2006-11


		*Akins Eagles Baseball 2006*

	*Eagles in Action*


	Photos of the 2006 Akins Baseball Teams from practices and games


	This is PAGE 11


	Go to \| INDEX \|


	Eagles Players and Parents: If you have Eagles shots of your own you’d like to see included, let the Webmaster borrow the print, or email an attached high resolution standard format scan to: webmaster@akinsbaseball.org


	San Antonio Independent School District Baseball Tournament


		\| Akins Baseball Welcome Page \|

	Click on a thumbnail picture for a larger image.

Eagle Varsity v. Highlands Owls
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006, scheduled 12:00 noon
@ SAISD Sports Complex, San Antonio,Texas




		Rain poured on the morning of the game. A lawn tractor squishes through the swamp behind 1st base at Field #1 of the SAISD Spring Sports Complex.



			Eagle Faithful Guerra, Salinas, Guerra.




		Eagle Faithful came for a ballgame, but were also treated to a pretty good groundskeeping exhibition of how to recover a playing field that’s taken a lot of water.




		As coaches chat nearby on the soggy grass of the infield, Highlands catcher Javier Madrigal uses a house broom to sweep at a puddle of water in front of the pitcher’s mound.


	Coach said, “Stay in the dugout and relax!”


	Eagles warm up under gray San Antonio skies.




				A portion of the seating in the baseball stadium. Click on the pictures for a wider view of SAISD Field #1.



		FEB 25, 2006.

The game, which had been scheduled for noon, finally got started at 2:25 PM, when Derek Evans grounded out to 3rd.

Eagle designated hitter Daniel Guerra takes a ball in the 1st inning.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian.

Right hander Randy Berg starts on the mound for the Eagles.

FEB 25, 2006.

The throw from Fabian makes it easily to the glove of Eagle 1st baseman Michael Flores, and Angel Celedon is out.

Jacob Saldana.

Coach Jim Luhrman.

Eagle shortstop Martin Salinas.

Eagle catcher Brandon Rivera.

Derek Evans.




		Randy Berg.




		A swing and a miss for Salinas.




		Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez.




		Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal.



		Eagle 1st baseman Michael Flores holds a runner.




			Eagle 2nd baseman Brandon Stewart.

Stewart applies the tag, but Owl 3rd baseman Irving Camacho is safe at 2nd.


	Eagle catcher Brandon Rivera looks down to 3rd.


	Eagle Faithful.


	Berg on the mound.


	\| Top \| INDEX \| Previous page \| Next Page \| Akins Baseball Welcome page \|


	Stewart watches as Evans catches a fly for the final out of the 2nd.

Brandon Stewart.

Eagle Faithful Berg and Salinas watch intently.

Saldana is out by a step at 1st.

Michael Flores.

FEB 25, 2006. Eagle jerseys on the bench in the dugout.

Owl shortstop Angel Celedon takes a pitch in the bottom of the 3rd. Eagle catcher Rivera snags it.

Eagle Faithful.

Daniel Fabian.

Stewart, Saldana.

FEB 25, 2006.

Daniel Fabian.

Eagle DH Daniel Guerra bats in the top of the 4th.

Berg pitches in the 4th inning of a scoreless tie.

Martin Salinas bats in the top of the 5th inning.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal is safe at 1st on a 5th inning single.

Eagle outfielder Jacob Saldana at the plate.

Leal beats a pickoff attempt at 1st.

Eagle shortstop JD Hernandez recovers the ball.

Owl Ruben Dominguez runs for catcher Madrigal, who reached base on a fielding error. Flores holds the runner.

Eagle 1st baseman Michael Flores grounds out in the top of the 6th inning.

Derek Evans.

Charging Eagle 1st baseman Michael Flores turns away as pitcher Randy Berg fields this 6th inning sacrifice bunt.

Berg pitches in the bottom of the 6th.

Guerra grounds out in the top of the 6th.

Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal races to retrieve the ball from the right field corner. In the 6th inning, there’s still no score.

Eagle Coaches Luhrman (L) and Velasquez watch from the dugout.

Eagles Baseball Dictionary
small ball (n) ['smol 'bol]
A baseball strategy in which a team attempts to score by hitting singles, stealing bases and using sacrifices and hit-and-run plays to advance runners incrementally to scoring position.

Eagle catcher Brandon Rivera checks the runner at 3rd after Berg delivers a called strike.

GET ‘EM ON.Daniel Fabian sends a pitch into left field for a base hit to open the 7th.

GET ‘EM OVER. Randy Berg’s well executed sacrifice bunt advances the runner to 2nd base.

GET ‘EM IN. This RBI double by Martin Salinas breaks the 0-0 deadlock on the scoreboard.

Daniel Leal takes a base on balls to become a 7th-inning base runner.

Fabian scores on the 7th-inning double by Salinas.

Stewart sprints the bases with an RBI triple.

Salinas scores on a passed ball.

Eagles are on their feet in the dugout.


	Highlands catcher Madrigal stands on the baseline between the runner and the plate, but Leal scores eaily on Stewart’s hit.


	Michael Flores hits an RBI single that sends Stewart across the plate to score for the Eagles in the 7th.


	Owls go down 1,2,3 in the final stanza. Berg capped his 3-hit shutout with a strikeout of Javier Madrigal in the bottom of the 7th.


	FEB 25, 2006.


	Eagle Coach Steve Velasquez and Owls Coach Mike Perez.


	FEB 25, 2006.


		Victorious Eagles leave the field.

Eagles 4 Owls 0

	FEB 25, 2006.


	FEB 25, 2006.


	\| Top \| INDEX \| Previous page \| Next Page \| Akins Baseball Welcome page \|