Baseball: Regional Semi-finals

[GWOOD]

REGION I

Lubbock Cooper (W4) vs. Burkburnett (W6)
Game 1: Lubbock Cooper 12 Burkburnett 8
LUBBOCK COOPER ADVANCES


Andrews (W3) vs. Abilene Wylie (W7)
Game 1: Abilene Wylie 8 Andrews 4
Game 2: Abilene Wylie 7 Andrews 2
ABILENE WYLIE ADVANCES

REGION II

Commerce (W10) vs. Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (W16)
Game 1: Liberty-Eylau 13 Commerce 0
Game 2: Texarkana Liberty-Eylau 6 Commerce 0
TEXARKANA LIBERTY-EYLAU ADVANCES

Celina (W9) vs. Mineola (W15)
Game 1: Celina 5 Mineola 1
Game 2: Celina 2 Mineola 1
CELINA ADAVANCES

REGION III


Carthage (W20) vs. Bridge City (R21)
Game 1: Bridge City 6 Carthage 2
Game 2: Bridge City 4 Carthage 2
BRIDGE CITY ADVANCES

Lufkin Hudson (R20) vs. Jasper (W21)
Game 1: Jasper 3 Lufkin Hudson 1
Game 2: Jasper 18 Lufkin Hudson 1
JASPER ADVANCES



REGION IV

Devine (W28) vs. Sinton (W30)
Game 1: Sinton 5 Devine 3
Game 2 : Sinton 10 Devine 3
SINTON ADVANCES

Medina Valley (W27) vs. Falfurrias (W31)
Game 1: Falfurrias 11 Medina Valley 6
Game 2: Falfurrias 6 Medina Valley 3
FALFURRIAS ADVANCES

[JasperDog94]

Looks like District 20 and 21 were the toughest in Region 3.:eek:

[Bull Butter]

I'm smelling a Sinton-Fal rematch

[j_dog]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
Looks like District 20 and 21 were the toughest in Region 3.:eek:
They are the survivors anyway! :clap:

[loyalleopard]

Game time for LE and Commerce Wednesday is 7pm. Gametime for Saturday is 2:30 pm.

Anyone have a clue where Celina & Mineola are playing?

Good luck to all teams this weekend.

[GWOOD]

Originally posted by loyalleopard


Anyone have a clue where Celina & Mineola are playing?



Mesquite Poteet, Garland, and Forney are the places being talked about.

[Adidas410s]

When do Lufkin and Jasper graduate? That's odd to be playing Thurs, Fri, and Saturday.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
When do Lufkin and Jasper graduate? That's odd to be playing Thurs, Fri, and Saturday.

I would have loved to see Andrews and Abilene Wylie play on Thursday....but that is Greenwood's graduation!

[JasperDog94]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
When do Lufkin and Jasper graduate? That's odd to be playing Thurs, Fri, and Saturday. My guess would be Saturday night. Better hope if it goes to game 3 that it doesn't go into extra innings.

"Graduation ceremonies will begin at a later time because the baseball team is in the bottom of the 17th inning.":D :D :D

[j_dog]

Originally posted by Adidas410s
When do Lufkin and Jasper graduate? That's odd to be playing Thurs, Fri, and Saturday.
Jasper at 8:00 on Friday,
Hudson at 7:00 on Saturday.

Thurs, Fri, and Saturday is just fine. :)

[Phil C]

It sure has been slow finding out about Sinton and Devine.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Originally posted by Bull Butter
I'm smelling a Sinton-Fal rematch This could be a common matchup for the next years to come. Sinton has only 3 starting Seniors this year.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Originally posted by Phil C
It sure has been slow finding out about Sinton and Devine. something should be settle today, hopefully :)

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Originally posted by Phil C
It sure has been slow finding out about Sinton and Devine. :cheerl: :cheerl: :cheerl: Sinton vs Devine game1 at Calallen HS Thursday 7:30 Game 2 /3 SA but no location or time yet determined

[3aSoftball4Mom]

Originally posted by JasperDog94
Looks like District 20 and 21 were the toughest in Region 3.:eek:

I wonder how many times this has happened over the years?

[xeagle10]

IN region 1 I think its gonna be AW and Lubbock Cooper.

[bobcat1]

I heard this through the "Vine".

Celina plays in Forney at 7pm Thursday and at 1pm Saturday. 2nd game Saturday 30 minutes after end of 1st game if needed.

[injuredinmelee]

i forget who knocked Decatur out.

[xeagle10]

Burkburnett knock decatur out. They showed up to play saturday and Decatur. Just a side note but Decatur had their prom friday night so that might have had something to do with them playing slopping.

[Fal44]

Region IV

Sinton
Fal

[sinton66]

Originally posted by Fal44
Region IV

Sinton
Fal

From your mouth to God's ears.;)

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Originally posted by Fal44
Region IV

Sinton
Fal Devine and Medina Valley feel its them in the Finals. :D not likely;)

[pirate4state]

anyone know anything about Devine?

[sinton66]

It's south of San Antonio.:D

[piratebg]

Originally posted by pirate4state
anyone know anything about Devine?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devine,_Texas

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by pirate4state
anyone know anything about Devine?
They're the Warhorses. :D

[piratebg]

For some reason I can't help but feel that this was not the info that Rita was looking for, but oh well. We tried. :)

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by piratebg
For some reason I can't help but feel that this was not the info that Rita was looking for, but oh well. We tried. :)

Ya think? :rolleyes: Thanks, but that isn't what I was looking for. Scouting report people!! Pitching, hitting, defense, speed, etc...

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by pirate4state
Pitching, hitting, defense, speed, etc...
Pretty sure they have some of all of them. :p ;)





Sorry, I'm in a "mood". :devil:

[Phantom Stang]

Originally posted by xeagle10
Just a side note but Decatur had their prom friday night so that might have had something to do with them playing slopping.
Sounds like the old "prom" excuse.:thinking:







:D

[GWOOD]

Rita, I don't know a whole lot but here are a few things I do know:

19-10, 7-1 in District

Beat Bandera 4-3, 4-3
Beat Marion 2-3, 3-0, 5-2

I think most would say that advancing against Marion was an upset.

Their pitching is obviously their strength--11 runs given up in 5 playoff games.

They have a really good #1 pitcher, Ben Dossey. Must have some other good pitchers as well but I don't know who they are.

Josh Weber is an outstanding catcher and their top hitter. They had seven starters returning this year--all JRs and SRs. I believe they have 6 SRS starting with at least 2 other JRs--so they are an experienced team.

That's all I know.

[txkmom]

Liberty Eylau - Commerce game 1 changed to Hallsville, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Mt Pleasant's fields judged too wet - Saturday's game still scheduled there.

[txkmom]

Greenville Herald Banner
Published: May 23, 2007 01:03 am

Commerce prepares for defending state champs

By David Claybourn

Herald-Banner Sports Editor

COMMERCE — Trent Hemphill and Will Middlebrooks were once teammates and classmates while attending Wolfe City Elementary School back in the 1990s.

Starting tonight in Hallsville, they’ll be leading their respective baseball teams of Commerce and Liberty-Eylau against each other during the Class 3A regional semifinal series.

Game one is set for 7 tonight in Hallsville. It was moved from Mount Pleasant’s Northeast Texas Community College because of wet conditions. Game two is still planned for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Northeast Texas Community College, with game three to follow at that site if necessary.

Hemphill and Middlebrooks attended classes together at Wolfe City and were friends.

“We grew up together,” said Hemphill.

They also played on the same Wolfe City all-star teams.

But then Middlebrooks moved to the Texarkana area and Hemphill transferred to Commerce. Now both players are pitchers/infielders for their teams and rank among their team’s top hitters.

“(Today) will be the first time I’ve seen him in forever,” said Hemphill.

Middlebrooks, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, was voted Class 3A’s player of the year by the Texas Sports Writers Association last season after leading the 26-14 Leopards to the Class 3A state title.

Middlebrooks has won 25 of his last 26 decisions on the mound, going 15-1 last season and 10-0 this season. Last year his fastball reached 94 mph on the radar gun. Last week Middlebrooks’ fastball hit 95, according to his father Tom Middlebrooks, a former Wolfe City head coach who is now an assistant coach at Liberty-Eylau. Middlebrooks checked Athens on only one hit in six innings while striking out 11 during the Leopards’ 10-0 victory in the second game of the regional quarterfinal series.

Middlebrooks is also a standout shortstop and was an all-state punter in football, as well as playing quarterback and serving as placekicker. He’s signed a letter of intent with Texas A&M though pro baseball teams certainly have been keeping tabs on the big right-hander.

Hemphill owns a 13-3 record for the Tigers, including Saturday’s 14-7 victory over Hillsboro that clinched the regional quarterfinal series for the Tigers. Hemphill allowed four hits, four walks and three earned runs in five innings while fanning seven.

Both teams also have other strong pitchers who’ll factor in this series. Liberty-Eylau left-hander Zach Fowler, the son of Leopard coach Rick Fowler, owns a 10-1 record including a 4-1 victory over Athens in game one of last week’s series. Fowler has plenty of big-game experience, having pitched in the Leopards’ 2-1 victory over Falfurrias in last year’s state championship game.

Commerce right-hander Jonathon Cox owns a 13-2 record for the Tigers and is considered a hard-thrower than Hemphill. He plays third base when he’s not pitching.

Shortstop Shane Ashley had a big game for Commerce on Saturday, going 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs batted in.

Center fielder Bobby Draughn drove in four runs with a double and a single, plus scored two runs.

Kayle Stotts scored three runs for the Tigers in that victory, while Eli Keith, Josh Pannell, Colton Anderson scored two runs apiece.

Commerce coach Mike Rave said the Tigers aren’t afraid to face the defending state champions.

“Our kids right now, they don’t care who they play,” he said. “We’ve discussed all year that we don’t play a team, we play an opponent.”

Just the same, Rave knows this series will be a tough one.

“Once you get to the semifinal round and the quarterfinal round the teams you see are of high quality,” he said. “You try to play mistake-free.

“This’ll be a real good test, they’re the defending state champions,” he said.

The winner of this series advances to the regional finals to face either Celina or Mineola. Those two teams are playing a best-of-three series that starts on Thursday in Forney.

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by GWOOD
Rita, I don't know a whole lot but here are a few things I do know:

19-10, 7-1 in District

Beat Bandera 4-3, 4-3
Beat Marion 2-3, 3-0, 5-2

I think most would say that advancing against Marion was an upset.

Their pitching is obviously their strength--11 runs given up in 5 playoff games.

They have a really good #1 pitcher, Ben Dossey. Must have some other good pitchers as well but I don't know who they are.

Josh Weber is an outstanding catcher and their top hitter. They had seven starters returning this year--all JRs and SRs. I believe they have 6 SRS starting with at least 2 other JRs--so they are an experienced team.

That's all I know.

Thanks. In these rounds everyone is good, you'd think. ;)

[pirate4state]

Sinton vs. Devine - game 2 has been moved from SAISD to Weimer, Saturday @ NOON - this is subject to change based on the weather. I'll keep you posted.

[bobcat1]

Celina wins 5-1 in game 1 with a freshman pitcher named Merritt.:p

[charlesrixey]

Originally posted by bobcat1
Celina wins 5-1 in game 1 with a freshman pitcher named Merritt.:p

not another one!

;)

[CelinaCatFan]

Celina takes game 2 by the score of 2-1 over Mineola. Celina advances to the Region 2 final.

Anyone know who won the Liberty Eylau vs Commerce series?

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by CelinaCatFan
Celina takes game 2 by the score of 2-1 over Mineola. Celina advances to the Region 2 final.

Anyone know who won the Liberty Eylau vs Commerce series? Got a call into txkmom. Will update when I hear back.

[pirate4state]

Game 2: TLE vs. Commerce - just underway

[charlesrixey]

So who won the Commerce/TLE game?

Want to know who the Bobcats play next

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by charlesrixey
So who won the Commerce/TLE game?

Want to know who the Bobcats play next

Defending State Champs - TLE - all the info will always be in the first post of these threads ;)