was a tough game. Plano is the real deal. Stout, stout lineup 1-9.

Plano East 2
FM Marcus 0

Poteet 10 Terrell 0

Boyd over Lakeview
Ricci gets the win

Sherman 10
Greenville 0

Tyler Liss 7-0

Sherman 19-6, 6-0

Went to the Plano vs Allen game to see how allen would shape up. Fact remains without Fanning on the mound for Allen they arent very good. They threw a sophomore that was maybe hitting 77 against the best team in the area and one of the best in the state. Ended up having to throw 2 more guys that werent much better. On a side note, my ears are still ringing from all the profanity that the Plano fans were screaming at Allen and their coaches.

You're about right on the radar readings (I chart pitches for the JV and have my gun with me, so when I stay for V games I use it)... the sophomore is the #2 P right now, and he has been throwing very well (e.g.: gave up 2 ERs to PESH in 7 innings, just one of a number of quality outings he's had). Plano hit the ball extremely well last night. He's consistently 79-81, and typically has excellent command of 3 pitches. I tip my hat to the Plano hitters, more than anything.

Enjoyed meeting Bisacca's dad, and sat near some friendly Plano fans in the center section. It was all very respectful and good-natured banter there.

Fortunately for me, that was not near the "student" section which must be where your ears got blistered. From what I could tell, there was some going both ways (not from coaches, but fans to fans). Couldn't tell anything specific that was said.

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Originally posted by HRKB:
Hebron 4-2 over Flower Mound in 8 innings. Farley goes all 8 innings for Hebron.

Anyone know how many pitches Farley threw to go all 8 innings. He must be a "hoss" going all 8.

Wakeland over Frisco 8 - 5, Frisco 1 - 3 in their last 4 district games.

Flower Mound website shows Farley at 132. Kid's got their number this year.

If he keeps throwing 132 everytime out he won't be a "hoss" for long

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Originally posted by bbisfun:

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Originally posted by TripleThreat2:
McKinney 3
Wylie 1

Nice ballgame there Triple. The Harris kid threw a good game.

Harris is performing nicely for the Lions this year. After spending his time behind Lee/Lipka .. he's getting his shot this year and making the most of it. He even hit 2 HRs against Highland Park on Friday night. All around good kid.

Team rotation is not very deep. Lions have a lot of young kids trying to learn to play at this level.

Big Game tonight for Centennial vs Creekview! Centennial can jump right back in the race with a victory. Should be interesting.

Lots of big games tonight...

Mansfield at SGP
Grapevine at Colleyville Heritage
SLC at Keller
Coppell at Guyer
Flower Mound at Marcus
Plano at Hebron
Frisco Centennial at Creekview
McKinney at Heath
Poteet at Red Oak
Ennis at Forney

In a pitcher's battle, Creekview scores 2 in the bottom of the 7th to beat Frisco Centennial 4-3.

WP: Howard
LP: Bethard

Mesquite 8
Tyler Lee 7

WP Robert Linebaugh 4-1

Chase Price (HR)

FM over Marcus 8-2
Hebron over Plano 7-6

Lewisville 3, Allen 1

15 innings. Both teams plated a run in 1st inning... then nothing til the top of the 15th. Well-pitched game by both staffs + very good defense throughout.

Jesuit 5 WT White 4

Sherman 10
T. Pleasant 0

WP - Kyle Crick 5-0

Sherman 20-6, 7-0

FD, Congratulations on GREAT season so far! My father (who now lives in Bonham) has been going to all the Sherman games this year for the first time since I graduated from there 25+ years ago. He calls me every week to talk about the Bearcats! Just want you to know that your team is making an old man very happy!

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Originally posted by Allen Wranglers:
Lewisville 3, Allen 1

15 innings. Both teams plated a run in 1st inning... then nothing til the top of the 15th. Well-pitched game by both staffs + very good defense throughout.

I do have to say thought Allen should have won it in the 11th. Leadoff batter doubles, then instead of bunting the runner over with small ball, that they played every time they got a runner on base the previous 10 innings, they elect to swing away, get 2 deep flys to LF. If they bunted over the first flyout would have won it. Just sayin..........but very well played game by both teams indeed.

Non-District

Sherman 15
Iowa Park 6

WP - Blake Liss 3-1

Sherman 21-6

HRKB, we will keep grinding away up here and try to keep making your father happy!

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Originally posted by Out in LF:

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Originally posted by Allen Wranglers:
Lewisville 3, Allen 1

15 innings. Both teams plated a run in 1st inning... then nothing til the top of the 15th. Well-pitched game by both staffs + very good defense throughout.

I do have to say thought Allen should have won it in the 11th. Leadoff batter doubles, then instead of bunting the runner over with small ball, that they played every time they got a runner on base the previous 10 innings, they elect to swing away, get 2 deep flys to LF. If they bunted over the first flyout would have won it. Just sayin..........but very well played game by both teams indeed.

I understand your thinking, but as a select level coach, I know there are plenty of decisions that can be second-guessed (I'm sure plenty of mine have been.) In this case, as you said, it had been tried over and over the past 10 innings... without much success, given 1 run had been scored. Also had the 4-hole hitter up, who has been called on to bunt before, but is also a hot hitter. Sometimes you play hunches over the "percentage play", especially when the percentage play has not been very successful on repeated occasions ... at least not on this night.

The first fly ball to LF was very deep (warning track), and at Allen, that is deep enough to advance a runner from 2B to 3B... especially with who was on 2nd, and given the fact the LF was not able to get behind the ball when made the catch.

Second fly ball scores him if there is a tag on the play before. Then again, by not tagging, you win the game if that deep fly ball drops. Catch-22.

Whatever the case, it was a crazy game with both teams having multiple opportunities to win earlier, both teams pitchers getting some crucial outs, and some very good defense played as well.

Non-District Match between two teams that could meet first round of playoffs. Neither team pitched their 1-3 guys, but those who stepped on the mound for FM pitched very well, and the FM bats scored 3 in the first and never looked back.

FM 8 Coppell 3

At the Ballpark in Arlington last night

Waco Midway 7 Jesuit 4

Josh Bell does deposit one into the back of the Ranger's bullpen for a 2R bomb