Eagle Pass Eagles Defeat Laredo LBJ Wolves 4-0
By: Samantha Herrera, Copyright 2015, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
The Eagle Pass High School Eagles varsity baseball team brought in another win for the 2015 season. With the performance of a strong pitcher and tremendous hitters, the Eagles vanquished the Laredo LBJ Wolves with a final score of 4 to 0 on Wednesday April 1, 2015.
Eagles Pitcher Tony Galvan delivered a total of 69 pitches at last week’s home game allowing only 2 hits and striking out five players. Galvan held up the LBJ Wolves from scoring any runs from the mound.
At the plate, Eagles lead-off hitter, Mando Lopez went 2 for 3 playing a key role in building the Eagles Score. After singling to short stop Lopez was then brought in to score then first run by No.23 Carlos Barrera sacrifice fly hit. Lopez then scored and out of the park homerun to left field scoring the second run of the game at the bottom of the third inning.
After quickly achieving three outs at the top of the fourth inning, the Eagle once again scored another run when left fielder Olexis Gutierrez hit a sacrifice fly so Jorge Rodriguez could make it home after Rodriguez tripled to center field.
The Eagles infield then went on to shut down the wolves with another quick three outs at the top of the fifth inning.
With 2 outs at the bottom of the fifth inning Mando Lopez went up to bat looking to score another run. Lopez reached second base when the LBJ center fielder missed the catch. Lopez was then relieved by courtesy runner No. 6, Alan Rodriguez. Next, senior right fielder, Isaac Ramirez singled to left field sending Rodriguez to third base. Senior, Carlos Barrera, then lined out to center field scoring Rodriguez for the final run for the Eagles.
After the well thought out play, the last two innings were cake for the Eagles. At the top of the sixth inning, the LBJ Wolves were looking to rally in at least a couple of runs, but second baseman, De Andre Torres and third baseman, Mando Lopez stopped easy ground balls to make the first two outs, and Torres with the final out at second base when LBJ’s Miguel Meija hit a ground ball straight to Torres.
The Eagles attempted to bring in a couple more hits but were unable to do so due to the LBJ’s fielding skills. To finish the game, center fielder, Olexis Gutierrez caught a fly ball hit by LBJ’s pitcher, Gustavo Campos, and the Eagles pitcher, Galvan struck out the last two hitters of the game.
The Eagles current season record is 3-5 in the first round of this year’s District 29-6A baseball season. The next home game will be held Friday April 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the EPISD Student Activity Center.
