Eagles in Action 21

Akins Eagles Baseball 2004 - District 25-5A

Eagles in Action

Photos of the 2004 Akins Baseball Teams from practices and games

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EAGLES vs. Westlake Chaparrals APRIL 13, 2004

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APR 13, 2004
Eagle Head Coach Rudy Villanueva watches as starting pitcher Charles Morton warms up in the home team's bullpen at Burger.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle outfielders Daniel Leal and Matt Hohertz assist with plate duties as Coach Steve Velasquez hits infield practice.

APR 13, 2004
Eagles take infield practice before the Westlake game.

APR 13, 2004
Marcus Flores and Matt Hohertz return to the Eagle dugout at Burger Field following the first of the team's pregame warmups.

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APR 13, 2004
Morton hurled the first pitch of the game at precisely 5 o'clock.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle 2nd baseman Casey Castañeda.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel.

APR 13, 2004
Coach V makes a 1st inning house call ...

APR 13, 2004
... and Eagle right hander Marcus Flores takes over on the mound.

APR 13, 2004
It was a frustrating afternoon for Morton, who just couldn't seem to find the plate and just couldn't miss the Chaparral bats ... or the Chap batters.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle left fielder Jordan Treviño.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle right fielder Daniel Leal.

APR 13, 2004
Flores had a rough day at the office, too. The 3 base runners he inherited from Morton all scored, and 5 more crossed the plate before his mound service was done for the day.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle center fielder Manuel Hernandez.

APR 13, 2004
Akins coaches Angel Fernandez and Jim Luhrman watch intently from outside the Eagle dugout.

APR 13, 2004
Sandwiched between the home plate umpire and Westlake batter Bobby French, Eagle catcher D.J. DeLeon awaits the pitch.

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APR 13, 2004
Coach V confers with Eagle catcher DeLeon on the sideline.

APR 13, 2004
Jordan Treviño watches a 1st inning dirt ball as it skitters over the plate. Treviño's keen eye made him a base runner with a walk on 6 pitches.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle batter Richard Rogalewski.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle Coach Velasquez advises Treviño on 1st base.

APR 13, 2004
In a 1st-inning plate appearance, Flores takes a cut at a pitch.

APR 13, 2004
With most of the rest of his teammates already in the field and Flores hurrying to get his glove, Morton grabs a batting helmet and begins policing the dugout area.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle outfielder Leal throws the ball to the infield after catching a long fly off the bat of Chap 1st baseman Sam Honeck for the 1st out of the 2nd inning.

APR 13, 2004
DeLeon works behind the plate while Westlake outfielder Bryan Bailey waits for a 2nd inning pitch from Eagle pitcher Flores.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle outfielder Treviño chases down Bailey's double.

APR 13, 2004
Leal took advantage of a throwing error to become the Eagles' only base runner in the 2nd inning.

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APR 13, 2004
Castañeda bats in the bottom of the 2nd.

APR 13, 2004
Rangel delivers a pitch.

APR 13, 2004
Treviño runs to the dugout after the top of the 3rd is completed.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle first baseman Richard Rogalewski adjusts his cap in the top of the 3rd inning.

APR 13, 2004
Right handed reliever Jason Rangel gets the nod in the 3rd inning. Coach Villanueva watches as he warms up.

APR 13, 2004
Castañeda snags a fly at 2nd base for the 2nd out of the 3rd inning.

APR 13, 2004
Rangel flied out to center field in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

APR 13, 2004
Treviño bats in the 3rd.

APR 13, 2004
Morton reentered the game as catcher in the 3rd inning.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle first baseman Rogalewski holds a runner near the bag.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle outfielder Matt Hohertz at the plate in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

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APR 13, 2004
Another visit from the boss, another pitching change. The Eagles went through 5 pitchers in as many innings.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle reliever Manuel Hernandez came to the mound in the 4th inning.

APR 13, 2004
Akins coaches (left to right) Jim Luhrman, Angel Fernandez, Rudy Villanueva, Steve Velasquez.

APR 13, 2004
Hernandez faced 6 batters in the 4th inning, giving up 3 hits, walking 1, hitting 1 and watching 1 get on base with an Eagle fielding error.

APR 13, 2004
Hernandez swapped positions with Daniel Fabian, who became the 5th Eagle pitcher of the game.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle outfielder Hohertz grabs a 4th inning sacrifice fly from the bat of Chap 2nd baseman Andrew O'Connell.

APR 13, 2004
Fabian throws heat. Every Eagle pitcher in the game manged to hit a Westlake batter. Are they all that wild on the inside part of the plate, or do you perhaps see a different pattern emerging here?

APR 13, 2004
Holding a runner on the bag until the last moment, Eagle 3rd baseman Hernandez breaks on the pitch for his fielding position.

APR 13, 2004
Rogalewski at the plate in the bottom of the 4th inning.

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APR 13, 2004
Morton flies out in the bottom of the 4th.

APR 13, 2004
Hernandez stands in at the plate as Chap pitcher Presley offers a little "chin music" with this high inside fastball.

APR 13, 2004
Hernandez draws a bead on a 5th inning fly to the infield.

APR 13, 2004
Eagle shortstop Rangel (left) with the ball that left fielder Hohertz has thrown in after bringing down Westlake relief catcher Andrew Stauch's long fly for the 2nd out of the 5th inning.

APR 13, 2004
Fabian busted up a no hitter for Westlake pitcher Austin Presley with this 4th inning single, the only Eagle hit of the game.

APR 13, 2004
Fabian pitches in the top of the 5th inning.

APR 13, 2004
Leal bats in the bottom of the 5th

APR 13, 2004
Castañeda at the plate in the 5th.

APR 13, 2004
Mercy rule was invoked. Final score:
Akins 0 Westlake 20

APR 13, 2004
Postgame handshakes.