Seguin baseball rally falls short in district loss to Buda-Johnson
(Seguin) – Seguin was on the brink of being run-ruled by Buda-Johnson in Tuesday’s District 26-5A baseball game at ‘Smokey’ Joe Williams, but the Matadors rallied to make it competitive in the late innings before falling 14-10.
Seguin was down to its final out in the bottom of the fifth, trailing 11-1 with two down and the bases empty. The Matadors refused to go down without a fight and erupted for six runs to make it 11-7.
Tim Belicek extended the game with a base hit. Drew Burnett followed with a single. Cory Mazzurana drove in both runners with a double. Nick Carmona walked, and Eddie Homan doubled in Mazzurana’s courtesy runner Jeremiah Herrera and Carmona. Seth Cevallos reached on an error and eventually scored on an error.
The Jaguars responded with three runs in the top of the sixth, and the Matadors matched that total in the bottom half. Holt Haas walked to lead off, Burnett singled, and Mazzurana walked. Carmona scored Haas with an RBI groundout, Homan singled in Burnett, and Cevallos drove in Mazzurana’s runner Herrera with a base hit.
Seguin reliever Landon Trost worked around a leadoff single to keep Johnson scoreless in the top of the seventh and his team within striking distance, but the Matadors went down in order in the final frame.
“Hats off to them, because I love the fight that they had,” Seguin head coach Dusty Brittain said. “You know, obviously the blunders and making mistakes early to get ourselves in that hole, but that team (Johnson) is 5-0 and undefeated in district, and we just put up a 10-spot on them. So that’s the message to the kids. We’re capable. If we just put it all together and keep fighting, good things are going to happen.”
Johnson (13-4-1, 5-0) built a 10-0 lead before the Matadors finally broke through in the fourth when Burnett went all the way to third on a dropped fly ball and scored on Carmona’s RBI single.
The Jaguars scored five unearned runs with help from eight Seguin errors.
Mazzurana, Carmona, and Homan each finished with two RBIs. Homan and Burnett each went 2-4, and Burnett scored three times. Belicek went 2-5 with a run scored. Cevallos notched a hit, a run, and an RBI.
Trost pitched two scoreless innings in relief. Johnson starter Clark Scallon kept the Matadors scoreless over the first three innings, but Seguin did some damage against the Jaguars’ bullpen.
The loss drops Seguin to 1-3 in District 26-5A, 7-8 overall. The Matadors hit the road for a district game against New Braunfels-Canyon on Friday at 7 p.m.
Seguin softball blanked by Dripping Springs, Friday game vs. Alamo Heights to air on KWED
(Dripping Springs) – The Seguin softball lineup didn’t have an answer for Dripping Springs sophomore Haiden Anderson in a 5-0 district road loss to the Tigers on Tuesday.
The Matadors only managed two hits – singles by Ashlie Aguilar and Allison Kubena – against Anderson, who struck out 10 and worked around three walks in seven shutout innings.
Seguin sophomore Madyson Schultze did her best to keep the Mats competitive, allowing three hits while striking out six with three walks in six innings. Two of the five runs Schultze allowed were unearned.
The Matadors are 3-4 in District 26-5A, 12-8 overall.
Seguin wraps up the first round of the district schedule on Friday at 7 p.m. with a home game against Alamo Heights. The game will air live on KWED 1580-AM and Seguintoday.com. Pre-game coverage starts at 6:45 p.m.
Miscues costly for Navarro baseball in loss to Pleasanton
(Geronimo) – Pleasanton took advantage of seven Navarro errors to score nine unearned runs and hand the Panthers a 14-6 loss Tuesday night in Geronimo.
Navarro jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning, but the visiting Eagles plated five runs in the top of the third, five more in the fourth, and four in the fifth.
Landun Taylor went 2-3, scored twice, and drove in a run to lead Navarro at the plate. Bryce Nall drove in a pair of runs with a double.
Marco Moncada recorded a base hit and scored once. Colten Tolleson scored once and drove in a run.
Carlos Contreras pitched two scoreless relief innings.
Navarro (11-8) hosts Crystal City on Friday at 7 p.m.
Navarro softball falls to Antonian Prep
(Geronimo) – Navarro softball struggled through a difficult night defensively with seven errors leading to 12 unearned runs in a 17-7 home loss to San Antonio-Antonian Prep on Tuesday.
Sarah Falor led the Panthers at the plate with a home run, a double, three RBIs, and two runs scored.
Samantha Wegman went 2-3 and drove in two. Samantha Mundine hit a double, drove in a run, and scored twice. Berklee Andrews recorded a base hit and an RBI.
Navarro (15-6) is off the rest of this week and hosts San Antonio-Incarnate Word next Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Marion softball lights up Cole in 26-3A opener
(Marion) – Marion opened the District 26-3A softball schedule with a commanding 22-8 home win over San Antonio-Cole in five innings on Tuesday.
Alyssa Robles drove in eight runs and scored three as part of a 5-5 performance with two triples and a double.
Hannah Halter went 4-4 with a home run, three RBIs, and three runs scored. Jaslyne Williams collected three hits, four runs, and two RBIs.
The other Bulldogs who drove in a run include Gianna Ricarte, Breyana Gonzales, Carlie Alvarado, Emma Luensmann, Peyton Smith-Velasquez, and Julianna Loyola. Gonzales and Loyola each recorded two hits and two runs scored.
Robles earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, allowing five earned runs with six strikeouts in three innings. Williams struck out three in two innings of relief work.
The Bulldogs (5-15-1, 1-0) hit the road to face Luling in a district game on Friday at 7 p.m.
Burris bomb keeps Marion baseball undefeated
(Marion) – Jake Burris hit the walk-off two run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Marion baseball over La Vernia 3-1 and extend the Bulldogs’ season opening winning streak to 12 games on Tuesday.
Ryken Autry scored on the Burris home run after walking with one out.
Owen Schoenvogel singled and eventually came home on a passed ball for the first Marion run in the second inning. La Vernia tied it up in the top of the third.
Konner Harborth pitched all eight innings to log the complete-game win. He scattered six hits and struck out four.
Marion (12-0, 2-0) resumes the District 26-3A schedule on Friday with a 7 p.m. road game in Stockdale.