Lytle Pirate baseball held off a late rally by Poth to win the Area Championship at the SAISD Sports Complex on May 9. Lytle took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a single by Mason Hill, scoring Weston Jackson. Toby Davila scored 2 pitches later on a double steal. Hill scored on a sacrifice fly by Devin Cordova. Poth answered with a run in the second and the third, bringing the score to 3-2. In the fifth inning, Lytle took advantage of 3 Poth errors and scored 5 runs on two 2-out hits by Juan Patlan and Damien Barco.
In the sixth inning, Lytle walked the first 6 batters, bringing the score to 8-5 with the bases loaded and no outs. Poth then flied out to left field. On the play, the umpires ruled that the runner at third left too early, resulting in a double play. The next batter grounded out to end the inning. In the seventh inning, Lytle had 2 base hits by Ethan Elizondo and Weston Jackson to lead off the inning but were unable to push across a run. In the bottom of the seventh, Lytle walked the first 2 Poth batters, then made an error loading the bases. The next batter popped up. Then Poth scored their sixth run on a sacrifice fly to right field. The final batter grounded out to Juan Patlan at third base ending the game.
Weston Jackson threw 6 innings giving up 3 runs and striking out 4. Ethan Elizondo picked up the win, throwing 2 innings and giving up 1 run.
Weston Jackson was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Juan Patlan was 1 for 1 with 2 RBI's and a walk. Damien Barco was 1 for 3 with 1 RBI.
Lytle 8, Poth 6
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
Poth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Lytle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 8 | 7 | 2 |
Lytle advances to the Regional Semi-Final round for the second year in a row. They will face Orange Grove in Kenedy, Texas. Game times/information listed below.
Site:
Larry Kiesling Youth Sports Complex
620 Bellaire Blvd
Kenedy, TX 78119
Game 1: Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m. - Lytle will be the visitor and occupy the 1st base dugout
Game 2: Friday, May 15, 7 p.m. - Lytle will be the home team and occupy the 3rd base dugout
Game 3: (If necessary) Saturday, May 16, 2 p.m. - Coin flip for home/visitor
Ticket Prices: $7/Adults, $4/Students - Pay at the gate (No bills larger than a $20)
No outside food or drinks.
No sunflower seeds allowed in the complex.
Concession stand accepts cash or cash app
Photos from the May 9 game are available to view online.