Marble Falls Pintos youth baseball team ends season with good finish at tourney
BURLESON — A controversial call at the state tournament that ended the Marble Falls Pintos baseball team’s season left assistant coach Donnie Zavala with one conclusion: “That’s baseball.”
On July 20, the 8-and-under team was leading 16-12 in the bottom of the final inning against the IWS Bad Company, a team that had defeated Marble Falls 22-8 a day earlier. With one out, a ball was hit to the shortstop, who threw it to the second baseman. Touching the bag, the infielder pulled the ball out of his glove and threw to first base.
PHOTO 1: The Marble Falls Pinto baseball team includes Jake Becker (front row, left), Blake Bougher, Jake Carter, Zack Zavala and Julian Garcia-Hill; Trey Gilpin (middle row, left), Luke Jackson, Rio Saurez, Conner Chase, David Rodgers, Johnathan Spurlock and Justin Mottle; coaches Donnie Zavala (back row, left), Chad Chase, Matt Becker and Brett Carter. Courtesy photo