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Akins Eagles Baseball 2013

Eagles in Action

Photos of the 2013 Akins Baseball Teams from practices and games

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Eagles Varsity
v.
Edison (San Antonio) Golden Bears
at SAISD field 2
Saturday, February 23, 2013 12:17 PM - 2:31 PM CST
2013 San Antonio Independent School District Baseball Tournament

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As the Eagles begin their pregame routine, Head Coach Steve Velasquez writes another chapter in his novel.

As Coach Velasquez works on the lineup, Coach Riojas and student manager Kaitlyn Cortez look on.

Coach Steve Riojas hits to Eagle fielders before the game.

Pregame. Jerseys on the fence.

Umpires Scott Andrews and Gary Evans.

Austin McNicholas pregame.

RC Medrano pregame.

Student manager Kaitlyn Cortez.

Rene Castro
pregame.

Jonathan Candelas
pregame.

Further evidence that the pregame duties of a head coach consist entirely of paperwork.

Austin McNicholas leads off for the visiting Eagles.

Edison pitcher Julian 'Curls' Cortez.

Field umpire Gary Evans.

Rene Castro at the plate in the 1st inning.

Edison 1st baseman Zach Garcia and Eagles Coach Steve Riojas.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez.

Edison Coach Billy Montemayor and Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez join the umps at the plate shortly before the game.

Medrano beats the throw from short to 1st.

Jonathan Candelas.

Medrano steals 2nd.

Medrano steals 3rd but is injured.

RC Medrano gets a base hit.

Two outs in the top of the 1st.

Coach Velasquez assists the injured RC Medrano at 3rd base.

Strapped to a gurney with his head and neck stabilized as a precaution, RC Medrano is taken to a San Antonio hospital, where he will be evaluated and released.

Peter Duran runs at 3rd base for his injured teammate.

After a 26-minute delay, the game resumes. The count is still 2-0 on Candelas, who flies out to right field to end the top of the 1st inning.

Eagle fans turn out for a Saturday afternoon ballgame in San Antonio. Their team has won the first two games they've played in the 2013 SAISD Baseball Tournament.

Eagle outfielder Peter Duran returns the base hit of Seth Henry.

Eagle 3rd baseman Ryan Medrano and field ump Gary Evans.

Catcher Sam Davilla confers with battery mate Snyder.

Last night's winning pitcher Ty Snyder starts for the Eagles.

Edison batter Jon Martinez takes a 1st inning dirtball that Eagle catcher Sam Davilla controls easily. Martinez would get a leadoff base hit.

Jon Martinez takes a lead. Eagle 1st baseman Steve Martinez holds him. Pitcher Ty Snyder makes a delivery.

With the Eagles down 2-0, Ryan Medrano fouls off a pitch on his way to a 2nd-inning base on balls.

Golden Bears pitcher Julian Cortez.

Ryan Medrano rounds 3rd, headed for home at full speed on a hit by Jared Mendez and a subsequent Edison throwing error.

Jared Mendez.

Steve Martinez is in the on deck circle outside the entry of the 1st base dugout of the visiting Eagles.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez.

Steve Martinez.

Yes, Sam, that was called a ball. On the next pitch Davilla would ground out, but in doing so, he will advance Mendez to 3rd.

Ty Snyder bats in the top of the 2nd.

Snyder beats the throw to 1st. His RBI single scores Mendez.

As plate umpire Scott Andrews watches carefully and Edison catcher Seth Henry looks the ball into his glove, Medrano beats the throw and scores in the 2nd inning. Eagles 1, Golden Bears 2.

Jared Mendez advances to 2nd on the throw.

Umpire Scott Andrews, Eagles catcher Sam Davilla, Edison batter Nick Mata. Bottom of the 2nd inning.

Eagle pitcher Ty Snyder works with the score tied 2-2.

Nathaniel Gonzales beats the pickoff tag applied by Steve Martinez.

Coach Riojas introduces field ump Gary Evans to Arthur Gallardo, courtesy runner for Ty Snyder.

Austin McNicholas pops up to 1st base to end the top of the 2nd.

In the Eagle dugout, the situation becomes a teaching moment.

Zach Garcia is the 2nd Golden Bears runner to score on the 2nd-inning 2-RBI double of Edison pitcher Julian Cortez. Eagles 2, Edison 6.

A tough 2nd inning for the Eagles. Jon Martinez scores one of four Edison runs.

Coach Velasquez calls a mound meeting in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

Down by a score of 6-2, the Eagles meet on the sideline in the moments before the start of the 3rd inning.

Duran stole 2nd base, then advances to 3rd on heads up base running, following a throwing error by Edison catcher Seth Henry.

Rene Castro bats in the top of the 3rd inning.

Peter Duran would get a base hit in the 3rd.

Austin McNicholas at short. Rodriguez runs for Cortez.

Austin Scully catches the fly of Derek Cruz in the bottom of 3.

Umpire Scott Andrews and Eagle catcher Sam Davilla.

Arthur Gallardo plays 2nd base after Rene Castro had a problem involving equipment in the dugout following his at-bat in the top of the 3rd inning.

In his 3rd-inning plate appearance, Jonathan Candelas delivered a sacrifice fly that scored Duran.

Duran scores on the sac fly to right field by Candelas. Eagles 3, Edison 6.

Ryan Medrano lines out to 2nd base for the final out in the top of the 3rd.

Jon Martinez sends the very first pitch from Mendez to center field as an RBI sac fly. Scully returns the ball.

Edison's Justin Hernandez beats the throw to Eagle catcher Sam Davilla, scoring on a hit by Seth Henry, as Zach Garcia watches in the bottom of the 3rd.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez.

With bases loaded and the Eagles down 6-3 in the 3rd, RHP Jared Mendez comes to the mound in relief.

Eagle 3rd baseman Ryan Medrano.

Eagle right fielder Ty Snyder robs Zach Garcia of a base hit and records the final out of the 3rd.

After throwing 58 pitches, starting Eagle pitcher Ty Snyder moves to right field.

Coach Velasquez talks with his infield at the mound during the pitching change.

Eagle right handed reliever Jared Mendez would face 6 batters.

In the bottom of the 3rd, Eagles 3, Golden Bears 8.

Pinch hitting for 1st baseman Steve Martinez, Andrew Montague leads off the 4th inning with a strikeout.

At the plate in the 4th, Jared Mendez slapped the first pitch he saw into left field for a hit.

Edison pitcher Julian Cortez walks back to the mound as Mendez pulls into 3rd base.

Davilla's 4th-inning base hit moves Mendez to 3rd.

Eagle Coach Steve Riojas.

Umpire Scott Andrews watches the plate intently as Jared Mendez scores on Snyder's sacrifice to center field. Eagles trail 4-8.

Austin McNicholas takes a 4th-inning strike before grounding out to Edison shortstop Derek Cruz to end the top of the inning.

Eagle 2nd baseman Arthur Gallardo.

Jared Mendez loaded the bases with the first 3 batters he faced in the bottom of the 4th: a hit batsman and 2 walks. Coach Velasquez makes a pitching change.

Ty Snyder's 4th-inning sac fly would score Jared Mendez.

Bottom of the 4th. Catcher Sam Davilla is behind the plate for the Eagles.

All three of the Edison runners that Mendez put aboard have scored on Medrano's watch. It's time for another pitching change.

Right handed relief pitcher Austin McNicholas comes to the mound from shortstop.

Eagle 1st baseman Steve Martinez reenters in the 4th.

Edison base runner Mike Cavillo, Eagle reliever Ryan Medrano, 3rd baseman Ty Snyder.

Ryan Medrano catches the popup of Nathaniel Gonzalez for the 1st out of the half inning.

The score is 11-4, and Coach Riojas knows the Eagles are simply letting the game happen without them.

Postgame handshakes. Akins Eagles 4, Edison Golden Bears 11. The game was called in the middle of the 5th inning on tournament time limits rules. The 1st-inning injury to RC Medrano took 26 minutes off the clock.

Edison center fielder Jon Martinez lines up Candelas's ball for the 3rd out of the 5th inning.

Eagle outfielder Peter Duran at the plate in the 5th.

Designated hitter Jonathan Candelas flies out to center field for the final out of the game.

Eagle 2nd baseman Arthur Gallardo bats in the top of the 5th.

Postgame huddle: Steve Martinez, Ty Snyder, Jared Mendez, Christian Martinez.

Postgame huddle: Eagles Head Coach Steve Velasquez.

Postgame huddle: Jonathan Candelas, Austin McNicholas.

Eagles huddle following the game.

Postgame huddle: Eagles Coach Steve Riojas.

Akins Eagles

Edison Golden Bears

4

11

HIGHLIGHTS:
Winning pitcher: Julian Cortez.
Losing pitcher: Ty Snyder.
Eagles had 6 hits; Duran and Mendez each had 2.

5 innings. Tournament time limit.