Eagle Pass Eagles down Harlingen South Hawks 3-2 in Game 2 to garner Area Championship

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

The mighty Eagle Pass High School Eagles downed the Harlingen South High School Hawks 3-2 in Game Two of their best of three Area Baseball Championship series on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Harlandale Independent School District Frank Tejeda Sports Complex in San Antonio, Texas, clinching the Area Championship in two consecutive games and advancing to the Regional Quarterfinals Championship next week.

The Eagles standout right hand pitcher Tony Galvan went the distance stifling the potent Hawks batters limiting them to only two runs while the Eagles mustered three runs to earn the come from behind win on a game winning base hit by standout senior second baseman R.J. Ruiz in the top of the seventh inning, garnering the Area Championship.

The Eagles now advance to the Regional Quarterfinals Championship next week against the winner between McAllen Rowe High School Warriors and the Edinburg North High School Cougars. Currently, McAllen Rowe and Edinburg North have split the first two games of their best of three Area Championship series in the Rio Grande Valley.

Congratulations to the Eagle Pass Eagles on winning the Area Baseball Championship from the Eagle Pass Business Journal. The Eagles are under the direction of Head Baseball Coach Reynol Mendoza.