Monday, July 28, 1997

Errors cost Abilene Senior in loss; Abilene Junior loses

WACO - San Antonio McAlister Park scored four runs in the ninth inning without a hit to eliminate Abilene Senior from the Senior League state tournament with a 14-10 victory.

Abilene Senior committed four errors in the inning.

Abilene Senior scored twice in the fourth and three times in the fifth to take an 8-4 lead before McAlister Park scored six runs in the seventh.

But Abilene Senior refused to fold, scored twice with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to force the extra frames. Ross Short tripled with two outs and scored on a single by Elliot Strader. An error on the pitcher and a single by Jared Peel produced the tying run before Paul Mock was thrown out on the bases at third to send the game to extra innings.

Seven errors offset a fine offensive game for Abilene Senior, which collected 17 hits in the loss.

Chris Dice, Jon Laskowski (6) and Tim Delagarza. Casey Clinton, Brandon Law (7), Craig Forman (7), Kevin Evans (8) and Elliot Strader.

Lamar 26, Abilene Junior 0

Lamar battered Abilene Junior pitchers for a 26-0 victory in the second round of the Junior League state tournament.

Lamar collected 16 hits and took advantage of 13 walks to score in every inning. Lamar sent 12 batters to the plate in the first inning and 16 to bat in the third.

Meanwhile three Lamar pitchers limited Abilene to one hit, a single by Scott Forman.

Ramirez, Crew, Rodriguez and Pawelek. Matt Haynes, Bryan Holaman (2), Drew Thompson (4) and Jeremy Baum, Jeremy Soliz (3). W - Holoman. L - Ramirez. 2B - Lamar: Ramirez, Mango. 3B - Lamar: J. Rodriguez 2, Heath.