Category: Baseball

by Yale Youngblood, Special to Big Country Preps

GAME STORY: Argyle takes advantage of nine walks, fast start to down Wylie 7-5 in Game 1

SAGINAW — The Argyle Eagles walked past the Wylie Bulldogs 7-5 in the opening game of their best-of-three Region 1-5A Division II final series Tuesday afternoon.

You pretty much can add the word “literally,” if you want to.

Wyle pitchers issued nine free passes, including five in the first two innings, and Argyle used the Bulldogs’ generosity to score six runs in their first two at-bats.

The Bulldogs gamely answered the Eagles’ three-run first inning with three runs of their own in the top of the second, but Argyle put up a carbon-copy bottom half of the inning. And while Wylie made it interesting down the stretch, the Eagles (23-14-1) held on and are now a win away from a trip to the state semifinals.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Reed takes our final award for 2025-26

As is our tradition, with the UIL State Track and Field Championships now over, we conclude our Big Country Preps Player of the Week column for the 2025-26 school year.  We’ll pick it up again on Monday, Aug. 31. 

In the meantime, our final award of the school year belongs to Gordon senior Stryker Reed, and with good reason. At the state track meet, Reed won state titles in both the 110 and 300 hurdles, breaking his own state records in both events at 14.20 and 37.24. He took an additional gold with the 1600 relay team with a 47.8 split and bronze in the pole vault at 14-0.  He nearly captured a fifth medal in Austin, taking fourth in the high jump at 6-2.

Oh, and did we mention he plays baseball? 

Well, he does — well enough to help the Longhorns to a series sweep of Oglesby last week, going a combined 4 of 5 with a double, triple, two RBIs, three runs scored and two steals. He also pitched in Game 2, allowing one earned run in three innings of work with four strikeouts. 

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Wall finishes sweep of Coahoma with dominant all-around effort

ABILENE — A day after a three-run top of the first inning propelled the Wall baseball team to a 13-1 win over Coahoma in Game 1 of the Region I-3A Division II semifinal at McMurry University’s Walt Driggers Field, the Bulldogs started Game 2 off with their own crooked number.

Coahoma, however, was unable to sustain the momentum of the fast start as the Hawks finished off a sweep of the best-of-three series with a 9-3 win on Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldogs managed just four hits off Wall starting pitcher Gage Reichenau — and they were just fractions of an inch away from only getting one hit in his four innings of work.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Wylie rebounds from Game 2 loss to take series from Burleson, advances to regional finals

GRAHAM — After routing Burleson 11-4 in the opener of its Region I-5A Division II semifinals series on Thursday, the Wylie baseball team found itself in a position it didn’t want to be in Friday — facing elimination at the Graham High School Baseball Field.

But the Bulldogs bounced back from a 5-3 loss in Game 2 with another dominant effort in the series clincher, using a pair of five-run innings to pull away for a 14-4 run-rule win and punch their ticket to the regional finals.

After seeing 11 hits, including two home runs, result in just three runs in Friday’s early game, Wylie turned 12 hits, seven walks and six Burleson errors into a huge run total in the rubber match, taking pressure off its pitching staff early on the way to earning a date next week with all-sport playoff nemesis Argyle.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Lefty Oliver, bullpen shine for Wall in Game 1 win over Coahoma

ABILENE — Wall baseball coach Jeremy Gordon knows that at this point in the season, bullpen depth becomes more and more important with each passing week.

That’s why, with Kellan Oliver in the middle of a one-hitter in Wall’s 13-1 win over Coahoma in Game 1 of their best-of-three regional semifinal series at McMurry University’s Walt Driggers Field on Friday, he turned to Wyatt Jost and Kalan Sanders for the final two innings.

After the game, Gordon was quick to note why getting Jost and Sanders on the mound was important.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Hamlin rallies to take Game 1 from May to open regional semifinals series

EULA — The Hamlin baseball team scored the final four runs Wednesday to rally for a 5-2 win over May in the opener of a Region I-1A semifinal series at the Eula Athletic Complex.

Trailing 2-1 after an inning, the Pied Pipers bookended a two-run fourth with single runs in the third and fifth, and that was more than enough offense for starter Ian Gruben, who shut the Tigers out in the final six innings of a complete-game gem.

The victory improved Hamlin to 17-1 on the year and gives the Pipers an opportunity to close out the best-of-three series when it resumes at 6 p.m. Thursday with Game 2. Should the Tigers (16-2) bounce back to take that one, a decisive third game would be played on Monday.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Locked-in Gruben, opportunistic baserunning propels Hamlin past Hermleigh

ABILENE — Several times in his career, Hamlin senior Ian Gruben has flirted with a no-hitter — including taking a perfect game into the fifth inning earlier this year against Aspermont.

On Thursday night, Hamlin’s ace lost his chance at his first no-hitter on a seventh-inning single, but he did more than enough before that as the Pied Pipers took a 12-2 win over Hermleigh in a one-game Region I-1A area-round playoff at McMurry University’s Walt Driggers Field.

While the single by Braidyn Lynch was hard-hit and clean, Gruben said it was on him as he issued a leadoff walk in the frame that had Ian Hutchings holding a runner on base.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: May walks off with thrilling 5-4 win in 10 innings to open area-round series with Ira

EULA — It took 10 innings and four lead changes to decide, but at the end of a marathon opener to the Region I-1A area-round series between May and Ira, it was the Tigers celebrating a thrilling 5-4 victory at the Eula Athletic Complex.

May trailed 2-1 after 2½ innings and 4-3 heading to the bottom of the ninth, but coach Chad Dail’s squad came through with an answer each and every time it needed one to hold off a spirited Ira squad and improve to 15-1 on the year.

The victory gives the Tigers a chance to close out the series when it resumes at 7 p.m. Thursday back in Eula, while Ira (13-4) will be looking to force a deciding third game with a win. Should a rubber match be necessary, it would be played at noon on Saturday at the same site.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Five-run sixth fuels Stamford to come-from-behind win over Coleman in pivotal Game 3

EULA — Trailing Coleman 4-2 after five innings in a winner-take-all Game 3 of a Region I-2A Division II bi-district series, the Stamford baseball team found itself running out of outs Monday at the Eula Athletic Complex.

When the Bluecats gave them a few extras in the top of the sixth, the Bulldogs made sure to capitalize.

Taking advantage of a pair of errors around a dropped line drive that resulted in one out instead of an inning-ending double play, Stamford spawned a five-run rally out of seemingly nowhere to pull out a 7-4 win and outlast CHS for a thrilling series victory.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Wylie sophomore takes this week’s award with a no-hitter

Nothing quite like starting off a playoff series with a masterpiece from your pitcher. 

Wylie sophomore Gehrig Fletcher delivered this artwork last week in a 7-0 win in Game 1 of a bi-district series with Lubbock Coronado. 

Not only did the 10th grader throw a seven-inning no-hitter, but he did it with an unusual twist: he only struck out three batters.

No-hitters are rare enough, but throwing one while pitching to contact is something one almost never sees in a game dominated by aluminum bats. 

“Gehrig is a kid that puts in the work every day,” coach Grant Martin said. He is the epitome of hard work, determination, and resilience.

“He is the best teammate and exemplifies what a student athlete should be. What a performance in a big time setting. So proud of him!”

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Stephenville rallies for extra-innings win over Estacado to keep season alive

ABILENE — Trailing 2-1 and down to their final out in Game 3 of their Region I-4A Division I bi-district series with Lubbock Estacado at Abilene Christian University’s Crutcher Scott Field, the Stephenville baseball team had the guy they wanted coming to bat in junior Trot Jordan.

While he didn’t drive in the tying run, Jordan did enough to extend the inning as the Yellow Jackets rallied for a 5-2 win in nine innings.

Stephenville coach Alec Bryant said there was nobody else on the team that he wanted at the plate in that situation after Jordan set school records for stolen bases and home runs this season.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Mineral Wells holds off Frenship Memorial rally for bi-district sweep

ABILENE — An eventful week for the Mineral Wells baseball team came to a close as the Rams finished off a Region I-4A Division I bi-district series sweep of Frenship Memorial with a 6-4 win Saturday afternoon at Abilene Christian University’s Crutcher Scott Field.

The week started with the Rams dealing with a devastating EF-3 tornado that tore through town and ended with the baseball and softball teams extending their season with playoff sweeps.

Mineral Wells coach Jacob Clay was pleased with how his squad dealt with the events of the week — and the resiliency they showed in the aftermath.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Methodical offensive approach propels Brock to sweep of Levelland

EULA — Instead of letting a bases-loaded situation with no outs in the first inning that saw them score on two wild pitches and nothing else demoralize them, the Brock baseball team used it as a way to demonstrate that it will take what an opposing pitcher gives it and cruised to a 12-1 win over Levelland to close out a sweep of the Region I-4A Division II bi-district series.

The Eagles achieved the series win without having to use Arizona State University signee Evan O’Connor on the mound — though he was ready and available to start Game 3.

Instead, Brock coach Koby Page turned to Colton Ripple for Game 2 after Weston Pickard earned the win on the mound in the series opener on Thursday. Page said that pitching depth is a nice luxury to have.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Tough break, missed opportunities cost Stephenville in 3-2 loss to Lubbock Estacado

ABILENE — A tough break and some missed opportunities in key spots were the difference between a series sweep and another trip to Abilene for the Stephenville baseball team, which was left asking, ‘what if’ after a 3-2 loss to Lubbock Estacado on Friday in Game 2 of its Region I-4A Division I bi-district series.

Holding a 2-1 advantage after 3½ innings at Abilene Christian University’s Crutcher Scott Field, the Yellow Jackets lost the lead after having a would-be inning-ending double play wiped out by a judgement call. And trailing from that point forward, SHS failed to cash in on a pair of excellent scoring opportunities, leaving the bases loaded in both the fifth and seventh innings.

The end result was a frustrating loss and a deciding third game back at ACU, where coach Alec Bryant hopes to see his team arrive on Saturday more prepared to seize the moment.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Edington leads Coleman past Stamford in Game 2, Bluecats even series with 5-3 win

EULA — Needing a win to avoid elimination after dropping a 1-0 thriller in the opener of its Region I-2A Division II bi-district series against Stamford, the Coleman baseball team stood tall Thursday, defeating the Bulldogs 5-3 at the Eula Athletic Complex to even the series and force a deciding third game on Monday.

And at the center of that effort was the tallest Bluecat of them all, 6-foot-5 junior Hunter Edington, who pitched a complete-game gem and matched teammate Braylon Stewart and SHS standout Alek Hernandez for the game’s hits lead to ensure that the District 7-2A champions would have at least one more game this season.

Edington went all seven innings on the mound for Coleman, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks while striking out six Bulldogs hitters. He also had a near-perfect day at the plate, going 2 for 2 with a pair of walks and an RBI.

Together, those efforts sparked a strong response from the Bluecats, who now find themselves in the same situation they were in a year ago — in this same round against the same opponent.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Stamford’s Hernandez bests Coleman’s Torres in thrilling pitchers’ duel to open series

EULA — For seven full innings Wednesday, Stamford’s Alek Hernandez and Coleman’s Brayden Torres went toe to toe and blow for blow like a couple of heavyweight champs.

With each looking to pitch his team to an early advantage in a high-profile Region I-2A Division II bi-district series between the Bulldogs and Bluecats, the senior starters delivered a pitcher’s duel for the ages in front of a strong and appreciative crowd at the Eula Athletic Complex.

In the end, a single run was all that separated the two, and it took seven innings to score as Hernandez and his SHS teammates outlasted Torres and the Bluecats 1-0 in a thrilling series opener that had both coaches feeling romantic about baseball in its aftermath.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Hamlin explodes for 19 runs to blow out Cross Plains in series opener

EULA — The Hamlin baseball team kicked off its playoff run in dominant fashion Tuesday, scoring early and often in a 19-2 win over Cross Plains in Game 1 of a best-of-three Region I-1A bi-district series at the Eula baseball field.

The Pied Pipers broke a scoreless tie with a five-run second inning and increased their lead to 9-2 by the start of the fifth, when they exploded for 10 runs to put the run rule into effect.

Ian Gruben limited the Buffaloes to two unearned runs over four strong innings to earn the win, which puts HHS in position to clinch the series when play resumes at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Eula.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brock’s Blue wins accolade with remarkable performance

If you’re going to top someone who throws a perfect game in our in our Big Country Preps Player of the Week column, you had better do something very special.

This rare occurrence took place last week when Brock sophomore shortstop Kayden Blue helped the Lady Eagles to a three-game bi-district series win over Levelland with a truly memorable performance. In the process, she edged Abilene High ace George Ferguson, who delivered a perfect game win over Cooper. 

With Brock sandwiching wins in Games 1 and 3 (5-1 and 5-2) around a 5-4 loss in Game 2, Blue was quite literally unstoppable, going 10-for-10 in the series with five runs scored (accounting for more than a third of BHS’ run tally. Yet it doesn’t stop there. She also posted a pair of walks (one intentional), making her a perfect 12 for 12 in reaching base throughout a difficult series against excellent competition. 

“Kayden showed all the characteristics of a great leader in all three games and was phenomenal in the leadoff spot for us”

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Colley’s gem helps Abilene High clinch share of first district title since 2015

The Abilene High baseball team locked up a share of its first district championship in more than a decade on Friday, shutting out Cooper 7-0 at Cougar Field to finish the District 4-5A season in a first-place tie with Wylie.

Led by junior starter Gavin Colley, who struck out 11 on his way to a two-hit shutout, the Eagles (21-9-1 overall) improved to 9-3 in league play to match Wylie (20-5-1, 9-3), which rallied for a 5-2 win over Wichita Falls Legacy on Friday to clinch its share of the district title.

In support of Colley,  who worked around a pair of walks and three errors to keep Cooper off the board, AHS scored one run in each of the first two innings before breaking the game open with a four-run third. That early production allowed the Eagles to coast to the season sweep of the Cougars, who fell to 11-20-1 overall and 3-9 in league play with the loss.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Wall outlasts Jim Ned for 2-1 win in thrilling end to regular season

TUSCOLA — The District 6-3A race saw a fierce battle between No. 4 Wall and No. 5 Jim Ned all season long and it came down to the final night of the regular season between the two heavy hitters on Wednesday night.

After being postponed by 24 hours due to the storms that came through the Big Country on Monday night, the Hawks won a 2-1 thriller in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Indian Field.

It was a much different outcome than Wall’s 10-5 win over the Indians on Friday — a game that gave Jim Ned its first loss of the season as it had entered that game ranked No. 1 in the state.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Ferguson’s perfect game fuels Abilene High to 5-0 Senior Night win over Cooper

During a junior season that might best be described as “otherworldly,” Abilene High ace George Ferguson has flirted with perfection on several occasions.

On Tuesday, against crosstown rival Cooper, the 6-foot-4 flamethrower finally achieved it.

Pitching in front of a packed Senior Night crowd at Blackburn Field, Ferguson retired all 21 batters he faced to lead the Eagles to a 5-0 win over the Cougars. The University of Texas commit needed just 82 pitches to complete his first career perfect game, notching 16 strikeouts in the process.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Hawley claims third district title since 2015 with win over Albany

HAWLEY — The Hawley baseball team ended its run in the current itineration of District 8-2A on Tuesday night the same way that it started it during the 2014-15 school year: as district champions.

The Bearcats claimed their third district championship in that span — matching the effort of the 2015 and 2019 squads — with an 11-4 win over Albany.

Having spent the past dozen years competing against the likes of Albany, Stamford and Anson, among others, the Bearcats will find themselves in a new look District 8-2A starting next year with Albany, Abilene TLCA, Bangs, Coleman and Cross Plains. After Tuesday’s game, Bearcats coach Jamie Seago took time to recognize the competition that the current version of the district has given his squad.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ferguson’s heartbreak sufficient for this week’s award

There are varying degrees of “no-hitter” in both high school baseball and softball. This is especially true when the mercy rule is concerned, with pitchers holding the opposition hitless through five innings (in a 10-run rule game) and in the case of the 15-run rule, through only three frames. 

Whether those should be called actual no-hitters, depends on who you speak to. 

There was, however, nothing arguable about the potential no-no delivered by Abilene junior pitcher George Ferguson in last week’s 2-0 win over Wichita Falls Memorial.  To begin with, Ferguson held Memorial hitless through 8.2 innings before finally giving up an infield single in the ninth.  In the process, he walked only one batter and fanned 17. 

It was nothing short of a brilliant performance against a Memorial team that had won eight straight games. If ever one deserved credit for a no-hitter without actually throwing one, it’s Ferguson. 

“George did a great job on the mound from start to finish and that included a 45-minute weather delay,” coach Brad Harman said.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Walker, Garrett shine as Wylie offense explodes for 11-1 run-rule win over Cooper

Needing a win over Cooper and an Abilene High loss to Wichita Falls Memorial to move back into position to control its own destiny in the District 4-5A championship race, the Wylie baseball team got both Friday.

The Bulldogs did their part with an 11-1 home win over the Cougars, while Memorial rallied past AHS for a 7-5 win on the other side of town to create a logjam atop the league standings, where Wylie (18-5-1, 7-3), Abilene High (19-9-1, 7-3) and Memorial (15-14, 8-4) all remain in contention for the district title.

The rule-rule victory — and the offensive explosion that helped facilitate it — were both welcome sights for Wylie coach Grant Martin, whose team was coming off a 2-0 win over Cooper on Tuesday and had averaged just four runs per game over its last five contests. And with Friday’s results, the Bulldogs can now clinch at least a share of the district championship with a sweep of last-place Wichita Falls Legacy in its final district series next week.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Wichita Falls Memorial rallies past Abilene High on night former coach is honored

April 16 is slowly turning into Jim Reese Day on the campus of Abilene High.

Five years to the day after Reese was honored with a retirement ceremony as he neared the end of his career leading the AHS softball team, the Abilene High baseball team honored the man that led that program from 1995-1999 prior to their District 4-5A matchup with Wichita Falls Memorial at Blackburn Field on Thursday.

Under Reese’s leadership, the Eagles reached the third round of the playoffs in 1996, 1997 and 1998. The final two years were as the District 4-5A champion while the first run came after AHS finished in third place in district.

Coming off a 1-0 win in nine innings over the Mavericks on Tuesday, the Eagles saw several missed opportunities early in the game come back to cost them late as Memorial rallied for a 7-5 win to spoil the night’s festivities that saw former AHS coaches Derran Lackey and Ryan Lewis in attendance, along with a number players whose lives have been touched by Reese.

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Baseball stat leaders
by Evan Ren

Area Baseball Stat Leaders (through April 16)

Here are the area’s baseball statistical leaders through April 16.

Statistics are from throughout the Big Country Preps circulation area as submitted by coaches. These lists will be continually updated as we receive more submissions. 

If your favorite team is missing, please give your head coach a friendly reminder to check his email for our weekly stat request or send Evan Ren a note at Evan.Ren@BigCountryPreps.com. 

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by Brandon McAuliffe

DISTRICT 4-5A BASEBALL: Fletcher, McCarty combine for shutout as Wylie takes thriller over Cooper; Ferguson dominant in AHS win

While the Cooper and Wylie baseball teams will be headed to the postseason in different playoff brackets, there was still a lot on the line for both sides when they met at Cougar Field on Tuesday in a key District 4-5A matchup.

Cooper entered the Southtown Showdown trailing Abilene High by three games in the standings in the race for the top seed in the Division I bracket with four games to play — including a pair with the Eagles next week. The Cougars entered the game knowing that they would probably have to go 4-0 over the next two weeks against their crosstown foes to improve their playoff positioning.

Wylie, on the other hand, trailed Wichita Falls Memorial by one game for the top seed in the Division II bracket — with the Mavericks holding the head-to-head tiebreaker after taking two of three district contests from the Bulldogs. Wylie was in better shape, knowing that Memorial closes out its regular season this week against AHS and the Bulldogs would potentially be in control of their own seeding destiny with a win on Tuesday.

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Stephenville senior takes our weekly award

In a week that featured at least a half dozen athletes who could have taken our Big Country Preps Player of the Week, we finally settled on a Stephenville senior for our weekly award. 

Willis Jackson, one of the premiere speedsters in the Big Country, took four district titles in the District 6-4A meet last week

This included individual gold medals in the 100 meters (10.66), long jump (22-8.5) and Triple jump (43-8.5). He also collected gold with the 800 relay team (1:28.53), along with a silver with the 400 relay (42.45). 

“Willis is headed to the area track meet in five events,” coach Kolt Kittley said. “He comes to workouts every day with a big smile and a great attitude.

“He was huge in helping us win the district track meet this year.”

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by Brandon McAuliffe

DISTRICT 4-5A BASEBALL: Wylie falls to Wichita Falls Memorial, Cooper clinches postseason berth

All it took was a 90-second stretch for things to unravel for the Wylie baseball team at home against Wichita Falls Memorial in a crucial District 4-5A matchup on Friday night.

With Carter Hoffman facing a 2-2 count with two outs in the top of the seventh of a 4-4 game, the Memorial senior appeared to swing at an offering from Wylie pitcher Gehrig Fletcher — an effort that had Fletcher walking off the mound and Memorial coach Rob Johnson walking down the third base path towards his own dugout.

In a wild turn of events, Hoffman was ruled to have not offered at the pitch, with an appeal of the checked swing being unheralded to extend the frame. Two pitches later, Hoffman hit an inside-the-park home run when Wylie center fielder Blaze Ruffin appeared to lose his footing while trying to stop a hard charge at cutting the ball off, and the three-pitch sequence allowed the Mavericks to escape with a 5-4 win on Friday night.

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