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Lady Eagles open Game 2 in style
To win Area Softball Championship
A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles needed one half inning to demonstrate the offensive firepower they have continued to show time and time again when their backs are against the wall to eliminate the Mac High Lady Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon in Laredo.
Sandra Selina Mendoza established herself in this series as the premier batsman for this stalwart squad of athletes who are on a mission to reach the promised land of the UIL State Tournament by lacing a double off of Zabana Sanchez to put herself immediately in scoring position for #2 hitter Krystal Perez the other member of the D-I triumvirate of Mendoza, Perez and Monica Flores as Perez showcased her hitting ability with a base hit of her own plating the first Eagle run.
Perez' hit was followed by another off the bat of Vivian Ramirez who drove in Eagle Pass' second run. This is when Sandra's big time little sister Melanie showed some power of her own with a two run blast that left the yard at the Zachary Sports Complex to jump out to a 4-0 lead that the Lady Eagles would never relinquish in front of a shocked and mesmerized purple and gold clad crowd of Bulldog supporters.
Lady Eagle ace Krystal De La Cruz took over from here establishing a solid performance in the circle to keep the Bulldog bats at bay scattering two runs on only five hits.
"Krystal was absolutely dominant," said pitching coach Ricky Ruiz, "She was hitting her spots and keeping the Bulldog hitters off balanced. SHe only allowed two hits and had 6K's and they were crowding the plate."
The Lady Eagles will be facing the Edinburgh North Lady Cougars in the 2014 Region IV Quarterfinals in San Antonio this weekend and their first game will be on Friday at 7:30 at the Spring Sports Complex on the campus of Burbank High School.
"They're a hitting ball club as they beat Brownsville Porter 26-6 and 3-0, but our pitching is looking good and we're hitting the ball. CC Winn held them scoreless for five innings, so we're confident we can do the same," Ruiz added.
A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
The Eagle Pass Eagles had to win two on Saturday to stave off elimination against the highly touted Mission Sharyland Rattlers.
It was a lot to ask after a heart-breaking one-run loss on Friday, but never say never. Your Eagle Pass Eagles routed the Rattlers 3-0 and 5-0.
Pick up the Tuesday edition of your Eagle Pass News Gram for all the details.
You read it first right here at thenewsgramonline.net!
A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles found a way to generate three runs in a veritable pitching battle between Cat De La Cruz and McAllen's Zabanna Sanchez to come away with a hard-fought 3-0 victory in Game 1 of the Area Championship at the Zachary Sports Complex in Laredo.
Head Coach Coca Ruiz informed The News Gram of the details of this very exciting ball game.
"Sandra Mendoza went one for three, but she got that hit in the bottom of the sixth inning when she led off the inning with a double," stated the coach, "Crystal (Perez) caught them playing in and laid down a perfect bunt between the pitcher and the first baseman and beat it out moving Sandra to third, but she came home on the throw and a bad throw to the catcher allowed Crystal to move to second with no outs."
A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
The Eagle Pass Eagles traveled to Laredo to face off with the Mission Sharyland Rattlers at UniFirst Stadium where Chris Perez pitched a great game, however, despite a nine hit hitting performance, the Eagles were not able to get the offensive production when they most needed it falling by the minimal difference of 2-1 on Friday night.
The Eagles had bases loaded in the third inning with RJ Ruiz standing at third when Lance Madden tried to pick him off at third sending the ball to the left field foul area plating the lone Eagle run of the game.
A.D. Ibarra
-NEISD Softball Complex
The CC Winn Lady Mavericks traveled to the Alamo City to take on the #1 seeded Edinburgh North Lady Cougars.
The Lady Mavericks came into this game after a veritable train wreck in the final game of the season against the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles in the final district meeting between the two schools and they came out hitting the ball as Alyssa Lopez greeted standout pitcher Jacqui Longoria with a leadoff single followed by a sacrifice bunt by Cassandra Flores moving Lopez into scoring position.
A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
After a convincing 4-0 victory over the Edinburgh Vela Sabrecats in Game 1, hurler Sheila Abbott confirmed that to throw your hat into the proverbial state playoffs, you have to do so behind a proven ace in the circle.
A.D. Ibarra
-Laredo, TX
The Eagle Pass Eagles will be in familiar territory as they prepare to tangle with their most controversial foe last season in the Mission Sharyland Rattlers.
TOM HAYS, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) —
Former baseball pitcher Roger Clemens and his onetime strength coach came face-to-face on Tuesday in a bid to settle their long-running legal dispute, but they emerged from a closed-door meeting without a deal.
A.D. Ibarra
Laredo, TX
Cat De La Cruz threw a magnificent two-hit, 6K shutout, yet the Eagle Pass Eagles had to get over the hump that was opposing pitcher Sheila Abbott who got what she needed to get out of at least two big innings as the Lady Eagles managed to wrestle a 4-0 victory from the Edinburgh Vela Sabrecats.
A.D. Ibarra
SAC
Chris Perez threw a gem and the Eagle offense was able to get to both Rica Gonzalez and Jesus Fraga to come away with a 6-2 victory over the CC Winn Mavericks at the Student Activity Center Friday night.
