Area Baseball Rdp: Athens falls to North Lamar in Game 3
Published 9:12 pm Saturday, May 21, 2016
LINDALE – Pinch hitter Austin Exum singled and came home on a hit by Brayden Steed in the bottom of the eighth to send Paris North Lamar to a 4-3 victory over Athens in Game 3 of their best-of-three Class 4A regional quarterfinal on Saturday at Eagle Field.
Athens forced a Game 3 with an 11-0 win in Game 2 earlier Saturday.
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North Lamar advances to play Argyle in the regional semifinals.
In the finale, Jacob Roberts pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on four hits and one walk in eight innings of work. He struck out four.
Trey Scudder led the Panthers at the plate, two-run double in the third.
Athens did all its damage in the sixth but couldn’t make the most of five North Lamar errors. Jeremy Bateman, Landon Bynum, Alex Fernandez and Peyton Brewer had hits for the Hornets.
Brandon Boyd, who pitched Game 2, struck out three, allowing two runs on one hit and a walk in three innings of work before Paden Quade relieved him.
In Game 2, Athens scored three runs in the first inning and continued to pile it on in the following frames to win 11-0.
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Bateman doubled, tripled, stole two bases and scored four runs with Boyd going 2 for 3 with a double and three runs batted in.
Boyd received more than enough run support on the mound as he delivered five scoreless innings while allowing two hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
The game was called after the fifth inning because of the 10-run rule.
Pleasant Grove 7, Pittsburg 0
PITTSBURG – Pleasant Grove’s Joe Pearlman hurled a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts to knock Pittsburg out of the Class 4A playoffs with a sweep in their regional quarterfinal series on Saturday.
The Hawks won 4-1 in Game 1 on Friday.
Pearlman was nearly perfect, with Brett McGee reaching on an error in the first inning for the Pirates’ only base runner.
Mark Ashby went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and Carson Cox added two hits, two runs, two RBIs and a double for Pleasant Grove, which advances to face Celina in the regional semifinals next week in a three-game series at Mike Carter Field.
Game 1 will be 3 p.m. Friday with Game 2 at noon Saturday. Game 3, if necessary will follow Game 2.
Class 5A Region II semifinals set for Mike Carter Field
The final four teams in Class 5A Region II will play at Mike Carter Field this Memorial Day weekend, with two District 16-5A teams still in it.
Whitehouse and Wylie will play a one-game series at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Lufkin and Mesquite Poteet face off in a best-of-three series, starting 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Game 2 is slated for 4 p.m. Saturday followed by Game 3, if necessary.
Whitehouse beat District 16-5A champion Corsicana 2-0 on Friday while Lufkin swept Hallsville in two games to leave two from the district still alive.
Also at Mike Carter Field, Pleasant Grove and Celina will battle in the Class 4A Region II playoffs. Game 1 is 3 p.m. Friday with Game 2 and, if necessary, Game 3, starting at noon Saturday.
High School Playoff Pairings
SOFTBALL
Regional Semifinals
Class 5A
Regional Semifinals
Region II
Lufkin 2, North Forney 1
Game 1: Lufkin 12, North Forney 8
Game 2: North Forney 8, Lufkin 3
Game 3: Lufkin 4, North Forney 3
Frisco 2, Mansfield Legacy 0
At Coppell HS
Game 1: Frisco 2, Legacy 1
Game 2: Frisco 2, Legacy 1
Regional Finals
Region II
Lufkin (36-4) vs. Frisco (29-1)
Class 4A
Regional Semifinals
Region II
Pleasant Grove 10, Celina 0, 5 innings
Paris North Lamar 2, Krum 0
Game 1: North Lamar 3, Krum 0
Game 2: North Lamar 4, Krum 3, 16 innings
Region III
Caldwell 2, Lorena 1
At Franklin HS
Game 1: Caldwell 9, Lorena 0
Game 2: Lorena 6, Caldwell 5, 8 innings
Game 3: Caldwell 1, Lorena 0
La Grange 2, Waco Robinson 0
At Liberty Hill HS
Game 1: La Grange 4, Robinson 1
Game 2: La Grange 11, Robinson 1
Regional Finals
Region II
Pleasant Grove (27-2) vs. Paris North Lamar (26-6)
Regional III
Caldwell (32-6) vs. La Grange (37-2)
Class 3A
Regional Semifinals
Region II
Brock 2, Redwater 0
At Plano East HS
Game 1: Brock 8, Redwater 2
Game 2: Brock 7, Redwater 5
Peaster 2, Hooks 0
At Grand Saline HS
Game 1: Peaster 2, Hooks 1
Game 2: Peaster 7, Hooks 3
Region III
West 2, Danbury 0
At Madisonville HS
Game 1: West 9, Danbury 0
Game 2: West 9, Danbury 0
Malakoff 6, Woodville 4
Regional Finals
Region II
Brock (35-3) vs. Peaster (21-5)
Regional III
West (33-6) vs. Malakoff (27-4-1)
Class 2A
Regional Semifinals
Region III
Beckville 2, Groveton 0
At Pollok Central HS
Game 1: Beckville 11, Groveton 2
Game 2: Beckville 18, Groveton 0
Harleton 2, Joaquin 0
At Texas A&M-Commerce
Game 1: Harleton 3, Joaquin 2
Game 2: Harleton 6, Joaquin 0
Regional Finals
Beckville (33-3-1) vs. Harleton (31-2)
BASEBALL
Class 5A
Regional Quarterfinals
Region II
Wylie 2, Prosper 0
At Plano West HS
Game 1: Wylie 4, Prosper 2
Game 2: Wylie 3, Prosper 2
Whitehouse 2, Corsicana 0
Mesquite Poteet 2,
Rockwall-Heath 0
At Sunnyvale HS
Game 1: Poteet 5, Rockwall-Heath 0
Game 2: Poteet 6, Rockwall-Heath 5
Lufkin 2, Hallsville 0
At Mike Carter Field
Game 1: Lufkin 7, Hallsville 5
Game 2: Lufkin 9, Hallsville 3
Regional Semifinals
Region II
Whitehouse (21-10) vs. Wylie (29-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Mike Carter Field
Mesquite Poteet vs. Lufkin
At Mike Carter Field
Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Game 2: 4 p.m. Saturday
Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary
Class 4A
Regional Quarterfinals
Region II
Celina 2, Krum 0
At McKinney Boyd HS
Game 1: Celina 5, Krum 1
Game 2: Celina 9, Krum 5
Pleasant Grove 2, Pittsburg 0
Game 1: Pleasant Grove 4, Pittsburg 1
Game 2: Pleasant Grove 7, Pittsburg 0
Argyle 2, Sanger 1
Game 1: Argyle 17, Sanger 1
Game 2: Sanger 3, Argyle 1
Game 3: Argyle 5, Sanger 0
Paris North Lamar 2, Athens 1
At Lindale HS
Game 1: North Lamar 5, Athens 4
Game 2: Athens 11, North Lamar 0
Game 3: North Lamar 4, Athens 3, 8 innings
Region III
Jasper 2, Carthage 1
Little Cypress-Mauriceville 7, Silsbee 2
Waco Robinson 2, Lufkin Hudson 1
At Madisonville HS
Game 1: Hudson 4, Robinson 2
Game 2: Robinson 10, Hudson 3
Game 3: Robinson 9, Hudson 2
Bridge City 2, West Orange-Stark 1
At Jasper HS
Game 1: West Orange-Stark 7, Bridge City 0
Game 2: Bridge City 6, West Orange-Stark 3
Game 3: Bridge City 3, West Orange-Stark 2
Regional Semifinals
Region II
Celina vs. Pleasant Grove
At Mike Carter Field
Game 1: 3 p.m. Friday
Game 2: noon Saturday
Game 3: 30 minutes after Game 2, if necessary
Argyle vs. Paris North Lamar
Region III
Jasper vs. Little Cypress-Mauriceville
Waco Robinson vs. Bridge City
Class 3A
Regional Quarterfinals
Region II
Brock 2, Peaster 0
At Graford HS
Game 1: Brock 4, Peaster 3
Game 2: Brock 5, Peaster 4
Farmersville 2, Grand Saline
At Copeland Field, Mesquite
Game 1: Grand Saline 3, Farmersville 2
Game 2: Farmersville 2, Grand Saline 1
Game 3: Farmersville 9, Grand Saline 0
Bowie 2, Gunter 1
At Eaton HS
Game 1: Gunter 8, Bowie 0
Game 2: Bowie 9, Gunter 8
Game 3: Bowie 3, Gunter 1
Van Alstyne 2, Edgewood 0
At Tillery Field, Mesquite
Game 1: Van Alstyne 4, Edgewood 3
Game 2: Van Alstyne 11, Edgewood 2
Region III
West 2, Troy 0
Game 1: West 9, Troy 1
Game 2: West 11, Troy 1
Danbury 2, Leon 0
Game 1: Danbury 8, Leon 0
Game 2: Danbury 6, Leon 2
White Oak 2, Rogers 1
Game 1: Rogers 6, White Oak 4
Game 2: White Oak 9, Rogers 3
Game 3: White Oak 5, Rogers 4
Central Heights 2, East Bernard 0
At A&M Consolidated HS
Game 1: Central Heights 10, East Bernard 0
Game 2: Central Heights 3, East Bernard 2
Regional Semifinals
Region II
Brock vs. Farmersville
Bowie vs. Van Alstyne
Region III
West vs. Danbury
White Oak vs. Central Heights
Class 2A
Regional Quarterfinals
Region III
Harleton 2, James Bowie 0
Game 1: Harleton 6, Bowie 1
Game 2: Harleton 9, Bowie 2
Beckville 2, West Sabine 0
At Gary HS
Game 1: Beckville 11, West Sabine 2
Game 2: Beckville 10, West Sabine 1
Maud 1, Union Grove 0
Lovelady 1, Joaquin 1
Game 1: Joaquin 4, Lovelady 3
Game 2: Lovelady 9, Joaquin 2
Game 3: Lovelady 9, Joaquni 2
Regional Semifinals
Region III
Harleton vs. Beckville
Maud vs. Lovelady
TAPPS 4A
State Semifinals
At Baseball USA, Houston
Midland Christian (25-10-1) vs. Bullard Brook Hill (19-10), noon Tuesday, May 24
Austin Hyde Park (23-8-1) vs. Houston Second Baptist (30-9), 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 24
State Championship
At Baseball USA, Houston
Semifinal winners, 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25