Eagle Pass Winn Mavericks Battle Alamo Heights Mules for Area Baseball Championship on May 14
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
The thundering Eagle Pass C. C. Winn High School Mavericks Baseball Team under the helm of Head Coach Heriberto Roiz advanced to the second round of the state 5A playoffs by virtue of their sweep of the San Antonio Burbank Bulldogs in the Bi-District Championship last week, garnering the right to battle the Alamo Heights Mules in the Area Championship in a one game playoff on Friday, May 14, 2021.
The Mavericks stellar pitching and timely hitting defeated the San Antonio Burbank Bulldogs 8-3 in Game 1 of their best of three Bi-District playoff series on May 7, 2021. Mavericks pitcher Jacob Salinas tossed a complete game to earn the win while Robert De La Garza belted a grand slam to secure the Game 1 victory.
In Game 2 against the San Antonio Burbank Bulldogs on May 8, the Mavericks offensive firepower belted four triples and plated five runs in the bottom of the third inning to defeat the Bulldogs 9-4 as pitcher Robert De La Garza hurled a complete game and helped his own cause going 3 for 4 at the plate with two RBIs.
The Mavericks sport an overall record of 21-3 going into the Area Championship game against the Alamo Heights Mules who are 22-10 in the season. The Mavericks playoff game against the Alamo Heights Mules is expected to be hard-fought with both teams having outstanding pitching and strong offensive batteries.
The Mavericks Area Championship game against Alamo Heights Mules will be held on Friday, May 14, 2021, at 6 p.m. at the San Antonio Independent School District Sports Complex Baseball Field No. 1, located at 1000 Edwards Street, San Antonio, Texas. All tickets for the game will be sold online only. The cost of a ticket is $5. There will be no tickets sold at the gate. To purchase your game ticket, go to: www.eventbrite.com/e/154295216145?aff=efbneb.
All Maverick Nation aficionados are encouraged to purchase their game tickets online and attend the game to cheer the Mavericks on to victory against the Alamo Heights Mules. Roll Maverick Roll!
