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Four Marble Falls baseball players named to all-district list

In a district that produced the state champion, four Marble Falls High School baseball players were recognized for their seasons by District 25-5A coaches. Third baseman Jon “Gouda” Zamarippa and outfielder Bryce Atkinson were named to the second team, while pitcher Hudson McBryde and outfielder Cale Cochran were named honorable mention. “The two on the second team deserved it,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “They were two important guys for our team.” Atkinson’s bat is what swung in his favor. He bat .305. “He had a good year at…

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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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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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