Wednesday, April 20, 2011

News/Observations from THS Baseball

Nuggets from my notebook during a wet, humid, long night at Ben Gill Park for a 9-6 Terrell win over West Mesquite:

* This was the Tigers best offensive performance from Terrell since a 10-0 win over Lancaster
on April 1. The Tigers scored 9 runs on 11 hits.

* Cody Patton had three hits which tied a season high for him. He also had 4 RBI for the Tigers. RBI have been a problem for Terrell this season since their best hitter Cody Weishaar has been leading off. Maybe Patton can be that run producer the lineup has sorely been missing for most of the season.

*Hunter Cheney came in and did a nice in closing the last two innings. A deep pitching staff is what carried the Tigers to the playoffs the last two seasons. This staff has been thin on arms but maybe Cheney can be a building block for the future.

*The future does look bright for Terrell as underclassmen Cheney, Heath Hottinger, Victor Andrade and Cody Patton all played huge parts in the win. All of them will be back next season to form a solid nucleus.

*The Tigers have played numerous underclassmen and gained invaluable experience in a tough district. The hope is that they can grow from this and go to the next level. If they do mature and grow from this experience then we could be talking about a playoff team next season.

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