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Marble Falls baseball beats Lampasas

CAPTION: Freshman Landon White delivers big at the plate, helping the Mustangs generate four runs to start the game against the Badgers. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Lampasas 7-5 April 7 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (16-5, 4-3) got going when junior lead-off batter John Alan Whittle reached first on a dropped third strike. Junior Grant Carter singled to left field, senior catcher Canon Cochran drew a walk, and sophomore third baseman Crawford Mattox hit a 2 RBI single to right-center field.…

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Burnet baseball beats Taylor

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Cohen Jorpeland and the defense did their parts to ensure a Taylor sweep. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team swept Taylor 11-4 April 2 and 16-5 March 31 in District 24-4A. That means the Bulldogs (8-147-1, 3-5) earned their first district sweep of the season. Needing a win in Burnet April 2, the Ducks (3-15, 1-5) walked onto the artificial turf at Bulldog Diamonds determined to do just that. They scored a run thanks to drawing three walks in the first…

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Marble Falls baseball loses to Salado

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore pitcher Crawford Mattox gets a grounder and tosses it to first for the out during the 2-1 loss to Salado April 1. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team lost to Salado 2-1 April 1 and 9-1 March 31 in District 24-4A play. “My kids did a good job of two things,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “We got home late (March 31) after losing that game and then coming back and competing – that was good, that was definitely a…

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Marble Falls baseball sweeps Akins

CAPTION: Junior Owen Nash is one of several Mustangs who contributed to multiple hits during the win against Austin Akins March 27. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team crushed Austin Akins 19-6 March 27 in non-district play. The Mustangs got a hot start from junior John Alan Whittle, who led off with a solo home run in the game’s first at-bat. “That set the tone to the first inning,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “Our bats did a good job, defense played well, so it…

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Burnet baseball loses to Lampasas

CAPTION: Burnet senior pitcher Cohen Jorpeland continues to do his part in keeping games close. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball lost to Lampasas 6-4 March 24 and 3-2 March 27 in District 24-4A play. No district team had a tougher start to the district season than the Bulldogs (6-14-1, 1-5) in facing the three playoffs from 2025 right off the bat. “So it’s a difficult start to the to the district season, but you have to play them at some point in time whether you…

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New Marble Falls ISD baseball facility is designed for growth

CAPTON: The clubhouse at the new Marble Falls Independent School District’s baseball field, which will be located north of Mustang Stadium. Graphic courtesy of Marble Falls Independent School District When the Marble Falls Independent School District opens the new baseball facility at its high school in spring 2027, it will have pieces that put it on the scale of what might be found on the collegiate level. That’s according to some who have looked at the sketches. “I did find out finally that there weren’t many changes from the original…

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Marble Falls baseball team beats Akins

CAPTION: Junior John Alan Whittle fills many roles for the Mustangs as a batter, base runner, infielder and pitcher. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team shut out Austin Akins 10-0 March 24 in a non-district contest that ended in five innings. In the first inning, junior John Alan Whittle led off with a double off the left-field fence and went home on a single by sophomore Crawford Mattox. Junior Cade Briseno drew a walk and scored and freshman Landon White hit a 2 RBI single for…

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Marble Falls ISD approves GMP for new baseball facility

CAPTION: A rendering of the new Marble Falls High School baseball facility. Courtesy of Marble Falls Independent School District. Construction will soon start on a new facility for the Marble Falls High School baseball program after the Marble Falls Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price during its regular board meeting March 23. The GMP is $7,152,778 and includes construction costs, bonds and insurance, escalation, a $300,000 contingency, contractor fee and general conditions and reconstruction. It will be funded from the voter approved 2025 bond program…

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Burnet baseball loses to Salado

CAPTION: Mason Watson continues to perform at a high level for the Bulldogs. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Salado 5-3 March 17 and 20-9 March 19 in District 24-4A play. In game one, the Bulldogs (6-12-1, 1-3) faced a 5-0 deficit headed into the seventh inning. Freshman Hudson Crawford and junior Mason Watson hit back-to-back singles and a fielding error sent Crawford home. After a groundout, sophomore Cooper Evans’ infield RBI single scored Watson. Senior Cason O’Hair beat a throw to a bag…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Gateway

CAPTION: Sophomore Cade Briseno brought in the game-winning run in an important sequence of events for the Mustangs. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 3-2 March 19 to sweep the Gators in District 24-4A play. “Adversity is good and seeing the kids handle that,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “We were down the entire time until the sixth inning. To be able to pound out three to get the win shows what the kids are made of.” The Mustangs (13-3, 3-1)…

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