Burnet softball fourth at tournament; Bulldogs go 2-1-2
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
TAYLOR — The Burnet High School softball team finished fourth at the Taylor Tournament on Feb. 27 and March 1.
The Lady Dawgs (11-4) defeated Austin Hyde Park 7-2, Jarrell 13-0, Taylor 4-3 and Austin McCallum 5-0 but lost 6-5 to Robinson and 9-4 to Giddings.
The loss to Robinson came down to a ball hit toward the right-field fence. The defender leapt to make the over-the-shoulder catch, but the ball bounced out of her glove, allowing the runner at second to score the winning run.
Last season, Robinson lost in a Class 3A regional final to eventual state champion Hudson.
“This was a very good game against a very good Robinson team,” Lady Dawgs head coach Corey Bledsoe said.
In the semifinal loss to Giddings, the two teams were tied headed into what turned out to be the final inning. Giddings was able to bat, but the Lady Dawgs did not because of the time limit on the game, Bledsoe said.
Against Jarrell, Burnet recorded 10 hits in three innings to run-rule the Lady Cougars.
The Lady Dawgs had eight hits in three innings in beating Taylor.
Ashleigh Glover and Vanessa Escamilla were awarded all tournament. The tournament drew a total of 35 teams.
“Very good tournament, very good competition,” Bledsoe said. “We saw a lot of things we needed to see. I am very pleased with the heart, the pride and confidence in this team.”
The junior varsity came in fourth in its division, which had a total of 21 squads.
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AGAINST MCCALLUM: RBIs – Jill Rosow; hits – Ashleigh Glover, Rose Bailey, Taylor Baker, Grayson Edwards. Winning pitcher – Katie Kirkland gave up 1 hit and no runs in 4 innings; defense did not commit an error.
AGAINST JARRELL: RBIs – Ashleigh Glover 4, Shelby Wilson 3, Bailey 2, Rosow 2; triples – Wilson; doubles – Emily Nodecker, Bailey, Rosow; singles – Wilson. Winning pitcher – Drew Salinas no runs off 2 hits with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in three innings; defense did not commit an error.
AGAINST TAYLOR: hits – Glover 2, Ashley Hallmark, Nodecker, Bailey, Landree Thompson, Kirkland. Winning pitcher – Kirkland 1 hit and 1 strikeout in 2⅔ innings; defense committed two errors.
AGAINST HYDE PARK: RBIs – Vanessa Escamilla 3; triple – Escamilla; double – Escamilla; stolen bases – Wilson 2, Bailey, Kayla Glover, Nodecker, Hallmark. Winning pitcher – Thompson no hits, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in two innings
AGAINST GIDDINGS: home run – Escamilla; RBIs – Escamilla 2; doubles – Hallmark, Escamilla 1; singles – Hallmark, Rosow, Thompson, Wilson, Nodecker. Burnet used four pitchers, who gave up at least 1 earned run in four innings
AGAINST GIDDINGS: RBIs – Bailey 2; doubles – Nodecker, Wilson; single – Wilson. Losing pitcher – Salinas, 4 earned runs off 11 hits with 1 walk and 1 strikeout in 5⅓ innings
RECORDS: Burnet is 11-4 overall.
UP NEXT: 5:30 p.m. March 4, Burnet vs. Blanco at Bulldog Diamonds, 1000 The Green Mile in Burnet (varsity only); 5 p.m. March 4, Burnet junior varsity white vs. Granger at old Lady Bulldogs Field, 1000 The Green Mile in Burnet
Burnet baseball 2-1-2 at Comal County Tournament
NEW BRAUNFELS — The Burnet High School baseball team posted a 2-1-2 record at the Comal County Tournament on Feb. 27 and March 1.
The Bulldogs (4-3-2) defeated El Paso Burgess 11-10 and Austin Crockett and lost 6-4 to Austin St. Stephens. Burnet tied both Canyon Lake and Boerne Champion 8-8.
Burnet came back to beat Burgess.
“Last inning, hitting and defense kept us in it,” Burnet head coach Jose Sierra said.
Overall, the Bulldogs performed well during the tournament, he said.
“I was very proud of our boys throughout this tournament,” he said. “We saw great competition and learned a lot from the experience. We have a lot of room to improve, but I feel like we are headed in the right direction.”
QUOTABLE: “Being that we have many young players, I feel like these tournaments are good practice and opportunity for growth,” Burnet head coach Jose Sierra said.
RECORDS: Burnet is 4-3-2 overall.
UP NEXT: TBA March 6-8, Burnet at the Smokey Joe Tournament at Seguin High School, 815 Lamar St. in Seguin