Strong Opening Statements

Leps Beat Sealy 7-2

The La Grange baseball team started the playoffs strong with a 7-2 victory over Sealy in Game 1 of their Bidistrict best-of-three series Wednesday at Rice Consolidated.

Tristin Ulrich pitched 5.1 innings of two-run ball, striking out 11.

Colt Jobb pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to close out the game for the Leps.

Jobb also led the way for the Leps at the plate, with two hits and three RBIs. Ryder Klesel and Eli Gillum also had hits for the Leps. Gillum scored twice.

The Leps also drew seven walks.

Game 2 of the series was set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Weimar Vets Park. Game 3, if necessary, would be at 7 p.m. Saturday in Mumford.

Wednesday’s victory was the fourth in a row for the suddenly surging Leps (1510) and comes on the heels of Monday’s 5-3 playoff tiebreaker win over Giddings.

That victory earned the Leps the No. 1 small school playoff seed out of District 22-4A.

“The kids really wanted to win, they battled hard and did a lot of good things,” said La Grange head coach James Zaruba of Monday’s victory.

In that game, Gillum, Klesel, Hunter Gross and Ulrich combined on the pitching effort.

Dalton Janacek had two hits and two RBIs including a homer. Ulrich, Jonah Ehler, and Howard Holmes also had hits for the Leps in that game.

Now these young Leps (which only have one senior Oliver Gunn), are one win, away from the area round of the playoffs.

“We graduated seven seniors from last year so we had to fill a lot of positions,” Zaruba said. “We gave kids opportunities, and we rolled with it. It’s been fun developing these kids over the year.”

RTC Wins Game 1

Nail-biter 8-7

The Round Top-Carmine baseball team won Game 1 of its best-of-three series against Hull-Daisetta Wednesday 8-7 in Huntsville.

RTC’s Will Neese pitched 5.1 innings in that game, allowing one hit and 11 strikeouts.

Miles Neese and Carter Marburger closed out the game on the mound for the Cubs.

At the plate the Cubs were led by Facundo Cerda, who had two hits and three RBIs.

Will Neese, Carter Marburger and Cash Robertson also had hits Wednesday for the Cubs.

The series resumes Thursday at 6 p.m. back in Huntsville. If necessary a Game 3 would be Monday at 6 p.m. in Huntsville.

Shorthorns Bash

Kenedy in Game 1

The Schulenburg baseball team won Game 1 of its bestof three series against Kenedy Wednesday 18-4.

Connor Lichnovsky pitched five innings before Nick Goode closed out the game with a scoreless inning.

Offensively the Shorthorns bashed a trio of Kenedy pitchers, cranking out 17 hits.

Reid Janda had three hits and two RBIs.

Jayse Janda, Owen Brenek, Ian Reeves, Lichnovksy, Van Prihoda and Landon Conner all had two hits for the Shorthorns.

Lichnovksy hit a pair of doubles and drove in three runs. Reeves also had three RBIs.

Schulenburg also drew nine walks.

The series resumes Thursday at 5 p.m. in Hallettsville.