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Marble Falls baseball player Mattox wows for Team Texas

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #HighPlainsShootout, #MarbleFalls, #TeamTexas, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Marble Falls High School junior Crawford Mattox exits the mound for Team Texas. Courtesy photo Marble Falls High School baseball player Crawford Mattox called playing for Team Texas in the 2026 High Plains Shootout “an amazing experience.” The showcase was July 13-15 at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Okla., and teammate John Alan Whittle, a senior, also played in the event. “Not many people in the state or even in the nation get to play in this,” he said. “Just being selected out of about 450 people, I…

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Burnet graduate Shaw to pitch for Sam Houston State

July 13, 2026July 13, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #bulldogs, #BurnetCounty, #burnettx, #collegebaseball, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #leopards, #ncaa, #ncaabaseball, #SamHouston, #Temple, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #TJC0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet High School graduate Kade Shaw’s competitive spirit will serve him well as he competes for a role on the Sam Houston State University pitching staff. Courtesy photo Former Burnet High School pitcher Kade Shaw has found his new program. Shaw will be attending Sam Houston State University. “They’re a really good program,” he said. “They came in contact with me. And it was something that I knew was right, and I ended up making decisions based off that.” Shaw, who graduated from Burnet in 2024, spent the last two…

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Marble Falls Slayers win championship in first year

June 29, 2026June 29, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #champions, #champs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Slayers, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #U8, #youthbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: The Marble Falls Slayers celebrate winning the Father’s Day Classic Small Town Select tournament. The team includes Asher Davis (front row, left), Oakley Lindo, Miller Shell, Bryson Floyd, Sheldon De La Hoya, Conor Caviness, Hudson Lehman, George Edwards, Matias Hernandez, Mitchell Wessels, Brandon Malm, Avery Engler; head coach Austin Shell (back row, left) and assistant coaches Mike Davis and Michael Lehman. Courtesy photo The Marble Falls Slayers, a baseball team featuring players eight years old and younger, won the Father’s Day Classic Small Town Select tournament, where the Slayers…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Gateway

March 18, 2026March 18, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #GoGetEmMustangs, #GoldStandard, #GoMustangs, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #NoDoubt, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Senior Canon Cochran delivers on this 2 RBI double to give the Mustangs the lead in the first inning against Georgetown Gateway. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Georgetown Gateway 8-5 March 17 to go to 2-1 in District 24-4A play. The Mustangs (12-3, 2-1) scored all the runs they needed in the first inning. After the Gators (0-1) scored on a groundout, Marble Falls responded with eight runs, six before Gateway could record an out. It began with back-to-back walks to…

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Burnet baseball wins two at own tourney

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #bulldogs, #burnettx, #dawgs, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

CAPTION: Pitcher Mason Watson is one of several hurlers the Bulldogs will rely on as they move to District 24-4A play. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team finished its tournament with a 2-1 record March 5-6. The Bulldogs (5-8-1) smashed Killeen High 17-0 March 5 and followed that with a 20-9 thrashing of Elgin before losing to Glen Rose 16-7 both on March 6. “We hit the ball better,” head coach Russell Houston said. “I think our kids competed well at the plate. We didn’t have…

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Burnet baseball sweeps Taylor

April 8, 2025April 8, 2025 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #bulldogs, #Burnetcountytx, #burnettx, #dawgs, #diamonds, #GODAWGS, #HighlandLakesSports, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #UILbaseball0 comment

CAPTION: Burnet second baseman Macke Calhoun catches the ball for the routine out at first. He covered the base when his teammates moved forward to field a bunt. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team beat Taylor 5-2 April 4 in a District 24-4A contest that moved to Burnet. Heavy rains may have factored into the decision. That victory meant the Bulldogs swept the Ducks after winning the first game April 1 11-4. Burnet is enjoying a three-game winning streak, its longest since four in a…

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Four Marble Falls baseball players named to all-district list

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #uilplayoffs0 comment

In a district that produced the state champion, four Marble Falls High School baseball players were recognized for their seasons by District 25-5A coaches. Third baseman Jon “Gouda” Zamarippa and outfielder Bryce Atkinson were named to the second team, while pitcher Hudson McBryde and outfielder Cale Cochran were named honorable mention. “The two on the second team deserved it,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “They were two important guys for our team.” Atkinson’s bat is what swung in his favor. He bat .305. “He had a good year at…

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Flames’ dominance is because of solid pitching, explosive hitting

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #BurnetCounty, #diamond, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team is continuing to put up statistics that are leading to lopsided victories and shortened contests. The latest was a 16-1 win against Bryan St. Joseph Catholic School on April 1 after the Flames (4-2, 2-0 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) beat Bryan Allen Academy by the same 16-1 score March 25. In both contests, sophomore pitcher Kade Shaw was on the mound. Against St. Joseph, Shaw struck out 10 of the 15 batters he faced, including the three at the…

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Bulldogs earn another come-from-behind district win

March 19, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #salado, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School baseball team found itself in familiar territory March 18 against Salado. The Bulldogs (6-4-1, 3-0 District 19-4A) lost their 5-3 lead headed into the seventh inning when the Eagles (7-5, 2-1) put three runs on the board for a 6-5 advantage. That’s when Burnet went to work. Ralston Vance had the game-tying RBI single. Jesse Bachmayer advanced Vance’s courtesy runner, Colby Zinz, to third on a ground ball. Zinz scored on a pass ball for the 7-6 win. “We’re 2-0 at home (in district play), which…

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‘Gouda’ will play baseball for Coastal Bend College

March 18, 2022April 6, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#baseball, #diamonds, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

Marble Falls High School senior Jon “Gouda” Zamarippa has committed to play baseball for Coastal Bend College and will sign his National Letter of Intent in a few weeks. It’s the culmination of playing a sport for 14 years. “I wanted to go to a junior college to find somewhere I can play for two years,” he said. “One of my coaches recommended it to me. I went on a trip there, and I loved it.” Most everyone calls Zamarippa “Gouda” thanks to his sibling, Jack. “I was a pretty…