The Lytle Baseball team will take on the Poth Pirates vying for the Area Championship after sweeping Great Hearts Northern Oaks in the Bi-District Playoffs April 30 and May 1.
Area Championship games will take place at the SAISD Sports Complex at 1000 Edwards in San Antonio. The schedule is as follows:
Game 1 – May 7 – 7 p.m. - ticket link
Game 2 – May 8 – 7 p.m. - ticket link
Game 3 (if necessary) – May 9 – 4 p.m. - ticket link
Lytle extended their in-district, 10-game winning streak by two more games when they swept Bi-District opponents Great Hearts Northern Oaks 7-2 in the first game and 7-5 in the deciding game of the series.
Game 1 Recap
Lytle 7, Great Hearts 2
Lytle scored 6 runs in the first inning on 2 hits by Travis Norton and Toby Davila, 2 hit by pitches by Devin Cordova and Seth Pierce, an RBI ground out by Piercen Moreno and a line out by Travis Norton.
Devin Cordova picked up the win on the mound, striking out 9 batters while giving up 2 runs on 5 hits. Ethan Elizondo relieved in the seventh, striking out 2.
Damien Barco was 2 for 2 at the plate with a walk. Toby Davila was 2 for 4.
Weston Jackson hit an in-the-park homerun in the fourth inning.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
GHNO | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
LYTLE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 7 | 7 | 1 |
More images from Game 1 are available to view online.
Game 2 Recap
Lytle 7, Great Hearts 5
In a thrilling game, Lytle scored 3 runs in the sixth inning to overcome a 1-run deficit and capture the Bi-District Championship. After building a 4-run lead in the first 5 innings, Lytle baseball found itself in unfamiliar territory as Great Hearts rallied and scored 5 runs in the bottom of the fifth on 4 walks and 3 hits to grab the lead. The Pirates answered back immediately in the top of the sixth inning on a base hit by Devin Cordova scoring Travis Norton. Juan Patlan squeezed in Weston Jackson, and Toby Davila also scored on an error giving the Pirates a 7-5 lead.
Weston Jackson started the game on the mound for Lytle. He was relieved by Toby Davila in the fifth. Davila earned the win, striking out 6 in 2 2/3 innings. Juan Patlan and Piercen Moreno each had 2 hits. Patlan was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
LYTLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
GHNO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
More images from Game 2 are available to view online.