WEEKEND SPORTS APR 7 (ROCKDALE)--THE ROCKDALE TIGERS MOVED TO 3 AND 2 IN DISTRICT PLAY EMPHATICALLY WITH AN 11 TO NOTHING RUN RULE VICTORY OVER MADISONVILLE FRIDAY. MADISONVILLE THREATENED EARLY WITH A LEAD OFF SINGLE BY GRANT SMITH, BUT AFTER A SACRIFICE AND A GROUNDOUT MOVED HIM TO 3RD, TIGER PITCHER DEREK WHITSEL STRUCK OUT SAM PARRACK TO TURN AWAY THE THREAT. THEN THE TIGERS UNLOADED ON MADISONVILLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST, SCORING 8 RUNS WHILE SENDING 13 BATTERS TO THE PLATE. NIC VREELANDS 2 RUN R-B-I SINGLE, A SACRIFICE FLY BY WHITSEL AND AN R-B-I SINGLE BY JOEY MONTELONGO SPARKED THE TIGER SURGE. CLAYTON GIBBS CAME TO THE PLATE FOR THE 2ND TIME IN THE INNING AND DREW A BASES LOADED WALK TO SCORE MONTELONGO. HAYDEN OFFIELD REACHED ON AN ERROR AT 2ND TO SCORE A RUN, AND PRESTON EHLER HIT A 2 RUN R-B-I SINGLE. THE TIGER DEFENSE FORCED 3 UP AND 3 DOWN 2ND AND 3RD INNINGS FROM MADISONVILLE, THEN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 3RD THE TIGERS GOT GOING AGAIN, USING OFFENSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. WITH JON HINES AT FIRST, CLAYTON GIBBS REACHED ON AN ERROR, THEN WITH THE DEFENSE REACTING TO GIBBS, 3RD BASE WAS LEFT UNATTENDED, ALLOWING HINES TO ROUND 3RD AND SCORE. MOMENTS LATER, GIBBS STOLE 3RD, AND A THROW TO 3RD BASE WENT WILD ALLOWING GIBBS TO SCORE. NIC VREELANDS SACRIFICE FLY ALSO SCORED HAYDEN OFFIELD. TIGER SENIOR PITCHER PEARCE LOTH MADE HIS RETURN FROM A KNEE INJURY SUFFERED DURING FOOTBALL SEASON AND MADE HIS BASEBALL SEASON DEBUT FRIDAY. HE PITCHED THE 5TH INNING, AND AFTER A HITTER REACHED ON AN ERROR, HE STRUCK OUT 2 BATTERS AND FORCED A GROUNDOUT TO END IT ON THE 10 RUN RULE. TIGER CATCHER AUSTIN CAFFEY MARKED 700 CONSECUTIVE INNINGS AT CATCHER FOR THE VARSITY TIGERS. AFTER CATCHING THE TOP OF THE 5TH, CAFFEY COMPLETED HIS 700TH CONSECUTIVE INNING AS A VARSITY CATCH IN HIS 112 CONSECUTIVE VARSITY GAME. THE TIGERS RETURN TO ACTION TUESDAY AS THEY TRAVEL TO TAYLOR. KRXT WILL HAVE THAT GAME LIVE. THE TIGER J-V FELL TO MADISONVILLE 9 TO 5 IN 6 INNINGS. THE ROCKDALE LADY TIGER SOFTBALL TEAM STEPPED FORWARD IN A BIG WAY ON THE ROAD AGAINST MADISONVILLE, BEATING THE LADY MUSTANGS 12 TO 4. THE LADY TIGERS HAD FALLEN HARD TO MADISONVILLE DURING SPRING BREAK AND WERE SEEKING TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER A LOSS TO CALDWELL LAST FRIDAY. THE LADY TIGERS ARE NOW 9 AND 8 ON THE YEAR, AND 3 AND 3 IN DISTRICT PLAY. THE LADY TIGER J-V WON 7 TO 3. JUNIOR HIGH TRACK--THE ROCKDALE JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN THE DISTRICT TRACK MEET LAST WEEK. THE LADY TIGER 8TH GRADE WON FIRST PLACE IN THE MEET WITH 130 POINTS. FOR THE LADY TIGERS, HAILEY WILSON WON FIRST PLACE IN THE DISCUS WHILE CARLEE MORGAN WAS 4TH. FRANCES KING WAS FIRST IN THE TRIPLE JUMP WHILE HANNA JIMENEZ WAS 3RD AND MIRANDA ROJAS WAS 4TH. PAOLA AVAREZ-CORREA WAS FIRST IN THE 32 HUNDRED METER RUN. FRANCES KING WAS FIRST IN THE 800 METER RUN AND FIRST IN THE 400 METER RUN. THE 400 METER RELAY TEAM, 800 METER RELAY TEAM, AND 16 HUNDRED METER RELAY TEAM ALL FINISHED 1ST. DESTINEE RAMIREZ WAS 3RD AND MADISON MALOY WAS 4TH IN THE SHOTPUT. HANNA JIMENEZ WAS 2ND, AVERY WILLIS 5TH AND MIRANDA RIOJAS 6TH IN THE LONG JUMP. FRANCES KING WAS 3RD IN THE HIGH JUMP. KIMBERLY FLORES WAS 6TH IN THE 100 METER HURDLES. ANDREA LUNA WAS 4TH IN THE 300 METER HURDLES. THE LADY TIGER 7TH GRADE FINISHED 3RD IN TEAM STANDINGS. EVE KING WAS FIRST IN THE POLE VAULT. ALLEE AYALA WAS 2ND AND GRACEY BURNS WAS 4TH. KING WAS FIRST IN THE HIGH JUMP, FIRST IN THE 300 METER HURDLES, AND 3RD IN THE TRIMPLE JUMP. STEPHANI PANTALEON WAS 6TH. KAYLEE CRISWELL WAS 2ND IN THE SHOTPUT. CAITLIN HENDERSON WAS 5TH AND LUISA GARCIA WAS 6TH. GARCIA WAS 3RD IN DISCUS WHILE KARLEY LEOPPOLD WAS 5TH. JAYCE TANNAHILL WAS 6TH IN THE LONG JUMP. GRACEY BURNS WAS 4TH IN THE 400 METER RUN. TASHA TURNER WAS 3RD AND LYNDSEY KOLAR WAS 5TH IN THE 800 METER RUN. STEPHANIE CEJA WAS 5TH IN THE 16 HUNDRED METER RUN. THE 400 METER RELAY TEAM WAS 4TH AND THE 16 HUNDRED METER RELAY TEAM WAS 4TH.
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:05:49 +0000
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