Leps Grab Walk-Off Win Against First Place Caldwell

The La Grange baseball team became the first district team to knock off Caldwell Friday as the Leps beat the Hornets 9-8 in an extra-inning thriller.

Bennett Barber drove in Bradyn Prasek with the winning run in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the eighth inning.

That capped a big night at the plate for Barber, who had three hits and three RBIs.

Brock Loehr, Max Dixon and Holdyn Cooper also had hits for the Leps Friday.

Cooper reached base all five times up.

Loehr started the game on the mound for the Leps and pitched four innings, before Ty Stark hurled three innings of two-run relief.

Prasek struck out all three batters he faced in the top of eighth and then started the Leps rally in the bottom of the inning with a lead off walk. Dixon bunted him to second. He got to third when Cooper was hit by a pitch before Barber drove him in with the game-winner.

Caldwell was up 8-5 going into the bottom of the seventh inning when Barber drove in two with a hit and Hunter Sabo plated a run with a bases loaded walk.

La Grange improved to 10-11 overall and 4-3 in district. Caldwell dropped to 13-8 and 6-1 in district.

The Leps host Manor New Tech Tuesday at 7 p.m.

22-4A Baseball Caldwell 6-1 La Grange 4-3 Smithville 4-3 Taylor 4-3 Giddings 3-4 Manor NT 0-7