2006-27


		*Akins Eagles Baseball 2006*

	*Eagles in Action*


	Photos of the 2006 Akins Baseball Teams from practices and games


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Eagle Varsity v. Hays Rebels
Monday, March 20, 2006, 7:00 PM
@ Burger Field, Sunset Valley,Texas


	Before the game, the Eagle dugout sits empty, its players warming up on the field, their jerseys hanging on the fence.		Two thunderstorms rumbled through South Austin the night before the game. The grass at Burger has never looked better, but the dirt around home plate is a sand box.





Coaches and umpire meet at the plate.

		Eagles in the home team’s dugout at Burger.


		As the sun begins to set, Eagles warm up along the left field foul line.



			Eagle Assistant Coach Derek Peveto.


	Having donned their game jerseys, the Eagles wait impatiently for the game to start.



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Right hander Martin Salinas warms up on the mound.

Eagle Faithful in the stands at Burger.

Eagle 3rd baseman
Daniel Fabian.

Salinas delivers the
1st pitch of the game.

Eagle Catcher Randy Berg is behind the plate, as Hays outfielder Brandon Opheim grounds out in the 1st.

Eagle 1st baseman Michael Flores holds Hays runner Karl Sonntag.

Eagle shortstop
Matt Cavazos.

Among the Eagle Faithful in the stands at Burger on the 1st day of Spring.

Eagle outfielder
Ulises Castillo.

Eagle designated hitter Daniel Guerra.

Randy Berg.

Brandon Stewart.

Randy Berg.

Hays 3rd baseman Steve Malay slides home in a cloud of dust on a passed ball, as Salinas waits to make a tag that never materialized.

Eagle outfielder Jacob Saldaña lays down a sacrifice bunt.

Daniel Fabian.

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... but they ALL yell for Danny!

Daniel Leal.

Hays outfielder Brent Thompson and Eagle 1st baseman Michael Flores.

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	Eagle dugout in the bottom of the inning.


	Martin Salinas.


	Matt Cavazos.


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Flores applies a pickoff tag to Rebel runner Karl Sonntag.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian and Sonntag.

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Coach Velasquez.

MAR 20, 2006.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez has a few words on the mound with his battery.

Michael Flores gets a base hit in the 3rd.

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Ulises Castillo.

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		Guerra squares early as if to bunt.


	Saldaña hits an RBI single.


	Berg delivers a 2-RBI double.


	Daniel Leal.


	Eagle catcher Randy Berg.


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		Martin Salinas.


	A QUIET DUGOUT. Derek Evans, Daniel Guerra, JD Hernandez, Alvin Sassenhagen.


	NOT SO QUIET. Meanwhile, in the Burger parking lot, just a couple of hundred yards away, the carnival is in town!


	Martin Salinas hits into a 4th-inning double play.


	Matt Cavazos.


	Eagle pitching change. Salinas departs after facing 30 batters in 4 innings of pitching. He gave up 10 runs, 6 of them earned, and threw 5 strikeouts.


	Right hander Daniel Leal assumes the mound in 5th-inning relief.


	Tyler Pinson.


	Derek Evans. This inside pitch was a called strike.

Rebel batter Shane DeSantiago fouls off a Leal pitch. The bottom of the Hays order went down 1-2-3 in the top of the 6th.

Jacob Saldaña.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian, just seconds before hitting a 6th-inning double.

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Hays pinch runner Lance Shelley.

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	JD Hernandez drew a 7th-inning base on balls.

Rebels	10
Eagles	3


	Webmaster’s Comment

		It’s clear that AISD has a tough time attracting and keeping good baseball umpires. There are some very good ones in the ranks, but I’ve seen too many examples of those who are unqualified or simply unsuited for the job. Monday’s officials didn’t affect the outcome of the game. If Hays received any significant gifts, they were from the Eagles themselves. But after a couple of breathtakingly questionable calls, Monday night’s home plate gem announced loudly and rather frantically, “*I’m running the show tonight!*” It’s been my experience that if someone has to TELL you he’s running the show, he’s probably capable of running little more than his mouth. Through demonstrated performance, a competent professional leaves no doubt about who’s qualified and entitled to be in charge. He doesn’t have to tell you, because the question never arises.


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