MAVERICKS BASEBALL DIAMOND NEWS Mavericks defeat Somerset Bulldogs 7 to 5 By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central “Your best and only sourc
MAVERICKS BASEBALL DIAMOND NEWS
Mavericks defeat
Somerset Bulldogs 7 to 5
By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central
“Your best and only source for local sports news in Eagle Pass”
The C.C. Winn Mavericks’ varsity baseball squad under the guidance of head coach Gene Flores and assistant coaches Jesus Gomez and Gustavo Gonzalez entertained the tough Somerset Bulldogs on Friday, April 15, 2016 in an 8:00 PM District 29-5A baseball diamond encounter at the Leopoldo “Polo” Moncada Baseball Field. The home standing Mavericks notched a key victory with the 7 to 5 triumph over the Somerset Bulldogs.
The home standing Mavericks took the early lead with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning with Ruben Esquivel leading off the frame with a solid single, with one out Rica Gonzalez blasted an RBI triple to bring home Ruben Esquivel with the first run of the game, with two outs Mike Hernandez walked, Javi Flores followed with a clutch two RBI single to bring home Rica Gonzalez.
However the feisty visiting Bulldogs countered with a five run out put in the top half of the third inning to take a 5 to 2 lead over the Mavericks. The proud Mavericks quickly got one of those runs back in the bottom of the third with Rey Lopez belting a one out double, Mike Hernandez followed with a ringing RBI double to bring home Rey Lopez to narrow the Mavericks deficit to 5 to 3.
In the bottom fo the fourth the valiant Mavericks fought back to knot up the score tallying a pair of runs with Julio Ruiz leading off the frame with a single, Ruben Esquivel also connected with a single, with one out Rica Gonzalez reached on an infield hit to drive in Julio Ruiz, Rey Lopez grounded out but Ruben Esquivel scored on the play to tie the game at 5 runs apiece.
Supported by the ever faithful Mavericks Nation, the C.C. Winn Mavericks broke the tie with another pair of runs in the home half of the fifth inning with Manuel Hernandez reaching safely on a fielder’s choice, Noah Garcia drove in Manuel Hernandez with the go ahead run with an RBI single, Julio Ruiz followed with his third hit of the game driving in Noah Garcia with an insurance,
Given the lead Mavericks starting pitcher Ruben Esquivel shut down the Bulldogs the rest of the way to earn the pitching victory with the Mavericks earning the vital victory by the final score of 7 to 5.
Score by Innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
BULLDOGS 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 1
MAVERICKS 2 0 1 2 2 0 x 7 14 1
Winning Pitcher: Ruben Esquivel Leading Hitters: Julio Ruiz 3 for 3 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI, Ruben Esquivel 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored, Javy Flores 2 for 3 with 1 RBI, Mike Hernandez 2 for 3 with 1 RBI, Rica Gonzalez 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI’s, Noah Garcia 1 for 3 with 1 run scored, Rey Lopez 1 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 RBI and Manuel Hernandez 1 run scored.
District 29-5A Baseball Standings:
UVALDE 10-0
MEDINA VALLEY 9-1
LAREDO MARTIN 5-5
SOMERSET 5-5
C.C. WINN 4-6
LAREDO CIGARROA 4-6
SOUTHSIDE 2-8
LAREDO NIXON 1-9
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