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Two timely hits lead to the Bulldogs’ baseball season ending

As Burnet High School head baseball coach Russell Houston observed game three of a bi-district series between his Bulldogs and La Grange May 7, he gave a prediction to his assistants of the way the contest would play out. “The first team that scores first will win,” he said. Houston was right. The Leopards (19-10, 8-2 District 20-4A co-district champions) scored the only run it needed, in the eighth inning on an RBI single to left field. The lead-off batter got on thanks to a single and the next batter…

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Burnet, La Grange to play third game to decide series winner

The Burnet and La Grange baseball teams will need to play a third and decisive contest to decide a bi-district championship. That’s because Burnet won game one 8-0 and La Grange took game two 3-0. Game three will be played at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Hutto High School. Ralston Vance will be the Burnet starting pitcher. “We came out and hit the ball really well. Clayton Zinz pitched well for us. It was a good win for us,” Bulldogs head coach Russell Houston said. “In game one, we…

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With the regular season ended, Bulldogs excited for postseason

One day remains for the Burnet High School baseball team to make its postseason debut, a first for the program in quite some time. The Bulldogs (11-13-1, 7-8 District 19-4 third place) face La Grange (17-9, 8-2 District 20-4A co-champions) in a bi-district best-of-three series at Hutto High School, 101 FM 685 in Hutto. Game one will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, May 6, with game two to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one, and game three, if necessary, will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7.…

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Untimely error allows the Broncos to beat the Bulldogs

In just about every statistic, the Burnet High School baseball team beat Lake Belton April 26. But the only statistic the Bulldogs didn’t win were the number of runs where the District 19-4A champion Broncos (12-2) scored two unearned in the second and then hung on for a 2-0 victory. “We played really well,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “It was good to see we can play with those guys and keep it close. It was frustrating we didn’t execute when we had the opportunities. We need to do…

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