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Akins Eagles Baseball 2013

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Eagles Varsity
v.
East Central (San Antonio) Hornets
at SAISD field 2
February 21, 2013
2013 San Antonio Independent School District Baseball Tournament

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Plate umpire Ray Tejeda, Hornet catcher Jaramillo and Eagle batter Austin McNicholas in the top of the 1st inning.

Pregame: Eagle Alum and scorekeeper Charles Morton (right) and umpire Dennis Lott.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez counsels leadoff batter Austin McNicholas.

Running for McNicholas, Ryan Medrano beats a pickoff attempt at 1st base.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez.

Rene Castro swings on a dropped 3rd strike and would make it safely to 1st base, advancing Ryan Medrano to 3rd base on the 1st inning play.

Ryan Medrano moves aggressively between 2nd and 3rd.

Eagle Coach Steve Riojas.

RC Medrano sprints to first on an error that would also allow brother Ryan to score. Eagles 1-0.

Rene Castro at the plate in the 1st inning.

RC Medrano steals 2nd base. Even with no defensive player in sight, it's a headfirst slide.

Castro and Coach Velasquez at 3rd.

Andrew Montague is walked; bases are full.

Jonathan Candelas hits 1st inning sac fly.

Castro scores on the sacrifice fly to right field by Candelas. Eagles 2-0.

Ty Snyder would walk in the top of the 1st.

Hornet pitcher Ryan Ramos watches as Jaramillo makes the throw and Salas applies the tag. RC Medrano attempts to steal 3rd base with a headfirst slide, and it does not end well, although the outcome is not nearly as dire as it will be at this very same base just two days later.

Jared Mendez would strike out looking to strand two and end the top of the 1st.

Home plate umpire Ray Tejeda and Eagle catcher Sam Davilla.

Eagle RHP Austin McNicholas.

Eagle 3rd baseman Jonathan Candelas in the bottom of the 1st inning.

McNicholas throws just seven pitches in the 1st, and three Hornets go down in order.

Eagle left fielder Austin Scully.

Eagle center fielder RC Medrano.

Eagle right fielder Jared Mendez.

Eagle shortstop Ty Snyder.

Eagle 2nd baseman Rene Castro.

Eagle 1st baseman Andrew Montague.

Rene Castro hits an infield fly for out number 2 in the 2nd.

Sam Davilla bats in the top of the 2nd inning.

Austin Scully gets a base hit in the top of the 2nd.

Austin McNicholas is on base with a 2nd inning fielder's choice.

RC Medrano flies out to CF for out 3 of the top of the 2nd.

Austin McNicholas pitches in the bottom of the 2nd.

Umpires Dennis Lott and Ray Tejeda exchange lasagna recipes in the 2nd inning.

East Central batter Ryan Ramos. Eagle catcher Sam Davilla catches a low one.

In the bottom of the 2nd: Eagles 2, East Central 0.

Eagles huddle before going on offense in the top of the 3rd inning.

Peter Duran runs for Eagle catcher Sam Davilla in the top of the 3rd inning.

Andrew Montague prepares to bat in the 3rd.

East Central 1st baseman Ybarra holds Eagle runner Jonathan Candelas, who had walked.

A 3rd-inning hit by Ty Snyder moves Candelas to 3rd.

Jared Mendez grounds out 4-3, but the RBI scores Candelas.

Sam Davilla hits an RBI double, scoring Snyder. Eagles 4-0.

Austin Scully's 3rd strike ends the Eagles' half of the 3rd.

Hornet batter Kody Ramon hits to RF and tries make a triple out of a double. Out: 9-4-5.

Hornet Aaron Jaramillo bats, Sam Davilla and Ray Tejeda work behind the plate.

Jaramilla was hit by a pitch. Saldana runs for him. Montague waits at 1st. McNicholas stands on the mound in the 3rd.

Eagles coaches Velasquez and Riojas.

Ryan Medrano takes a lead at 2nd near East Central shortstop Joe Eric Lopez.

RC Medrano takes ball 4 in a 4th-inning plate appearance.

McNicholas takes a strike before his leadoff hit in the top of the 4th.

Castro's 4th-inning sacrifice bunt moves Ryan Medrano to 2nd. Medrano was running for Eagle pitcher McNicholas.

RC Medrano on 1st base.

Plate umpire Ray Tejeda and Eagle catcher Sam Davilla are set up, but Hornet batter Caleb Ybarra dinks an infield grounder with 1 out and a runner on 1st in the bottom of the 4th.

Eagle shortstop Ty Snyder scoops up a 4th-inning fielder's choice from the bat of East Central's Caleb Ybarra. Snyder's choice was to make the force out of lead runner Greg Salas at 2nd base.

Hornet base runner Greg Salas, who was aboard after having been hit by a pitch, survives a pickoff attempt.

Eagle outfielder Jared Mendez.

Eagle pitcher Austin McNicholas remains strong in the 4th.

Eagles huddle before the top of the 5th inning.

Jonathan Candelas bats in the top of the 5th.

Ty Snyder reaches 1st on an error, gets instruction from Coach Riojas.

George Palacios runs to 1st on an infield error.

Peter Duran runs for Palacios at 1st.

Ty Snyder scores on Davilla's shot down the line, at which everyone is still looking. Top of the 5th: Eagles 5-0.

Eagles Head Coach Velasquez with batter Davilla and base runner Snyder.

East Central mound meeting in the top of the 5th inning.

Sam Davilla drives an RBI single down the left field line.

Austin Scully bats in the 5th inning.

Eagles fans are the best!

Coach Velasquez and Peter Duran.

Castro is on 1st following his 5th inning base hit.

With Ryan Medrano running for McNicholas, who walked, field ump Dennis Lott stops play.

RC Medrano's 5th inning 2-RBI base hit capped the scoring for the Eagles.

Running for Davilla, Christian Martinez scores on Medrano's 2-RBI 1B. Eagles 7-0.

Ryan Medrano scores on brother RC's 2-RBI hit and sprints past on-deck Eagle batter Andrew Montague, who would strike out to end the top of the 5th. Eagles 8-0.

Catcher Aaron Jaramillo would be the final East Central batter of the contest. Eagle catcher Sam Davilla and umpire Ray Tejeda wait for the pitch. As with the previous 2 batters, Jaramillo would ground out to the infield.

Final scoreboard at SAISD field 2: Eagles 8 Hornets 0. It was a 5-inning game.

McNicholas threw just 6 pitches in the bottom of the 5th.

Akins Eagles

East Central Hornets

8

0

EAGLE HIGHLIGHTS:
McNicholas threw a 2-hit shutout.
Eagles had 7 hits scattered among 6 different batters.

5 innings. Tournament run/time rule.