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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 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 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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Burnet baseball beats Marble Falls

CAPTION: Bowen Raiford waits for his pitch against the Marble Falls Mustangs. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team defeated Marble Falls 4-1 in eight innings March 13 to spit the District 24-4A series. Three days earlier, the Mustangs slipped past the Bulldogs 3-0. “I thought both games were played really, really well on Tuesday and on Friday,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “On Friday night, we kept giving ourselves opportunity after opportunity after opportunity, and we weren’t successful early and our kids were getting a…

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Marble Falls baseball goes undefeated at Llano tourney

CAPTION: Marble Falls sophomore Braxton Dicken slides into third base after taking multiple bases to get into scoring position against Austin Hyde Park. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team went 4-0 at the Llano’s Hill Country Classic tournament Feb. 26-28. The Mustangs (7-1) slipped past Austin Hyde Park 6-5 Feb. 28 after crushing Liberty Hill Legacy Ranch 13-0, Comanche 12-1 both on Feb. 27, and Hyde Park 9-1 to begin the event. Head coach Tyler Porter noted his players performed well. “I don’t mean…

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Marble Falls baseball beats Cameron Yoe

CAPTION: Sophomore pitcher Crawford Mattox was one of several pitchers who led the defensive effort in beating Cameron Yoe. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team stomped Cameron Yoe 11-1 in five innings Feb. 24. “It was good,” head coach Tyler Porter said. “We did what I told them we’d do, what we were supposed to do. Cameron had good pitching, their kids competed and did a great job.” The Mustangs plated three runs in the second inning highlighted by a RBI double by junior…

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Burnet baseball has solid first week

CAPTION: Tate Lambright is one of several veterans the Bulldogs are counting on to deliver in all phases. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team posted a 2-3 record during the first week of the season. The Bulldogs defeated Fredericksburg 5-4 Feb. 16 in 11 innings in the season opener and Big Spring 7-1 Feb. 20 and lost to Austin McCallum 6-5 Feb. 19 and Fredericksburg 4-2 Feb. 20 at the Fredericksburg Tournament. Head coach Russell Houston said he saw a lot of good things. “I…

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Burnet baseball looks to continue recent success

CAPTION: Cohen Jorpeland is one of three experienced pitchers returning this season. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Burnet High School baseball team is ready to add another chapter of success on top of what the program has already accomplished, The Bulldogs, who won a Class 4A Division II bi-district title a year ago, return six players with experience and work ethic to do even more. “I’m encouraged by the returners’ experience that we have,” head coach Russell Houston said. “A lot of these kids have played in the playoffs…

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Marble Falls baseball has numerous all-district picks

CAPTION: Junior Canon Cochran’s ability to play various spots in the infield and at pitcher impressed district coaches. Staff photo by Jennifer Fierro The Marble Falls High School baseball team returned to the Class 4A playoffs this year thanks to some outstanding performances from several Mustangs. These players left head coaches of other District 24-4A programs impressed, and they showed that by selecting them to all-district teams. First team all-district honors went to Canon Cochran, Atreyu Machacek, Crawford Mattox and John Alan Whittle. All four were part of the Mustangs’ pitching…

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Burnet baseball loses to La Grange

CAPTION: Senior pitcher Matthew Valdez shows tremendous strength and control while throwing strikes against La Grange. Photo by Martelle Luedecke/Luedecke Photography The Burnet High School baseball team lost to La Grange 2-1 in a best-of-three area series in the Class 4A Division II playoffs. The series was played May 9-10 in Hutto. The Bulldogs end the season with a 20-10 record. “Not many teams can can win 20 games,” head coach Russell Houston said. “The kids had to win seven in a row to get in the playoffs. That put…

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