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Akins Eagles Baseball 2005

Eagles in Action

Photos of the 2005 Akins Baseball Teams from practices and games

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District 16-5A
Varsity Game with Westlake Chaparrals
Saturday, April 23, 2005 - 1:00 PM
at Burger Field- Austin, Texas

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From the outside. Burger Baseball Field, home field of the Akins Eagles Varsity.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez warms up the team.

The Eagle Faithful are on their way to Burger. Christine Morton arrives a bit early and gets her choice of seating.

Eagles gather for a sideline huddle before the game.

Pregame conference of umps and coaches.

Lefty Eric Davila delivers the first pitch of the Saturday afternoon game at 1:01 PM.

Westlake shortstop Justin Vollmer bats in the top of the 1st. Eagle catcher Charles Morton gets low behind the plate.

Chap outfielder Max Minor (left) and Eagle 1st baseman Richard Rogalewski.

Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel leads off in the bottom of the 1st.

With encouragement from Coach Velasquez at 3rd base, Eagle designated hitter Matt Hohertz swings in the 1st inning.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton rubs his hands before batting.

Eagle starting pitcher Eric Davila hurls the ball, as Daniel Leal is ready in right field.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian.

Eagle 2nd baseman JD Hernandez.

Davila (left) and shortstop Rangel.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Guerra.

Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez draws a base on balls in the 1st.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton.

Rogalewski advances the runner in the Eagle 2nd.

Eagle 3rd baseman Fabian hits a 2nd-inning double.

Fabian tags up and takes 3rd on Rogalewski's fly to center.

Eagle pitcher Davila at the plate..

Eagle Faithful wave at the camera. These people will do anything to get on the akinsbaseball.org web site!

Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez.

Eagle 1st baseman Richard Rogalewski.

Robert and Mario Rangel.

Southpaw Eric Davila in the top of the 3rd.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal bats in the bottom of the 2nd inning.

Morton watches the runner at 3rd, while Rogalewski completes a 4-3 force of Chap batter Robert Hughes.

With a count of 3 and 1, Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel takes a strike. He would eventually walk.

Eagle DH Matt Hohertz hits to the shortstop in the 3rd for a fielder's choice that erases Rangel.

Westlake batter Justin Vollmer just runs over him, but Eagle 1st baseman Richard Rogalewski holds on to the ball for the 3rd out of the inning.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Guerra bats in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

Martin Salinas replaced Rogalewski at 1st base. Here, Salinas holds Chap runner Sam Honeck.

Davila pitches in the Westlake 4th.

Jason Rangel at shortstop.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton hits a home run off Chaps pitcher Mace Thurman in the 4th inning. This screen shot from a video shows Morton preparing to cross the plate and receive the congratulations of fellow Eagles.

Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez bats in the bottom of the 3rd.

Eagle catcher Morton returns from a visit to the mound.

Eagle 3rd baseman Fabian dodges a pitch on his way to a 4th-inning base on balls.

Eagle 1st baseman Salinas shows bunt in the Eagle 4th.

Hmmm ... Or as Coach Velasquez said, "C'mon Charlie, act like you've hit a homerun before!"

Eagle pitcher Davila bats in the bottom of the 4th inning.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal.

Daniel Guerra discards his bat and sprints to 1st, but the ball was foul.

Eagle 1st baseman Salinas forces Chaps batter Minor on a throw from JD Hernandez.

Eagles huddle on the sideline before the bottom of the 5th.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez.

Rangel bats in the bottom of the 5th inning.

Davila pitches.

Akins High School Assistant Principal Reginald Terrell and Eagle bookkeeper Michelle Velasquez watch from the sideline.

Rangel makes it safely to 1st on a throwing error by Westlake 3rd baseman Robert Hughes.

Eagle DH Matt Hohertz sends the ball to right field for a 5th-inning base hit.

Propelled by Hohertz's hit, Rangel rounds 2nd and heads for 3rd.

During a timeout for a Chaps pitching change, Hohertz talks with Coach Riojas.

Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez at the plate in the 5th inning.

Catcher Charles Morton drives in 2 Eagle runs with this 5th-inning base hit off Chaparral pitcher Stephan Icenogle.

Derek Evans runs for Morton at 1st.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian.

Martinez leads off at 2nd base ...

... before he steals 3rd base!

Eagle outfielder Daniel Guerra in the 6th inning.

Morton calls for a timeout and kills a couple of minutes on the mound with Rangel to allow the plate umpire some time to shake off the sting of a foul tip to the hand.

Eagle 1st baseman Martin Salinas (right) and Chaps runner Harry McClish, in for catcher Andrew Stauch.

In the top of the 6th, Coach Velasquez meets with his infield and makes changes to the Eagle lineup.

Eagle 3rd baseman Matt Flores.

Righthander Jason Rangel.

Rangel delivers a pitch after coming on in 6th-inning relief.

A Lot of Running, a Cloud of Dust ... and an Out!

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Eagle catcher Morton sets up behind the plate. Westlake outfielder Max Minor bats, Tom Oliver (not shown) is on 1st and Robert Hughes threatens from 3rd.

With Rangel on the pitching rubber, Oliver, the runner on 1st, starts to steal 2nd. Rangel steps off and charges the runner. Then Hughes heads for home from 3rd.

Rangel wheels and fires the ball to Morton, who tags Hughes at the plate for the 3rd out of the inning. Morton flips the ball out to the mound, and the Eagle defense hustles in to the dugout for one last turn at bat.

Rangel's fly to left field was the final play of the game.

By actual count, it was TEN SECONDS after Rangel's fly was caught that the anxious scoreboard operator pulled the plug, tucked the controller under his arm and fled the premises. Here's a shot taken just moments before the final play of the game, which took place at 2:54 PM. Did the scoreboard operator have a 3 PM appointment with the dentist?

Eagle outfielder Derek Evans at the plate in the 6th inning.

Daniel Guerra bats.

Coach Velasquez talks with Guerra on the sideline.

Eagle 3rd baseman Matt Flores bats in the bottom of the 6th.

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WESTLAKE CHAPARRALS	14