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Preston King back up....he led off this game with a sharp single. Called strike to King......he disagrees with that one. Fouls back to the screen.....0-2 now to King. Checks his swing and umpire says he went. 2 outs now. Dillon Carter up now and here comes an intentional walk. They want the righty-righty matchup with Dixon.
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Dixon struck out his first time up....inside for a ball. Outside ball 2. Dixon needs to stay centered, but chases a breaking ball. Check swing breaking ball catches the outside corner for a strike. 2-2 to Dixon now......2 runners on base.....2 outs. Down low full count now.
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Runners will be on the move here now......payoff pitch is upstairs Ball 4. Bases loaded and Ricker up now. 2 outs.
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Outside to Ricker.....you have to pitch to Chad now. Swing and a miss.....ahead of that one on that off speeder. Ground ball foul. 2-2 now to Ricker. That one was close. Fly ball down the left field line out of play.
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Swing and a miss on a fastball gets Ricker......Dickens escapes again. Argyle scores one run on 2 hits and strands the bases loaded again.
After 1 1/2
Argyle 1
Iowa Park 0
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Ricker facing Dickens......he's a 452 hitter on the season. 1-2 to Dickens......he's arguing the pitch hit him....but the ump says no way. Full count now. Ground ball to Dixon at short.....he gets him out at first with the throw. One out now.
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Taylor Gafford is a 398 hitter.....a tapper to Van Poppel as he tosses it to pitcher Ricker for the out. A good play by Van Poppel and Ricker. Trent Green up now. 2-1 to Green now. A swing and a miss. 2-2 now. Another swing and miss and Green goes down. Another 3 and out for Argyle .
Argyle 1
Iowa Park 0
End of 2nd
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Iowa Park is getting a little sparky out there when walking off the field. Clearman leading off.....a deep ball all the way back to right field, but the catch is made for the out. Austin King up now......a liner to right field......only a couple of steps and he gets the out. 2 outs now. Dickens has 54 pitches now.....that's a big number. Gonzo up now.
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Gonzo had a lead off triple last inning and scored. 2-1 to Gonzo now. Drive to left center field.....it's way back.....it's gone.....ding dong for Alex Gonzales in the power alley at 380 feet.....but almost straight away center at 400 feet. Now Gonzo has a triple and a homer against Dickson. Merka up now.....he singled last time to drive Gonzo in.
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1-2 to Merka on that foul ball......swing and a miss in the dirt for the 3rd out. But Gonzo does more damage and Argyle has a 2-0 lead.
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Iowa Park coming to bat in the bottom of the 3rd now. Ricker still on the mound for Argyle. Ground ball to Merka at 3rd for a nice hop and throw out.
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Logan Kimbrough up now.....he's the 8 spot hitter. Pop up out of play.....foul ball. 1-1 to Kimbrough. Outside 2-1 now. Called strike to Kimbrough. Strike 3 called....Ricker gets the strikeout. Ashlock up now.....ball one. Now 3 balls and no strikes to the 9 hole hitter. Called strike. Fast ball for a strike.....full count now. Ashlock fouls it off. Now another swing and foul straight back. Another foul ball on that pitch makes Ricker work. Ricker walks him on a low one.
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Cade Johnson up......check throw to first but he gets back. Now Kimbrough goes and Austin King throws him out at 2nd. End of the inning.
Argyle 2
Iowa Park 0
End of 3rd
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Hogeboom up 2-0 and now he fouls one off. Ground ball up the middle for a base hit. Pinch runner Riley Hartman running for Hogeboom. Hartman has excellent speed. No outs. Looks like Iowa Park is gonna change pitchers now. Time out on the field.....top of the 4th and no outs with a runner on first base.
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Preston King up to face the new pitcher Braxton Briones. Ball one high. Outside ball two. Inside 3-0 now to King. Down low ball 4 and Briones walks the first batter he faces. Runners on first and 2nd now. Dillon Carter up now. Shows bunt but pulls it back.....low ball one. Bunt down to 3rd base and fires it to ss at 3rd to beat the runner for the first out. Dixon up and lines one foul down the RF line. 1-1 now to Dixon with runners on 1st and 2nd. Lined down the left field line foul. 1-2 now to Dixon. Fouls off Dixon's foot now.
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Briones deals one in the dirt to Dixon.....2-2 now. Big breaking ball and Sunshine lets it go by. Full count now. Swings and taps it to 3rd for an easy step on the bag for a force out. Carter to 2nd and Dixon at first now.
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Chad Ricker up now.....low ball one. Two outs. Outside 2-0 to Ricker. Fly ball down the left field line foul and out of play. He hit that ball hard. Foul tip at the plate.....2-2 now on
Ricker. Foul back to the screen.....so far IP has avoided the big inning. Swing and a miss by Ricker as he strands two on base. Argyle has now stranded 10 on base in 4 at bats.
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Iowa Park is hanging in there......could be a whole different score but only 2-0 so far. Ricker starts with the top of the order in the bottom of the 4th....called strike breaking pitch. Johnson up for only his 2nd at bat. Popup to Van Poppel at first for the first out.
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Briones up now.....now Ricker hits him. It was high and inside. Called strike on the outside corner. Swing and a drive to left field, but Gonzo runs it down for the 2nd out. That will bring up Chris Dickens.....a 452 hitter. Ricker throws to first base and almost gets Briones. Low ball one to Dickens. Inside ball two to Dickens. Breaking pitch is lined foul. Ricker up to 49 pitches now. Outside 3-1 now. In the dirt to Dickens for ball 4. Now runners at first and 2nd with 2 down.
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Ground ball to Dixon at SS to 2nd base for the out. End of 4 complete now.
Argyle 2
Iowa Park 0
end of 4th
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Iowa Park hasn't quit razzing the Argyle players at the end of every inning.....maybe they are trying to get Argyle riled up to divert their attention. Clearman takes a breaking ball for strike. Now a fastball for a strike. Ground ball toward first base is foul. 0-2 to Clearman is fouled off again. Now another foul out of play. Easy grounder to Trent Green at first base. Green rolled his ankle.....his limping now. One out now.
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Austin King up now.....2-0 to King and a called strike. Austin is a 304 hitter on the season. He's a very reliable catcher. Lined over 2nd base and he takes it to 2nd base with a slide and he's safe. Now the 2nd baseman gives King a shove after the slide. Gonzo the hero is up now. Ball one low to Gonzo.
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Iowa Park won the flip, got the home team and the field choice and is still chippy. Gonzo lines one down the right field line and is caught, but King tags and makes it to 3rd. Merka up now. Now a hit to third and the throw to first as Trent Green digs out the low throw for the out.....it was a close play. Argyle strands a runner at 3rd.
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Ricker still on the mound.....bottom of the 5th and strike one to the batter. High on that one.....1-1 and now a swing and foul back into the net. 2-2 now to Trent Green. Full count now as Ricker works quickly. Outside ball 4 when he had Green 0-2. Maybe Ricker needs to slow down a little bit.
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Kirby Healy up now......shows bunt and Ricker takes it to first base for the sure out. The sacrifice moves Green to 2nd and one out for Argyle. Kimbrough up now and strike one.
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Outside for ball one.....IP is only down 2-0 to Argyle in the bottom of the 5th here with a runner on 2nd and one out.
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Fly ball foul down the 3rd base line and Merka makes a catch for the 2nd out. He had to run to get to that one. Ashlock up now for IP.....he's a lefty. Called strike down the middle. Bullpen going now as Sean Bolin is throwing. Ball outside....1-1 to Ashlock. Foul ball 1-2 now. Ricker up to only 65 pitches now. A hopper to first base and Van Poppel bobbles it as he tries to beat Ashlock to first, then tries to flip it to Ricker but Ashlock beats everybody to first. Runners on the corners now. Ground ball to Dixon and he throws him out at first base on a very close call. What a great play and throw by Dixon to get him by a whisker.
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Top of the 6th
Argyle 2
Iowa Park 0
Bo Hogeboom leads of the inning for Argyle here. He had a hit his last time up. Fly ball to right field is gonna be trouble and it falls just outside the line foul. Grounder to short and is out by a half a step......he took his time on the throw.
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Leadoff hitter Preston King fouls one back now. Called strike on the outside corner as Briones works quickly. Fly ball to right field foul out of play. High inside on that one.....1-2 now to King. High chopper to the third baseman and he can't get it over to Green on the throw. King safe at first on that late throw. One out and Dillon Carter up. Low ball one.
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Called strike to Carter on that low ball. In the dirt ball two. Outside ball 3 on the breaking pitch. Swing and drive to straight away center field. Ashlock runs into the wall in dead center and he catches it high on the wall....what a GREAT play by Ashlock on that one. Now a popup by Dixon down the right field line and King gets caught in a run down between 3rd and home as he turned the corner . The throw went back to the SS and he ran at him to stop him and they got him out. Ends the inning and another threat. Argyle strands two and a great play on Carter's long drive to the centerfield wall. IP continues to hang in there.
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Soft liner for the first out. Ricker still pitching. Teafatiller up now 1-2 down the line foul. Line shot is also foul on that one. Gonzo has moved over to the left field line. Now a full count......ball 4 as Ricker walks him. One out and one on here in the bottom of the 5th.
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Throw to first and the pinch runner is back. Dickens up and he hits it to Dixon at Short.....steps on the bag and fires to Van Poppel at first for the double play!!!
Argyle 2
Iowa Park 0
End of 6th
Argyle has stranded 12 runners in this game and hit the ball hard, yet Iowa Park remains only 2 behind.
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Ricker up now in the top of the 7th. Briones on the mound. Chris Dickson catches that easy popup for the first out at SS. Clearman up now.....ball one. Ground ball to 2nd base and he throws him out at first. That ball was hit in the hole and the 2nd baseman made a great play to get there and throw him out by a half step.
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Austin King up now.....2 outs. 3-1 to the Argyle catcher now. Check swing roller to 3rd base for a 3 up and 3 down inning for the Iowa Park Hawks. Iowa Park needs 2 runs to extend this game or Argyle will advance to Austin next week.
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Ricker back on the mound for his 7th inning.....no hits so far by IP. Hitters 5, 6, and 7 for the Hawks. Gaffert up.....a 390 hitter on the season. 1-2 to Gaffert on that pitch. Now a high heater and Gaffert swings and misses strike 3....one out.
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Green up and Ricker throwing heat now......2 straight fastball strikes now. 2-2 to Green now on a couple of outside pitches. Now ball 3, full count. Swing and a miss fast ball on the inside corner. Green couldn't catch up to it......2 outs now. Ricker and Argyle need one more.
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Fast ball on the outside corner.....strike one. Outside ball one. Ball two high.....2-1. Popup on the right side and goes out of play. 2-2 now and one strike away. Kirby Cohealy a 299 hitter......foul ball. Swing and a popup to Van Poppel by the dugout. He gets it and that's the game. Chad Ricker no hits the Iowa Park Hawks and are headed back to Austin.
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Argyle 2
Iowa Park 0
Final
Argyle goes to 38-1-1 on another no-hitter by Ricker. Argyle has 2 runs on 8 hits and no errors in the win. They stranded 14 runners on base as Iowa Park scathed by just about every inning but one.
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Congrats to the Iowa Park Hawks on a great season and a very hard fought game tonight in the regional final. They end their season 33-3.....just a great season.
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Iowa Park kept it close, but Argyle just could not score some of those base runners they stranded every inning. Ricker really dominated the Iowa Park offense on the mound and did not allow but one base runner to 3rd.....even though he walked 4 and hit one. It was not his best outing, but good enough for the Eagles as he threw strikes and struck out 5 in the effort. Iowa Park had some good hitters, but just could not get the bats going with Argyle's defense and Ricker on the mound.