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.

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.

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