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Akins Eagles Baseball 2005

Eagles in Action

Photos of the 2005 Akins Baseball Teams from practices and games

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Varsity Preseason Game with Del Valle Cardinals
Saturday, February 19, 2005
at Canyon High School - New Braunfels, Texas

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Eagle outfielder Jordan Treviño.

Akins Head Baseball Coach Steve Velasquez (right) and Del Valle head coach Rudy Villanueva (center) discuss ground rules with the Canyon coach. Villanueva is a former head coach of Akins High School.

With "Coach" Daniel Leal (right) ready to call him back, Eagle shortstop Jason Rangel takes a small lead at 1st base.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton at the plate in the 1st inning. His long fly to right field was caught for the 2nd out of the inning.

Eagle starting right hander Martin Salinas.

Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez sent this 2nd inning ball to center field ... where it was caught.

Eagle 2nd baseman JD Hernandez.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian.

Eric Davila at 1st base for Akins.

Eagle dugout on a drizzly, rainy Saturday afternoon. February in New Braunfels, Texas!

Brandon Stewart bats. There's always construction going on at the Canyon field. This time it was a guy on a ladder, arc welding just beyond the 3rd base foul line.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton sells this pitch at the knees. It's a strike.

Casey Casteñada.

After hitting a single, Casteñada slides into 2nd on a throwing error by the Cardinal 3rd baseman.

Matt Hohertz.

Jordan Treviño.

JD Hernandez popped up to the catcher in the top of the 4th inning.

Eagle 1st baseman Eric Davila holds a Cardinal runner in the bottom of the 4th.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian looks on as the plate umpire exchanges lasagna recipes with Jason Rangel.

As Jordan Treviño watches from left field, reliever Jason Rangel delivers a 4th-inning pitch.

Casteñada scores in the top of the 4th.

Derek Evans.

Among the Eagle Faithful...

The game with Del Valle was the second part of a double header for the Eagles Varsity in a 3-way that included the host Canyon Cougars. As Saturday morning became Saturday afternoon, the drizzle never really stopped. It would just pause for a few moments before returning.

The Eagles only gave up 4 hits to the Cardinals, but all of those came in the disastrous 6-run first inning. After

that first inning, Eagle pitchers faced only one batter more than the absolute minimum. Starter Martin Salinas recorded 6 strikeouts in 3 innings, and reliever Jason Rangel threw 4 K's in his 2 innings.

The Eagles scattered 4 hits of their own throughout the 5 innings of the time limited game, but it was not enough. The final score was Del Valle 7, Akins 3.

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Here are some entries:

"I don't care if it IS your baseball, you can't take it home ..." - Robert Rangel

"But I told you to go before the start of the inning." - Anonymous

"Call me?" - Anonymous