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Marble Falls baseball adds another district sweep, qualifies for playoffs for first time in a decade

The Marble Falls High School baseball team stomped Lago Vista 11-1 April 14 to complete the District 24-4A series sweep, the Mustangs’ second this season. It also means Marble Falls earned a playoff berth, its first in more than a decade. “It’s good, obviously,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “It’s what you expect. That was the expectation coming in, and I feel good about that. Our kids are proud. And nobody thinks that’s the end goal.” That sets up a Burnet County series for first place in the district standings.…

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Burnet baseball crushes Lampasas finale of three-game series to complete sweep

The Burnet High School baseball team annihilated Lampasas 10-2 April 6 to earn the series sweep, the Bulldogs’ first in District 24-4A. The victory keeps Burnet atop of the district standings. “Anytime you can defeat somebody three times is big,” head coach Russell Houston said. The game was scoreless until the Badgers scored their two runs in the third inning. The Bulldogs immediately answered in the fourth to tie it at 2-2. Then Burnet went on a tear, scoring four in the fifth, three in the sixth and one in…

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Marble Falls baseball crushes Georgetown Gateway to complete series sweep

The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 13-1 April 6 in the third game of the series. With the win, the Mustangs have their first District 24-4A sweep of an opponent. “Good team win tonight,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “Solid on the mound, lock-down defense and the bats poured on some runs. They did a good job. They were a little out of their routine (because of the rain and wet field). But they did a really good job of focusing on getting another district win.”…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Georgetown Gateway to win district series

The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 10-8 April 4. Since the Mustangs captured two of the three contests with the Gators, they have won the series. This is the second District 24-4A series Marble Falls has won with the third game against Gateway to be played at Scearce Field at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6. “We’ve seen two of their best arms,” Marble Falls head coach Tyler Porter said. Gateway took a 2-0 lead in the first inning before the Mustangs scored seven in the second…

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Burnet baseball beats Lampasas to win first district series

The Burnet High School baseball team came from behind to beat Lampasas 3-2 April 4 in the second game of the three-game series in District 24-4A. “It didn’t go perfect by any shape,” head coach Russell Houston said. “It was a good night for the Bulldogs. It was a tight ball game. Lampasas played really well, and we were fortunate to find one more run than they did.” The win means the Bulldogs have won the series with the third game to be played at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6,…

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Marble Falls baseball run rules Lampasas to win series

The Marble Falls High School baseball team annihaliated Lampasas 18-8 March 31 in a contest that ended when Canon Cochran came home on a pass ball in the sixth inning. The Mustangs took the series win against the Badgers and are tied for first place in District 24-4A after Burnet lost to Jarrell in games two and three March 28 and 31. “I told them to step on their throats,” Marble Falls head coach Tyler Porter said. “We felt good when we came up with the three runs (early in…

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Johnson City baseball continues march through district with win against San Saba

CAPTION: The Johnson City Eagles continue to dominate the District 28-2A competition. The latest win was against San Saba. Courtesy photo The Johnson City High School baseball team beat San Saba 12-3 March 21 for the season sweep of the District 28-2A foe. The win keeps the Eagles (8-6, 3-0) atop of the district standings. The Eagles seized control immediately, plating three runs in the first inning, adding five more in the second, and another in the sixth for a 9-0 advantage before the Armadillos responded. San Saba scored a…

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