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District format change has Bulldogs looking to sweep Jarrell

The Burnet High School baseball team will begin an important week and can take a giant step toward the postseason if the Bulldogs can complete a three-game sweep of Jarrell on Tuesday and Friday, March 29 and April 1. The Bulldogs (6-6-1, 3-2 District 19-4A) welcome the Eagles (5-7-2, 1-4) Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to Bulldog Diamonds, 1000 The Green Mile, then travel to Jarrell, 1100 FM 487, Friday for a 7:30 p.m. first pitch. Burnet already beat Jarrell 2-1 on March 8. District 19-4A members agreed to play each…

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Bulldogs earn another come-from-behind district win

The Burnet High School baseball team found itself in familiar territory March 18 against Salado. The Bulldogs (6-4-1, 3-0 District 19-4A) lost their 5-3 lead headed into the seventh inning when the Eagles (7-5, 2-1) put three runs on the board for a 6-5 advantage. That’s when Burnet went to work. Ralston Vance had the game-tying RBI single. Jesse Bachmayer advanced Vance’s courtesy runner, Colby Zinz, to third on a ground ball. Zinz scored on a pass ball for the 7-6 win. “We’re 2-0 at home (in district play), which…

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