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Akins Eagles Baseball 2005

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District 16-5A
Varsity Game with Anderson Trojans
Friday, April 8, 2005 - scheduled start 7:30 PM
at Burger Field - Austin, Texas

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The Akins Eagles Varsity Baseball team waits in the stands at Burger for the completion of the Hays-Austin game, an extra-inning barn burner eventually won by the Maroons.

With the early game finally completed, the Eagles can begin stretching in left field.

Eagles commence their warmup routines.

Eagle Head Coach Steve Velasquez and his Anderson counterpart, Troy Garis.

The Eagle Faithful, as seen from the field at Burger. "C'mon," hollered a fan loudly to the team, "We've waited long enough!" He wasn't talking about the starting time of the game.

Eagles Cedric Carrothers and Charles Morton participate in pregame warmups conducted by Coach Velasquez.

With a taped wooden fungo bat, Coach Velasquez (right) warms up his team, including 1st baseman Richard Rogalewski (left) and catcher Charles Morton (center).

Umps and coaches gather at home plate before the game.

The Anderson Trojans come into the game as the 2nd place team in District 16-5A, with a district record of 5-2. The Eagles are ready.

In the Eagles' dugout before the game, an umpire carefully inspects bats and helmets.

Eagle 2nd baseman Martin Salinas.

With just 11 pitches, Davila retired the first three batters in the Trojan lineup.

With daylight rapidly fading and the splotchy artificial lighting of Burger Field taking over, the Eagle infield meets on the mound.

PLAY BALL! Starting Eagle lefty Eric Davila throws the first pitch of the game at 8:11 PM CDT.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton sets up behind the plate in the twilight of the 1st inning at Burger.

Eagle leadoff hitter Jason Rangel at the plate in the bottom of the 1st.

Eagle center fielder Airrik Martinez.

Daniel Fabian at 3rd base for the Eagles in the top of the 2nd

Kevin Ashmos (number 3) is the Anderson 3rd baseman who was oh-so-smug after getting away with a Bush League (and entirely illegal, by the way) hidden ball trick play when the two teams met at Nelson on the Ides of March. Ashmos drew a 2nd-inning walk and then was Oh-for-Akins for the remainder of this night.

Eagle shortstop Rangel and a Trojan runner in the top of the 2nd inning.

Eagle 1st baseman Rogalewski holds one Trojan runner, while another takes a lead at 2nd.

Davila pitches in the 2nd inning. Martinez is ready in center field.

Runners are aboard, so Eagle batterymates Davila and Morton check their signs.

The Eagle dugout yells encouragements as Eagle outfielder Jordan Treviño steps to the plate. He slammed a 2nd-inning leadoff base hit to right field.

Eagle 2nd baseman Salinas reached base on a 2nd-inning fielder's choice.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian grounds out here in the 2nd, but hit a single and a double in his other plate appearances.

It took 8 pitches from Davila in the top of the 3rd to mow down batters 2, 3 and 4 in the Trojan order.

Among the Eagle Faithful in the stands at Burger on a beautiful Friday night ...

Sideline huddle before the bottom of the 3rd inning. Eagles are down 1 to 0.

Rogalewski bats in the Eagle 2nd. He would get a base hit.

Eagle outfielder Airrik Martinez managed to get on base every time he came to the plate. Here he delivers a base hit to center field, but the fielder mishandled it, and Rangel and Martinez would both score on the error.

Eagle catcher Charles Morton bats in the bottom of the 3rd.

Eagle outfielder Martinez hauls in a 4th-inning fly ball off the bat of Trojan outfielder Milam Raemsch.

Backed by a stiff Eagle defense, Davila retired the side with just 4 pitches in the Anderson 4th.

Martinez slides at home for an Eagle run, one of two he would score.

Eagle 2nd baseman Martin Salinas is out at 1st after an infield ground ball.

Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian is on 2nd base after sending the ball to center field for a 4th-inning double.

Trojan 2nd baseman Charlie Crenshaw flied out to Eagle right fielder Daniel Leal in the 4th inning.

Eagle 1st baseman Rogalewski has his foot on the bag and the ball in his glove. Kevin Ashmos is the Trojan's 3rd out of the inning.

Eagle outfielder Leal at the plate in the 4th inning.

Eagle infielders meet at the mound to discuss a surprisingly tough 5th inning.

With Daniel Leal in right field, Davila pitches in the 5th inning.

Eagle catcher Morton scoops a pitch from the dirt. On the following pitch, Trojan batter Ryan Bailey hit a triple and Davila's evening was done.

Exchanging his fielder's glove on the sideline for a pitcher's mitt, Jason Rangel runs to the mound in relief.

Coach Velasquez and Eric Davila at the Eagle dugout.

Right handed reliever Jason Rangel checks the signs. Eagle 2nd baseman JD Hernandez looks in, too.

As Rangel prepares to go to work on the mound, Coach Velasquez congratulates Davila on a job well done.

Anderson batter Ryan Schapery hops out of the box in the 5th inning and positions himself directly in front of home plate in an apparent attempt to disrupt the throw of Eagle catcher Morton to 2nd base. The plate umpire made no call.

Up by 2 runs in the top of the 5th, Anderson has the bases loaded.

Rangel pitches in the top of the 5th inning.

Designated hitter Matt Hohertz bats for the Eagles in the 5th.

Anderson batter Charlie Crenshaw hits a fielder's choice to Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian, whose choice is to get lead runner Scotty Jones with a throw to Eagle catcher Morton for the force out at home. Heads up baseball.

Eagle pitcher Jason Rangel.

Martinez comes to the plate in the bottom of the 5th. His RBI double would bring the Eagles to within one run of the Trojans.

Eagle outfielder Leal is driven home by Martinez's 5th inning double.

Eagle catcher Morton is hit at the plate by a pitch from Trojan Stuart MacInnes.

Eagle shortstop Martin Salinas and Coach Jesse Riojas at 1st after Salinas drove in Derek Evans, who was running for Morton.

Rangel left the door open a crack when he walked Anderson leadoff batter Thomas Robinson in the top of the 6th. Robinson would later score to tie the game at 5 apiece.

JD Hernandez at 2nd base.

Eagle shortstop Salinas and a Trojan runner in the top of the 6th inning.

Fabian's 6th-inning base hit puts the go-ahead run aboard for the Eagles.

Leal's bunt in the 6th was intended as a scrifice to move the runner, but he beat the throw to 1st.

With Fabian threatening at 3rd, Rangel cautions him not to come when Anderson catcher Michael Ballard momentarily loses the handle on the ball.

Rangel delivers the ball in the Anderson 6th.

Jason Rangel's 6th-inning sacrifice fly scores Fabian, who tagged up at 3rd base and came home.

In a cloud of dust, Eagle 3rd baseman Daniel Fabian crosses the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning and scores the go-ahead run.

Anderson sent Martinez to 1st with an intentional walk in the 6th.

There was no Trojan scoring in the final stanza. This is the last pitch of the ballgame. Anderson's Ashmos grounded out to Eagle 2nd baseman Hernandez, shown here behind pitcher Jason Rangel.

EAGLES WIN! Akins 6 Anderson 5.

From the Eagles' dugout, the Eagle Faithful can be seen cheering and applauding their team.

Eagle pitchers Jason Rangel (left) and Eric Davila.

Celebrating Eagles.

Is a little too much emphasis being placed on this victory? Well, the Eagles have been playing 5A varsity baseball for three years, and this is the school's very first 5A varsity district win. Ever. It's not surprising that the team and its supporters would be excited and pleased!

We were overdue for this, and you'd better believe we're going to spend some time enjoying it.

AKINS EAGLES	6
ANDERSON TROJANS	5

Fans wait on the ramp outside Burger to welcome members of the 2005 Akins Eagles Varsity team.