(Seguin) – High school baseball is on the air on KWED today from Smokey Joe Williams Field as the Seguin Matadors host San Antonio Veterans Memorial.
The Matadors are just a game back of New Braunfels Canyon for the fourth and final playoff spot in District 26-5A. The Mats and Cougars will meet next week but first up it’s the Patriots for Seguin.
The Matadors are 3-5 in district with six games left in the district season. Seguin has one more win in district than they had last year and it’s thanks in large part to their young starting pitchers. Sophomore Corey Dailey and freshman Griffin Welfel have come up big for the Matador staff and Seguin head coach Mike Gonzales says his young arms provide a solid foundation with the veteran players on the team.
“They’ve been doing a great job this year. There’s no moment too big for them,” Gonzales said. “Corey gets that varsity experience in basketball and football, so there’s never a moment too big for him. He handles himself well.
“Griffin has been having an awesome year, a historical year for Seguin. As far as I can remember, I haven’t seen a freshman step up and have such a big role as he has for us. So, it’s good to have that youth on our side.”
UPDATE: Due to the threat of inclement weather, first pitch of tonight’s game has been changed to 5 p.m.
KWED news will air at 4 p.m. this afternoon and we’ll have our Matador baseball pregame coverage at 4:45 p.m. on AM 1580 and streaming at SeguinToday.com.
In other games on the diamond tonight:
(San Antonio) — The Navarro Panthers will go for a two-game sweep of San Antonio Kennedy when they travel to play the Rockets on the road tonight.
Navarro beat Kennedy, 10-2 last Friday in Geronimo to move into a tie for second place in District 28-4A with Cuero. Both teams are 3-2 and trail first place La Vernia. The Bears are 5-0 through the first half of the district season.
Tonight’s game starts at 7 p.m. in San Antonio.
(Nixon) — And the Marion Bulldogs are at Nixon-Smiley today. The Bulldogs are 6-0 in District 26-3A, two games in front of the second place teams. The Bulldogs are currently on a 41-game district winning streak.
First pitch is set for 5 O’clock in Nixon.
In high school softball:
(Seguin) — The Seguin Lady Matadors are back at the Fields at Huber Ranch today. The Lady Mats will host San Antonio Wagner.
Seguin is 5-5 in district play. The Lady Mats have won three out of their last four district games. Tonight’s first pitch between Seguin and Wagner originally set for 7 p.m. at Huber Ranch, will now start at 5 p.m. due to the threat of inclement weather.
(Gonzales) — The Navarro Lady Panthers are on the road at Gonzales tonight.
Navarro wrapped up a playoff berth with a 25-3 run-rule win at San Antonio Kennedy last Friday.
Tonight’s game between the Lady Panthers and Lady Apaches gets underway at 7 O’clock at Gonzales High School.
(Nixon) — And the Marion Lady Bulldogs, coming off a 9-2 win over San Antonio Cole last Friday, will travel to Nixon to take on Nixon-Smiley.
Both the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Mustangs are 4-1 in district play. Nixon-Smiley has won two straight district titles. Their only district loss this season was to Marion on March 22nd.
First pitch between the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Mustangs takes place at 5 p.m. at Nixon-Smiley High School.