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Eagles Varsity
v.
Roosevelt (San Antonio) Rough Riders
at SAISD field 2
Saturday, February 23, 2013 5:13 PM - 6:57 PM CST
2013 San Antonio Independent School District Baseball Tournament

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Eagles warm up for their 2nd SAISD Tournament game of the day on Field 2.

Eagle Coach Steve Riojas prepares to hit before the game.

Student manager Kaitlyn Cortez before the game.

RC Medrano returns after a scare in the noon game.

Volunteer Christine Morton.

Head Coach Steve Velasquez crafts the Eagles lineup.

Pregame: still wearing his hospital ID and the previous game's road uniform, RC Medrano sits in the dugout.

Eagle Coach Velasquez and TR Coach William Lynch join umps Roland Lee and Eric Schmidt.

PLAY BALL! Home plate umpire Roland Lee, Roosevelt catcher Brennan Boykin, Eagle leadoff batter Austin McNicholas.

TR pitcher Tyler Tupper and 3rd baseman Gabriel Jauregui in the top of the 1st.

Coach Velasquez signals for Candelas to hold at 2nd base on the 1st-inning RBI single by Medrano. McNicholas has already rounded 3rd base on his way to the plate for the first run of the game.

Ryan Medrano's 1-out RBI base hit in the top of the 1st scores McNicholas and moves Candelas to 2nd.

McNicholas was hit by a pitch. Coach Riojas calls for equipment retrieval help from the bench.

Rene Castro would ground out to 1st base, advancing McNicholas to 2nd.

As plate umpire Roland Lee looks carefully, Austin McNicholas scores. Eagles 1, Rough Riders 0.

Jonathan Candelas takes a strike before being walked.

With the customary catcher for the Eagles taking a turn on the mound, Ty Snyder shows his athletic versatility by donning the Tools of Ignorance and setting up behind the plate.

Eagle 1st baseman Steve Martinez and shortstop Austin McNicholas in the bottom of the 1st inning.

Candelas takes a lead at 2nd base.

Steve Martinez pops up to Roosevelt shortstop David Mead.

Eagle starting pitcher Sam Davilla.

As Eagle catcher Ty Snyder waits for the throw and pitcher Sam Davilla backs him up, Tyler Tupper scores on Brennan Boykin's 2-RBI double in the 1st.

Down by a score of 2-1, the Eagles huddle before the top of the 2nd

Eagle catcher Ty Snyder didn't receive the ball in time to attempt a tag. Jacob Preciado scores for Roosevelt on Boykin's 2-RBI double.

Austin Scully bats in the 2nd inning.

A few of the Eagle fans who made the trek to San Antonio for the Tourney.

Scully's leadoff hit in the top of the 2nd puts him on 1st base with Coach Riojas.

So, Scully takes 3rd on the throwing error.

Scully steals 2nd, and the tardy throw from TR catcher Brennan Boykin sails into the outfield.

Sam Davilla cocks his bat, and within the next second, he will have delivered an RBI single to left field.

Scully crosses the plate on Davilla's RBI to tie the game at 2 apiece.

Coach Riojas signals the jersey number of the courtesy runner as Peter Duran runs for Davilla.

Eagle base runner Peter Duran stays close to 1st base
... for awhile.

A disappointed Ty Snyder walks back to the Eagles dugout after having flied out to Rough Rider center fielder Jacob Preciado in the top of the 2nd inning.

Austin McNicholas is caught stealing 2nd base.

Duran successfully steals 2nd base, putting the Eagles in position to score again.

McNicholas hits a 2nd-inning RBI single that scores Duran from 2nd base. Eagles 3, Rough Riders 2.

Rene Castro grounds out to end the top of the 2nd. Eagles lead 3-2.

Roosevelt batsman Enrique Vigil took a base on balls and then attempted to steal 2nd base. Eagle catcher Ty Snyder made a perfect throw, giving shortstop Austin McNicholas plenty of time to let Vigil slide into the tag.

Center fielder Jared Mendez.

Field umpire Eric Schmidt.

Eagle 2nd baseman Rene Castro.

TR runner David Mead takes a lead, 1st baseman Steve Matrinez guards the bag and RHP Sam Davilla delivers a pitch in the bottom of the 2nd.

Jonathan Candelas makes it to 1st base on a 3rd-inning fielding error by TR shortstop David Mead.

Coach Riojas watches as Ryan Medrano's 3rd-inning base hit moves Candelas to 2nd base.

Eagle shortstop Austin McNicholas scoops up the grounder of Tyler Tupper to end the bottom of the 2nd inning.

With a slim 1-run edge over the Rough Riders, the Eagles huddle before the start of the 3rd inning.

Eagles fans are best!

Jonathan Candelas scores easily on the RBI of Steve Martinez. Home plate umpire Roland Lee (right) is looking to see if Ryan Medrano will make it from 2nd to 3rd on the ball hit to LF. He did not.

A 3rd-inning wild pitch from TR pitcher Tyler Tupper to Eagle batter Steve Martinez allows Candelas to take 3rd base and Medrano to move to 2nd.

Eagle batter Steve Martinez allows the count to go full before hitting a 3rd-inning sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Candelas.

Jared Mendez is already at the plate, but Coach Steve Riojas takes time for a teaching moment with Ryan Medrano

Outfielder Ryan Medrano sets up for the bottom of the 3rd.

With the Eagles leading by a score of 4-2, Mendez reaches 1st on a bases- empty 3rd-inning single to left field.

Austin Scully bats with 2 out and Mendez on 1st in the top of the 3rd.

With a tag applied by Aaron Shimooka, Jared Mendez is caught stealing 2nd base, ending the top of the 3rd inning.

Eagle 3rd baseman Jonathan Candelas. Eagles lead 4-2 in the 3rd inning.

Eagle pitcher Sam Davilla retires 3 consecutive TR batters in the 3rd inning.

Eagles occupy the visitor's dugout along the 1st base line at Field 2 of the SAISD Sports Complex in San Antonio.

Did Coach Velasquez just give a clever sign to his Eagles? Or is he simply removing his dark glasses as the sun goes down?

His at-bat having been interrupted by a base-stealing out in the 3rd inning, Austin Scully returns to bat in the 4th.

Sam Davilla helps himself with a 4th-inning base hit.

Ty Snyder flies out again to Rough Rider center fielder Jacob Preciado in the top of the 4th.

Austin McNicholas gets a 4th-inning hit.

Duran runs for Davilla, and McNicholas's hit advances him to 2nd base.

Castro sends the ball to 3rd base, creating a fielder's choice.

Umpires Eric Schmidt and Roland Lee.

Bottom of the 4th: Davilla warms up.

Coach Riojas keeps track as the TR batters go down 1-2-3 in the 4th.

Eagle batter Ryan Medrano is hit by a pitch in the top of the 5th.

Jonathan Candelas is hit by a pitch from Roosevelt pitcher David Mead.

Castro's fielder's choice was hit right to TR 3rd baseman Gabriel Jauregui, who beats Duran to the bag for the force out that will end the top of the 4th inning.

Jared Mendez squibs the ball, but turns it into a base hit.

As the ball lies untouched on the infield grass, Mendez sprints to 1st base. No runner advances, but the bases are loaded.

Austin Scully is out on an infield fly. Two away.

Candelas steals 3rd base in the top of the 5th. It's a double steal; Medrano takes 2nd.

Rough Rider pitcher David Mead and 1st baseman Robert Pedroza approach the foul ball of Eagle Steve Martinez.

Davilla beats the throw to 1st base.

Candelas scores on Davilla's RBI, making the score Eagles 5, Roosevelt 2.

Delighted Eagle fans!

Top of the 5th: Sam Davilla hits an RBI single.

TR reliever David Mead.

Ty Snyder on deck with 2 outs in the 5th.

Bottom of the 5th: Coach Velasquez and Christian Martinez watch from the dugout entry.

Eagle outfielder Ryan Medrano races to back up 2nd baseman Rene Castro, who scoops up Taylor Cravey's grounder for out number 2 of the 5th inning.

Eagle shortstop McNicholas and 3rd baseman Candelas leave the field after Tupper is retired 6-3.

Messrs Mendez and Davilla, confer at the fence before the start of the 6th inning.

Davilla, still strong in the 5th, retires batters 8, 9 and 1 on 12 pitches.

Jonathan Candelas.

Sam Davilla remains on the mound in the 6th and strikes out Jacob Preciado

Eagle shortstop Austin McNicholas bats in the top of the 6th inning.

Rene Castro.

Candelas slides into 2nd on a 6th inning bases-empty double.

Ryan Medrano.

Bottom of the 6th: 2nd baseman Rene Castro, 1st baseman Steve Martinez, outfielder Jared Mendez.

Let there be lights! February days are short in Texas, and it had already started getting seriously dark at the ball park in the 5th inning.

Davilla allows Rough Rider outfielder Charley Hayes an extra-base hit in the 6th.

Brennan Boykin hits an RBI single that scores Hayes.

Without the ball, Eagle catcher Ty Snyder can't keep Hayes from scoring.

With just 1 out, the 6th inning score is Eagles 5, Rough Riders 3.

Davilla retires the remaining two TR batters in the 6th.

Eagles huddle before their final turn at bat in the top of the 7th inning at SAISD field 2.

Batting for Martinez, Andrew Montague flies out in the 7th.

Jared Mendez would strike out in the 7th.

Batting for Scully, George Palacios goes down swinging.

Time to talk. Coach Velasquez makes a mound visit with 1 out in the bottom of the 6th inning.

Coach Steve Riojas at 1st base.

Eagle closer Austin McNicholas warms up before the bottom of the 7th. Davilla moves behind the plate and Snyder goes to short. Steve Martinez and Austin Scully reenter.

Roger Hoffman, Roosevelt's potential tying run, gets a base hit, advancing Vigil to 3rd.

Eagle 3rd baseman Jonathan Candelas.

Eagle outfielder Jared Mendez recovers from a fall, as he pursues the extra-base hit of TR batter Enrique Vigil in the bottom of the 7th.

TR batter Enrique Vigil and Eagle catcher Sam Davilla.

Eagle 1st baseman Steve Martinez holds Chris Medellin, who is running for Hoffman.

McNicholas has given up 2 hits, has 2 runners on base and no one out.

Taylor Cravey delivers a 7th- inning sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Vigil and moving Medellin to 2nd.

Tyler Tupper, the top of Roosevelt's lineup, sent a harmless fly to the glove of Eagle center fielder Mendez for the 2nd out in the 7th. With the potential winning run at the plate for TR, Coach Velasquez has a word with the Eagle battery.

Davilla's tag is late. Vigil scores on Cravey's sacrifice fly. Eagles 5, Rough Riders 4, with just 1 out and the game-tying run on 2nd base.

After the game, RC Medrano wanted to be among his teammates, as they shook hands with the Rough Riders at mid-field. But Medrano, who had been injured in an earlier game on the same day, couldn't make it onto the field quickly enough. His father, Ricardo Medrano, gingerly walked RC over to the Roosevelt postgame huddle, where he got to shake hands.

Postgame knuckle knocks. Eagles 5, Rough Riders 4.

With the tying run on 2nd, 2 outs and a count of 2 and 2, Eagle closer Austin McNicholas pitches to Jacob Preciado.

STRIKE THREE! Umpire Roland Lee rings up the strikeout. Davilla heads for the mound, and Preciado heads for the dugout.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Winning pitcher: Sam Davilla.
Save: Austin McNicholas
Losing pitcher: Tyler Tupper
Eagles had 11 hits; Davilla had 3, Mendez, Medrano and McNicholas had 2 hits each. Candelas had an extra-base hit.

Akins Eagles

Roosevelt Rough Riders

5

4

7 complete innings.
Eagles take Third Place in the Tournament.

Akins Eagles Varsity: Third Place in 2013 San Antonio Independent School District Baseball Tournament.