Cougarettes hand Matadors second straight district loss, Friday game at Boerne-Champion to air on KWED
(Seguin) – Seguin landed on the short end of a 16-11 slug-fest against New Braunfels-Canyon on Tuesday afternoon in the fifth game of the District 26-5A softball slate.
The Matadors connected for 15 hits, but the Cougarettes topped that number with 17.
Canyon’s short game execution and speed on the bases kept constant pressure on the Seguin defense. The Cougarettes scored six unearned runs on three Matador errors.
“You can talk about all the errors, but if they’re not putting the bat on the ball, it doesn’t happen, so you’ve got to give them credit,” Seguin head coach John Garcia said. “They put the bat on the ball. Swinging, short game, everything. They do put a lot of pressure on you, and we didn’t handle that very well at the start of the game, but we kind of came back and settled down a little bit.”
Canyon scored single runs in the first and second innings, added two in the third, erupted for six in the fourth, and tacked on another in the fifth to build an 11-3 lead.
The Matadors plated four runs in the sixth to draw within four, 11-7, but the Cougarettes responded with five in the top of the seventh, including a two-run homer by Catherine Kuhn, to go up 16-7. Seguin scored four more in the bottom of the seventh. Canyon starter Bella Mitchell recorded her 10th strikeout of the afternoon to end the game.
Taylor Springs went 4-4 with a double and three runs scored to lead Seguin at the plate.
Graylyn Salazar finished 3-4 with four RBIs. Jaley Cardenas drove in two runs. Allie Mize collected three hits, two runs, and an RBI. Layla Salazar tripled to finish 2-5 with with two runs and one driven in. Ashlie Aguilar and Allie Kubena each had a base hit and a run scored. Aguilar drove in one, and Mia Cevallas scored twice.
Garcia complimented his team for adjusting to Mitchell after struggling early and battling until the final out after falling behind by eight runs.
“We started hitting the ball and making them make errors, and we scored some runs,” Garcia said. “We just came up a little short.”
Starting pitcher Madyson Schultze lasted 3-2/3 innings, allowing 10 runs (five earned) on eight hits with two strikeouts and three walks.
Reliever Kendall Hurt replaced Schultze in the fourth and pitched the rest of the way. She gave up six runs (five earned) on nine hits with a strikeout and a walk.
The Matadors are 3-2 in district play, 8-8 overall. Seguin looks to snap the two-game skid on Friday with a 7 p.m. visit to Boerne-Champion.
The Chargers are also 3-2 in district and sport an overall record of 11-2 after edging Kyle-Lehman 3-1 on Tuesday.
Friday’s game will air live on KWED 1580-AM and Seguintoday.com. Pre-game coverage start at 6:45.
Navarro baseball run rules Somerset 12-1
(Somerset) – Navarro plated four runs in the sixth inning to end Tuesday’s non-district baseball game early and notch a 12-1 road victory over the Bulldogs.
Reece Rojas doubled twice, scored twice, and drove in three runs to lead the Panthers offensively.
Mark Wozniak went 2-4 with three RBIs. Tristan Brashears, Jaxen Monkerud, Will Boswell, and Aden Supak each drove in a run. Sam Muniga recorded a base hit, scored three times, and stole three bases. Supak and Bryce Nall each crossed the plate twice.
Boswell earned the win on the mound, allowing a single run on four hits with five strikeouts and no walks in six innings.
The Panthers (12-3) hit the road again for a doubleheader at Comal-Davenport on Friday, with the first game starting at 2 p.m.
Navarro softball falls to Devine
(Geronimo) – Devine handed Navarro softball a 7-1 loss Tuesday on the Panthers’ home field in Geronimo.
Haileigh “Bear” Ortiz had Navarro’s only hit, a double that scored Sarah Howard in the bottom of the first inning.
Navarro (11-5) is off the rest of this week and returns to action next Tuesday, March 23 with a 7 p.m. first pitch at Antonian Prep in San Antonio.
Harborth, Bulldogs blank Eagles in 26-3A opener
(Marion) – Konnor Harborth tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out eight in seven innings to fuel Marion’s 6-0 home win over Luling in the District 26-3A basebvall opener on Tuesday afternoon.
Jayden Williams went 2-2 at the plate, drove in two runs, and scored once.
Ryken Autry collected two hits and two runs scored. Kallen Bek, Jake Burris, and Ty Blake each drove in a run.
The Bulldogs (9-5, 1-0) continue district play Friday with a 5 p.m. first pitch in San Antonio against Great Hearts-Northern Oaks.
Marion softball thumps Cole 18-1 in district debut
(San Antonio) – Marion opened the District 26-3A softball schedule with an 18-1 thumping of Cole on Tuesday in San Antonio.
The Bulldogs scored 13 runs in the first inning and needed just three frames to put the 15-run mercy rule in effect.
Lily Bek, Alyana Robles, and Hailey Halter each it home runs. Bek went 3-4. She and Robles each drove in four runs and scored three times.
Kylie Balderas notched two hits, two runs, and four RBIs. Halter drove in three and scored twice. Jaslyne Williams came up with two hits and three runs scored. She and Breyanna Gonzales each drove in a run.
Kira Jones pitched a two-inning one hitter. Balderas worked a scoreless inning of relief.
Marion is 1-0 in district play, 4-11-1 overall. The Bulldogs are off the rest of the week and return to the field next Tuesday, March 23 with a 6:30 first pitch against Luling.