Region IV Semi-finals

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Sinton vs Yoakum
Gm 1: Thur - 8PM at La Grange
Gm 2: Sat - 3PM at Whataburger Field
Gm 3: 30 min after (if nec)

La Vernia vs Hidalgo
TBD on Monday

Congrats to all 4 teams making it to sweet 16!

[Be_Advised]

Hope to make it out to Whataburger Field on Saturday.

[Be_Advised]

Hoping maybe La Vernia and Hidalgo will play locally since the coastal bend is basically halfway.

[Scoop27]

http://txhighschoolbaseball.com/3a/3a-regional-semifinal-matchups-2/

[Be_Advised]

Torn between Hidalgo and La Vernia or Sinton and Yoakum on Saturday since both in Corpus Christi.

[YTBulldogs]

Nice little story about the Ykm journey this year.

http://www.advosports.com/news/2014/may/20/mf_yoakumbases_05214_240139/

[44INAROW]

Nice little story about the Ykm journey this year.

http://www.advosports.com/news/2014/may/20/mf_yoakumbases_05214_240139/

Good Luck to the Dogs :cool: and Good Luck to the Pirates :) would like to see a Yoakum/Sinton matchup -

[YTBulldogs]

Come watch it then 44, starting tomorrow in LaGrange (8PM), then in Corpus Saturday (3PM). Ykm only 4th place team, still alive in any classification.

[1st and goal]

I hear La Vernia is tough.

Good luck Yoakum.

Seems strange that the 1st game is in LG on school night at 8PM. ??? Long drive home for the Pirate team. What about Victoria being a neutral field? I guess Goliad doesn't have much of a baseball field.

[pirate4state]

I hear La Vernia is tough.

Good luck Yoakum.

Seems strange that the 1st game is in LG on school night at 8PM. ??? Long drive home for the Pirate team. What about Victoria being a neutral field? I guess Goliad doesn't have much of a baseball field.

La Grange has a great facility, but I agree...it's a long way to go on a school night. Pirate faithful will be there cheering on our Pirates!

[hookandladder]

I hear La Vernia is tough.

Good luck Yoakum.

Seems strange that the 1st game is in LG on school night at 8PM. ??? Long drive home for the Pirate team. What about Victoria being a neutral field? I guess Goliad doesn't have much of a baseball field.

Sounds to me like the coaches could not agree on fields and location , so they wenrt with a home and home pick.Just guessing.

[YTBulldogs]

Victoria was booked, and there was no coin flip. Both coaches agreed with arrangements. Both fields are in great shape. I assume Whatburger is? I know LaGrange's is in awesome shape, and they are great host's. Yoakum wanted to play at a place like Whatburger Field and appears it came about. Yes, closer to Sinton, but--worth it for them to play at a venue like this.

[1st and goal]

Victoria was booked, and there was no coin flip. Both coaches agreed with arrangements. Both fields are in great shape. I assume Whatburger is? I know LaGrange's is in awesome shape, and they are great host's. Yoakum wanted to play at a place like Whatburger Field and appears it came about. Yes, closer to Sinton, but--worth it for them to play at a venue like this.

Is there another game in LG prior to 8pm?

[MUSTANG69]

Victoria was booked, and there was no coin flip. Both coaches agreed with arrangements. Both fields are in great shape. I assume Whatburger is? I know LaGrange's is in awesome shape, and they are great host's. Yoakum wanted to play at a place like Whatburger Field and appears it came about. Yes, closer to Sinton, but--worth it for them to play at a venue like this.

Whataburger Field is in great shape. I go there all the time and it is always in shape. It has been named minor league venue of the year (nationwide) several times. The Yoakum and Sinton fans should really enjoy it. Concessions are very pricey.

[Be_Advised]

Whataburger Field is in great shape. I go there all the time and it is always in shape. It has been named minor league venue of the year (nationwide) several times. The Yoakum and Sinton fans should really enjoy it. Concessions are very pricey.

They usually charge for parking also. They attempt to get every penny they can.

[Scoop27]

Webcast
http://texasthunderradio.com/sports/

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Lets go Pirates!!

2 hr drive from SA

[Be_Advised]

Good luck Sinton.

Be safe on the road to all.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

http://t.co/0jlDBK0YdK

Think thats kmacsports video link

[Roughneck93]

http://t.co/0jlDBK0YdK

Think thats kmacsports video link

Thanks for the link.

[sinfan75]

Sinton 1 - Yoakum 0 4th

Nice pitching duel goin on.

[Scoop27]

Sinton 3, Yoakum 0- 5th inning-Bulldogs score two runs with two outs
http://texasthunderradio.com/listen/

[Scoop27]

Sinton 5, Yoakum 0, middle of the 5th inning-Bulldogs score two more runs

[sinfan75]

Sinton 5, Yoakum 0, middle of the 5th inning-Bulldogs score two more runsSinton is the Pirates!! Not Bulldogs!!!

[44INAROW]

I'm confused. Is it 5-4 Sinton. Or 9-0 Sinton?


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[Scoop27]

5-0 Sinton bottom of the 7th

[Scoop27]

Sinton 5, Yoakum 0 Game 1 Final from LaGrange

[Be_Advised]

Good job last night Pirates. One more to go.

[YTBulldogs]

Congrats Sinton on the game one victory. Should be a exciting day at Whataburger Field this Saturday.

[PhiI C]

I'm not sure if I can be there but if so I will be the old guy wearing a black San Antonio Spurs cap.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Hidalgo 4
La Vernia 0
Final (Hidalgo leads series 1-0)
Hidalgo's ace Oscar Noguerra with 5 hit shut out

[Be_Advised]

Hidalgo is aggressive at the plate, but not to the point where they swing at bad pitches.

Noguerra has a decent fastball and very effective breaking pitches.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Hidalgo is aggressive at the plate, but not to the point where they swing at bad pitches.

Noguerra has a decent fastball and very effective breaking pitches.Seen him mix his speed of pitches well couple of times this season, he wasn't quite on tonight and still was able to get a shut out. Hidalgo is a pretty good coached team from what I've seen of them the past two season.

[Be_Advised]

Here is an article from The Monitor on Hidalgo coach.

HIDALGO — Karlos Carrasco knows better than just about anyone what’s expected, and demanded, out of the Hidalgo baseball program. A four-year varsity player from 1999-2003 and an assistant coach from 2007-12 with the Pirates, he’s seen it all first hand. Now in his second year as the head coach, he can sum it up in two crisp sentences.

“They’ve expected you to win,” Carrasco said. “They expect those things here.”

Carrasco has done just that during the past two seasons, compiling 26 victories in 2013 (with a fourth-round playoff trip) and 22 victories thus far in 2014 (with a fourth-round playoff trip). His Pirates, the last Rio Grande Valley baseball team standing yet again, face La Vernia in a best-of-3 Class 3A regional semifinals series starting at 7:30 tonight at Cabaniss Field in Corpus Christi. Getting to this point last year, with a senior-laden team, wasn’t much of a shock. Getting to this point this year, was.

The Pirates only have two players (Oscar Noguera, Daniel Perez) on the squad this year that played significantly last season. They are young. They are inexperienced. They still won the outright District 32-3A title.

Carrasco’s players credit his honesty with them for helping them get here. When something goes wrong, he explains why it went wrong and what needs to be done to fix it. He doesn’t yell, he doesn’t freak out. He didn’t change anything just from 2013 to 2014.

“He approached the guys the same way he did last year,” assistant coach Ramon Soto said. “He puts (in) a lot of time to these kids. That’s the good part of him being so successful.”

It helped that Carrasco was, not too long ago, in his players’ shoes.

He was a standout for the Pirates when he attended Hidalgo. He grew up in the same town, the same streets, the same neighborhoods as the kids that he wound up coaching. Being around since 2007 as an assistant, he’s seen many of these kids come up through the little leagues and summer leagues. He knows them, and they know him.

Most importantly, he gets the area and the types of children it produces.

“I guess, since I’m from here, I’m more familiar with what kids are thinking, what’s going through their minds,” Carrasco said. “Money-wise, here, it’s a little tight, they don’t have a lot of money. I know where the kids are coming from, with the border being so close to us and with very poor places here across the city and in Las Milpas. It’s just something, that here, it’s normal. But for other people, from the outside, see that kind of in shock.”

Perhaps, that gave Carrasco the mentality and style that he’s developed. Unlike other coaches, who reward older players with ample playing time simply because they have put their time in with the program, Carrasco puts his best nine out on the field.

He doesn’t worry about the backlash or added pressure that it could bring. He wants to win, and he knows he needs to win.

“I’ve always been like that and I’m always going to be like that,” Carrasco said. “This is not a senior ballclub, this is not a junior ballclub. This is the Pirates and the Pirates are from grades nine to 12. I’m going to play the best from grades nine to 12, who are going to try out for baseball. I’ve always taken that mentality.”

Soto likens that thought process to something he saw in high school. He said that Carrasco has always been competitive, whether it was baseball or golf or anything. It’s carried itself over to adulthood, and it has paid off.

“He’s going all the time to baseball, he comes up with new ideas,” Soto explained. “He takes his time whenever he does something. He’s very determined in what he does.”

That determination was needed this season, with a young team that struggled its way through non-district and tournament play. Carrasco, as hard as it was, didn’t concern himself with wins and losses in February and March. He was getting his team ready for District 32-3A and the playoffs.

It’s a mindset that Carrasco didn’t have last season — and one he didn’t need to have. But a coach grows and adjusts to the talent around him. The Pirates, still playing baseball while every other Valley school prepares for 2015, have benefited.

“Since everybody’s young, everybody was doubting us that we wouldn’t make it to the first round,” freshman Dylan Dougherty said. “Now we’re going to the fourth round.”

[YTBulldogs]

I'll be there Phil. Like to see ya again if you show up. Heading out the door now. Gotta have a nice pre-game(s) seafood meal, for a long day at Whataburger Field. I can't afford those concession stand prices there, so--gonna get nice and full for a long day of ball watching.

Save travels to all.

[Be_Advised]

All fans be safe on the road.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

KRGV valley tv station highlights of last night of Hidalgo vs La Vernia
http://www.krgv.com/videos/hidalgo-one-win-closer/

Today game:
Top 3rd
La Vernia 2
Hidalgo 0

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Here is the broadcast link for Sinton/Yoakum game today at 3pm, not sure if it's going to be video again. http://kmacsports.com/Broadcasts/gamecast/id/1419

[SintonFan_inAustin]

bot 3rd
La Vernia 2
Hidalgo 0

[TarponFanInNorthTexas]

bottom 5th
La Vernia 2
Hidalgo 3

[SintonFan_inAustin]

5-2 Hidalgo
Bot 5th

[SintonFan_inAustin]

La Vernia answers with a lead off hr in top of 6th
La Vernia 3
Hidalgo 5
Top 6th
Runner on 1st no outs

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Strike them out throw them out double play for Hidalgo ends threat for La Vernia
Bot 6th
La Vernia 3
Hidalgo 5

[Bull Butter]

Going to the top of the 7th, La Vernia with their last chance trailing 5-3

[Bull Butter]

Bears down to their last out. Bases empty

[Bull Butter]

Hidalgo wins 5-3!

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Hidalgo wins 5-3!

good game, Congrats to Hidalgo on advancing to Region IV final, hopefully it'll be a battle for of Pirates and for South Texas.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Heading to Sinton's game now

[Scoop27]

Class 2A Region IV
East Bernard 3, Banquete 1- Second Final Game
Brahmas won Game 1 on Thursday night 9-4

[maestro]

Scoop's EB pride has to be off the charts but with the girls and boys teams advancing.
Congrats

[SintonFan_inAustin]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BobtBt3IIAEot9K.jpg:large

[SintonFan_inAustin]

couple of pictures of Whataburger field and crowd

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bob3Ni9IIAEYt0q.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bob3mKUIUAAH07d.jpg

[Be_Advised]

Good crowd at the burger today

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Good crowd at the burger today


Todd Orodenker ‏@ToddO243 · 46m
Hidalgo/Sinton details won't be finalized until Monday. Will be 3-game series, very likely at Edinburg Baseball Stadium + Whataburger Field

[Be_Advised]

Todd Orodenker ‏@ToddO243 · 46m
Hidalgo/Sinton details won't be finalized until Monday. Will be 3-game series, very likely at Edinburg Baseball Stadium + Whataburger Field

Another week at the burger for Sinton.

[Phil C]

Way to go Sinton!
And congratulations to Yoakum for a great season.

[YTBulldogs]

Congrats to Sinton. WF was a great place to play.

[Be_Advised]

Hooks are scheduled to be in town this week. So the burger will be unavailable for the regional final.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Hooks are scheduled to be in town this week. So the burger will be unavailable for the regional final.



KRGV Sports ‏@KRGVSports · 19m
3A BASEBALL REGION IV FINALS: Hidalgo vs Sinton
GM 1 Edinburg Stadium Fri 7:30pm
GM 2 Calallen HS Sat 2pm
GM 3 follows if nec.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

I don't know about that choice for us but whoever is going to Saturday game better be there way early if you want a seat!

[NastySlot]

I don't know about that choice for us but whoever is going to Saturday game better be there way early if you want a seat!


Not from the area but was wondering why they didn't chose that ball park in Robstown I think Fairgrounds is what is called? Is it maintain and still in use?

[Be_Advised]

I don't know about that choice for us but whoever is going to Saturday game better be there way early if you want a seat!

Looking at the pictures from WBF that you took this weekend that's a good size crowd. No way Calallen can accommodate that. Robstown's Picker Field or Fairgrounds Field could handle a crowd of that magnitude.

[Phil C]

Looking at the pictures from WBF that you took this weekend that's a good size crowd. No way Calallen can accommodate that. Robstown's Picker Field or Fairgrounds Field could handle a crowd of that magnitude.

I agree. I will be keeping up with the game online.