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06-09-2004, 08:47 AM
Forney (30-5) vs. Perryton (31-7)
When: 5 p.m. Wednesday
About Forney: Texas A&M signee Chance Corgan leads the team in almost every offensive and pitching category. He is 10-1 with an 0.83 ERA and 150 strikeouts and has a .468 batting average. ... Chace Lankford (9-0, 1.10) has allowed Forney to overcome a season-ending injury to No. 2 starter Brandon Hewett.
About Perryton: Perryton scored an average of 14.3 runs in three elimination games. ... Catcher Reece Creswell, a 10th-round draft pick by the Philadelphia Phillies, hit .623 with 14 homers and 64 RBIs in the regular season.
La Grange (31-1) vs. Llano (27-9)
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
About La Grange: Pitcher Homer Bailey, drafted seventh overall by the Cincinnati Reds, is 14-0 with an 0.49 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings. He earned both state-tournament wins when La Grange won the 2001 title. ... Catcher Lance Schramm leads the team with a .454 batting average, 10 homers and 47 RBIs.
About Llano: Closer Ian Compton is 6-2 with six saves and leads the team with a .414 batting average. ... Shortstop Will Carpenter has 40 stolen bases. ... Catcher Sean Slavin, a three-year starter, has thrown out 44 percent of base stealers.
When: 5 p.m. Wednesday
About Forney: Texas A&M signee Chance Corgan leads the team in almost every offensive and pitching category. He is 10-1 with an 0.83 ERA and 150 strikeouts and has a .468 batting average. ... Chace Lankford (9-0, 1.10) has allowed Forney to overcome a season-ending injury to No. 2 starter Brandon Hewett.
About Perryton: Perryton scored an average of 14.3 runs in three elimination games. ... Catcher Reece Creswell, a 10th-round draft pick by the Philadelphia Phillies, hit .623 with 14 homers and 64 RBIs in the regular season.
La Grange (31-1) vs. Llano (27-9)
When: 8 p.m. Wednesday
About La Grange: Pitcher Homer Bailey, drafted seventh overall by the Cincinnati Reds, is 14-0 with an 0.49 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 85 2/3 innings. He earned both state-tournament wins when La Grange won the 2001 title. ... Catcher Lance Schramm leads the team with a .454 batting average, 10 homers and 47 RBIs.
About Llano: Closer Ian Compton is 6-2 with six saves and leads the team with a .414 batting average. ... Shortstop Will Carpenter has 40 stolen bases. ... Catcher Sean Slavin, a three-year starter, has thrown out 44 percent of base stealers.