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Burnet baseball looks to bounce back against Salado

The Burnet High School baseball team lost to Salado 12-2 May 4 during the first game of the bi-district best-of-three series. Game two will be played at 7 p.m. Friday, May 5, at Bulldog Diamonds. Game three, if necessary, will be played at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at Bulldog Diamonds. The Eagles seized control of the contest in the first inning when they plated five runs then added another in the second. The Bulldogs trimmed the deficit to 6-2 in the top of the fourth inning. But Salado scored…

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Mason baseball faces Holland in one-game playoff

The Mason High School baseball team is facing Holland in a Class 2A bi-district contest at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at Dripping Springs High School. The Punchers (13-8, 8-4 third place in District 28-2A) is bracing for an opponent that didn’t get the regular season ending it was headed for. The Hornets (23-6, 14-2 District 27-2A runners-up) were in first place in the district standings until the final week of the regular season. “They lost their last two games,” Mason head coach Jay Immel said. Holland lost to Thorndale…

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Johnson City baseball prepares for more weeks of play

The Johnson City High School baseball team will play Granger for a bi-district championship in a best-of-three series in Lago Vista that begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 4. Game two is at 5 p.m. Friday, May 5, and game three, if necessary, follows the second contest. “I wanted to do a doubleheader on day one,” Eagles head coach Steven Shipley said. “It’s a one seed versus a four seed. I feel confident.” The Eagles (16-6, 12-0 District 28-2A champions) haven’t played since their 17-4 run-rule win against Center Point…

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Burnet baseball is set to renew rivalry with Salado

The Burnet High School baseball team will resume an old district rivalry for a bi-district championship when the Bulldogs meet Salado in a best-of-three series in the area round of the Class 4A playoffs. Game one is set for Thursday, May 4, in Salado, while game two will be played Thursday, May 5, at Bulldog Diamonds on the Burnet High School campus. Both contests start at 7 p.m. If necessary, game three will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6, with site to be determined. “We’re excited about getting in…

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