Regional Semi-Finals
Flower Mound wins the series 2-1
Here is a recap of each of the games.
Game One
Weatherford Kangaroos watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 9-0 loss to Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity on Saturday. Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity took the lead on a sacrifice fly in the first inning.
The Weatherford Kangaroos struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity, giving up nine runs.
Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity opened up scoring in the first inning. Zane Becker's sac fly scored one run for Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity.
One bright spot for Weatherford Kangaroos was a double by Omar Juarez in the first inning.
Zack James earned the victory on the mound for Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity. The righthander surrendered zero runs on three hits over six innings, striking out four and walking one. C Head threw one inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Will Jordan took the loss for Weatherford Kangaroos. The righthander lasted six innings, allowing seven hits and nine runs while striking out three.
Colton McClure led Weatherford Kangaroos with two hits in three at bats.
Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity didn't commit a single error in the field. Cole Ridenour had nine chances in the field, the most on the team.
Game Two
Weatherford Kangaroos took the lead late and defeated Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity 5-3 on Saturday. The game was tied at one with Weatherford Kangaroos batting in the top of the sixth when Joel Gonzales singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs.
Weatherford Kangaroos got things moving in the first inning, when Wyatt Perdue singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity tied things up at one when Andrew Robinson singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Kannon Kemp earned the victory on the pitcher's mound for Weatherford Kangaroos. The righty lasted seven innings, allowing seven hits and three runs while striking out one and walking one.
Mason Arnold took the loss for Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity. The righty lasted five and two-thirds innings, allowing eight hits and five runs while striking out four.
Weatherford Kangaroos collected eight hits. Rhys Vindiola and Perdue each had multiple hits for Weatherford Kangaroos. Perdue and Vindiola each collected two hits to lead Weatherford Kangaroos.
Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity racked up seven hits. Robinson and Sam Erickson all collected multiple hits for Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity. Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Zane Becker had the most chances in the field with eight.
Game Three
Weatherford Kangaroos watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in an 8-2 loss to Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity on Saturday. Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity took the lead on a single in the second inning.
The Weatherford Kangaroos struggled to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity, giving up eight runs.
Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity got things moving in the second inning. Andrew Robinson drove in one when Robinson singled.
Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity scored four runs in the fourth inning. Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity's big inning was driven by a single by Adrian Rodriguez and by Zane Becker.
Jacob Gholston got the win for Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity. The righty allowed five hits and two runs over six and a third innings, striking out three. Evan Rolison threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
Carter Norris took the loss for Weatherford Kangaroos. The pitcher went two innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out two.
JT Cienega led Weatherford Kangaroos with two hits in two at bats.
Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity tallied nine hits. Sam Erickson, Garrett Wallace, and Rodriguez all had multiple hits for Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity. Erickson went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity in hits. Flower Mound Jaguars Varsity didn't commit a single error in the field. Cole Ridenour had ten chances in the field, the most on the team.