Eagles in Action 27

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 Varsity vs. Hays Rebels APRIL 30, 2004

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Eagle statistician Michelle Velasquez stands amid a sea of Akins bags, while team members begin their pregame stretching routine in left field at Burger.

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Umpire inspects bats in the Eagle dugout.

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Eagle Assistant Coach Steve Velasquez watches starter Richard Rogalewski prepare in the bullpen.

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The Akins crowd in the stands at Burger Baseball Field. As Yogi Berra once said, "If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them."

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Before warmups begin, Eagle Head Coach Rudy Villanueva spends a few minutes with Senior Marcus Flores.

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Coaches and umpires meet at home plate before the game.

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Coach Velasquez and the Eagle Varsity squad.

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Eagle Senior '04 Marcus Flores (right) and Senior '06 Daniel Fabian before the game..

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Coach V chats immediately before the start of the game with his Hays counterpart, Coach Doug Ragsdale.

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The game had a published start time of 8 PM, but Eagle right hander Richard Rogalewski wasn't allowed to throw the first pitch until 8:53 PM.

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Left handed Hays leadoff batter Joe Villegas flies out to left field. Eagle catcher Charles Morton is behind the plate.

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Eagle outfielder Daniel Leal caught the Villegas fly.

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Coaches Villanueva and Velasquez make adjustments to the positions of the Eagle outfielders. It may have helped, but two pitches later, Hays 3rd baseman Adam Froeschl (12) hit a triple to straightaway center field.

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Eagle pitcher Rogalewski hurls the ball in the top of the 1st.

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Daniel Fabian at 3rd base.

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Eagle 2nd baseman Jordan Treviño.

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Flores at 1st for the Eagles.

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Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel grounds out in the bottom of the 1st inning.

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Fabian ducks a Justin Cain curveball that wouldn't break in the 1st inning.

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An RBI double by Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez scored Fabian in the bottom of the 1st inning.

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Fabian scores the first run of the game, and the Eagles lead Hays 1-0 in the bottom of the 1st inning.

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9:06 PM. Still in the 1st inning. A wide view of Burger Baseball Field shows that it's a beautiful evening for high school baseball! At home plate, Charles Morton grounds out to the Hays shortstop.

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Rogalewski delivers a pitch.

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Hays 1st baseman Jacob Perez waits for the ball to be thrown in from right field following a 2nd inning base hit by Flores.

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Eagle outfielder Manuel Hernandez hit a 2nd-inning RBI 2-bagger, scoring Flores.

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Eagle 2nd baseman Treviño reached base on a fielder's choice that erased Matt Hohertz, who was running for Rogalewski.

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The Eagle bench watches Daniel Leal at the plate in the bottom of the 2nd. Leal hit into a fielder's choice that put Hernandez out at home.

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Hernandez is held at 3rd by Rebel Adam Froeschel in the 2nd inning.

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Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel bats in the 2nd inning.

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Of the 5 Eagles who reached base in the bottom of the 2nd, only 1 managed to score. Treviño was one of two Eagles left on base.

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His uniform dirty from sliding headfirst to score the 1st Akins run, Eagle 3rd baseman Fabian goes on defense in the 3rd inning.

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Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel gets ready as Rogalewski pitches in the top of the 3rd.

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Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez loops a 3rd inning base hit directly over 2nd base. The image above contains enough information to calculate that the speed of this Texas Leaguer as it left Martinez's bat was approximately 54 miles per hour.

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Eagle catcher Charles Morton prepares to receive a 3rd inning pitch from Rogalewski. Hays 1st baseman Jacob Perez was the inning's third out, just as he had been in the 1st inning. Hays runner Adam Froeschel (shown here leading off 3rd) was left on base, just as he had been in the 1st inning.

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Morton approaches the plate in the bottom of the 3rd.

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Fabian bats in the bottom of the 3rd inning.

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THE MOUND VISIT THAT NEVER HAPPENED
At 9:48 PM Coach Velasquez came out to the mound for a visit in the 4th inning. Just 3 minutes later, at 9:51 PM, Coach Villanueva strolled to the mound - also in the 4th inning. No pitching change was made, leading to the inescapable conclusion that the first visit must not have actually taken place! Don't bother clicking on the image on the left if you expect to see a larger picture. ...It Never Happened.

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Eagle 1st baseman Marcus Flores makes his way toward The Mound Visit that Never Happened.

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Rogalewski brings it to the plate in the top of the 4th.

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Eagle shortstop Rangel takes the throw from catcher Morton, but it's a little late and Rebel catcher Justin Cain successfully completes his theft of 2nd base.

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Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez.

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Hernandez hits a 4th-inning triple!

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Rogalewski grounded out to the Hays shortstop in this 4th inning plate appearance.

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Rogalewski on the mound in the top of the 5th.

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Treviño at 2nd base in the 5th for the Eagles.

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Eagle 1st baseman Flores snags the ball, as Rogalewski checks the runner in the top of the 5th. Hays outfielder Gerald Weaver is safe.

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5th inning: Rangel grounds out to 2nd base.

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5th inning: Fabian grounds out to 3rd base.

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5th inning: Martinez goes down looking.

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Rogalewski in the top of the 6th.

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Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel.

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Eagle 1st baseman Marcus Flores.

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Eagle catcher Morton stops a dirtball in the bottom of the 6th.

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Having been in the game for more than and hour and a half and at the ball park for over 3 hours, Rogalewski comes out of the game at 10:30 PM. He gave up 5 hits and allowed 4 runs, 2 of which were earned.

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Eagle left hander Airrik Martinez takes over on the mound.

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Morton hits a single to right field in the bottom of the 6th.

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A patient and discerning Matt Hohertz gets a free ride with a base on balls after running the count full.

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Flores lays off an inside pitch in the bottom of the 6th.

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With Coach V looking on, Hernandez prepares to hit a 6th inning single.

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Treviño is at the plate and Hohertz, suddenly impatient, is running down the 3rd base line toward home plate.

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Martinez faced 5 batters, recorded 1 strikeout, gave up 1 hit and 2 walks. and was charged with 2 runs, both unearned.

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Right hander Jason Rangel came on in 7th inning relief.

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Hays runners at 2nd and 3rd in the top of the 7th.

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Hernandez.

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Treviño.

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Hays middle reliever Nesby Cain is a familiar personage to his former Eagle teammates. He was allowed to pinch hit in the 7th inning and drew a walk.

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Rally caps in the Eagle dugout didn't help in the 7th inning. Outfielder Daniel Leal grounds out to the shortstop.

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Flores was the final batter for the Eagles.

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Rangel faced 6 batters in 7th inning relief. He struck out 1, walked 2, gave up 1 hit and was charged with 1 earned run.

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Postgame handshakes.
Akins Eagles 2, Hays Rebels 7

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Final team huddle of the 2004 baseball season.

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The Eagles have left the field.