Lady Mavericks-S.A. Harlan Softball Game Report: Wed. Mar. 20, 2019

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LADY MAVERICKS SOFTBALL DIAMOND NEWS

Lady Mavericks blast past

S.A. Harlan 22 to 12

Anissa Salazar blast two homeruns

Ana Lopez goes 4 for 5 at the plate

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

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The C.C. Winn Lady Mavericks varsity girls softball team under the tutelage of head coach J.J. Iracheta, Jr., and assistant coaches Tony Martinez, Johnny Hernandez, Corina Escontrias and Fred Paniagua concluded their Spring Break schedule on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 with a road trip to San Antonio, Texas to square off against the San Antonio Harlan Lady Hawks in a vital 7:00 PM District 28-5A softball diamond encounter. Trailing 12 to 4 at the end of four complete innings of play the Pride of Southern Maverick County the mighty C.C. Winn Lady Mavericks supported by the ever faithful Maverick Nation in attendance orchestrated a comeback for the ages with 18 unanswered runs to notch the memorable 22 to 12 victory over the clearly stunned San Antonio Harlan Lady Hawks.

The visiting Lady Mavericks broke into the scoring column first with a lone run in the top of the second with Ana Lopez belting a one out double, with two outs Mia Uriegas connected with an RBI single to drive in Ana Lopez. But the lead did not last long as the Lady Hawks countered with a six run production in the bottom half of the second taking full advantage of three Lady Mavericks’ errors to take a 6 to 1.

The Lady Mavericks narrowed their deficit with a pair of runs in the top of the third with Ana Lopez leading off the frame with a solid single Anissa Salazar stepped up to the plate a blasted a two run home run way over the left centerfield fence to make the score 6 to 3 in favor of the Lady Hawks. But the home standing Lady Hawks got those two runs back in the bottom of the third to take an 8 to 3 lead.

In the top of the fourth the Lady Mavericks tacked on one more run with Briana Soto leading off with a single, Thiana Reyes also single and Ana Lopez who had a huge night at the plate came through with an RBI single to drive in Briana Soto.

The Lady Hawks continued their relentless scoring attack with a four run output in the bottom of the fourth to take a seemingly commanding 12 to 4 lead in this game. While most teams would have folded at this point the Lady Mavericks with the heart of a true champion strapped down their hitting shoes and pulled out their heavy hitting bats to begin to mount a historic comeback as they erupted with a seven run outburst to narrow their deficit to a single run with Kiana Diaz lading off with a single, Mia Uriegas also connected with a single, with two outs power hitting first baseman Ariana Soto blasted a three run homerun over the right centerfield fence, Briana Soto and Thiana Reyes both reached safely on errors, Ana Lopez belted a two RBI single to bring home Briana Soto and Thiana Reyes, Anissa Salazar followed with her second two run homerun of the game top tally Ana Lopez ahead of her.

In the top of the sixth the Lady Mavericks took the lead for good in this game as the rain began to make its presence on the field with a two run out put with Ariana Benavidez stroking a one out single and utilized her speed to advance to second on a passed ball and then steal third and came on a throwing error to third, Kayla Sifuentes drew a walk with two outs Briana Soto belted an RBI double to drive in Kayla Sifuentes to give the Lady Mavericks a 13 to 12 lead over the Lady Hawks. A short rain delay halted action before play resumed in the seventh inning.

During the short rain delay the Lady Mavericks reloaded their offensive arsenal and came out red hot as they sealed their dramatic comeback victory with a huge nine run production in the top half of the seventh inning in support of Lady Mavericks relief and game winning pitcher Angie Escamilla who shutout the Lady Hawks the last three innings of this game enabling the proud C.C. Winn Lady Mavericks to come back home with the well earned lopsided 22 to 12 victory to close out the first round of district play currently perched in third place in the district race with a district mark of 5-3 and also improved their overall season record to 16 wins with only five losses

Eagle Pass Sports Central congratulates the mighty Lady Mavericks on their outstanding and thrilling come from behind victory over the San Antonio Harlan Lady Hawks and wishes each you continued success. Way to Go Lady Mavericks!

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

LADY MAVERICKS 0 1 2 1 7 2 9 22 19 4

S.A. HARLAN 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 12 13 6

Winning Pitcher: Angie Escamilla Leading Hitters: Ana Lopez 4 for 5 with 4 runs scored and 4 RBI’s, Anissa Salazar 3 for 6 with 5 runs scored and 4 RBI’s on a p\air of two run homeruns, Ma Uriegas 3 for 5 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI’s, Briana Soto 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored and 1 RBI, Ariana Benavidez 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Kiana Diaz 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI, Kayla Sifuentes 1 for 5 with 2 runs scored AND 1 rbi, Thiana Reyes 1 for 5 with 2 runs scored and Ariana Soto 1 for 6 with 1 run scored and 4 RBI’s including a three run homerun.