EAGLES BASEBALL DIAMOND NEWS

Eagles fall to

United South 9 to 2

By: Conrado Perez, Jr. – Eagle Pass Sports Central

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The Eagle Pass Eagles varsity baseball team under the direction of head coach Reynol Mendoza resumed their district diamond battles on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 when they hosted the Laredo United South Panthers in a key 7:00 PM District 29-6A matchup at the Eagle Pass ISD Student Activity Center Polo Moncada Baseball Field. The old saying that good pitching stops good hitting came true once again as the United South Panthers pitcher was unhittable through six complete innings of play until Braulio Rodriguez broke up the no-hitter with a single leading off the bottom of the seventh as the Eagles fell by the final score of 9 to 2.

The visiting United South Panthers took the lead for good in this game with a pair of runs in the top half of the very first inning and then greatly capitalized on two costly Eagle Pass errors in the top of the second that resulted into a four run output to extend their lead to 6 to 0 over the Eagles.

Panthers starting and game winning pitcher Greg Corpus dominated on the mound on this night as he held the Eagles hitless through six complete innings of play managing to record a total of 12 strikeouts on the night.

In the top of the seventh the Panthers tacked on three more runs to take a 9 to 0 lead over the Eagles but the Eagles managed to break up the no-hitter in the bottom of the seventh with Braulio Rodriguez lading off the frame with a single and stealing second. Victor Perry was hit by a pitch, with two outs Edward Mendoza averted the possible shutout by blasting a two RBI double to bring home both Braulio Rodriguez and Victor Perry but that proved to be all the damage they would muster in this game as the Eagles fell by the final score of 9 to 2.

Score by Innings: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

UNITED SOUTH 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 9 7 0

EAGLE PASS EAGLES 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6

Losing Pitcher: Sergio Lopez Leading Hitters: Edward Mendoza 1 for 3 with 2 RBI’s and Victor Perry 1 run scored. Braulio Rodriguez 1 for 2 with 1 run scored