3/13/02 - Soph over Rayburn

The Sophomore Mustangs traveled to Pasadena on spring break to take on the Sam Rayburn Texans.  Blake Steil started on the mound and finished what he started.  He allowed a first inning run and then shut down the Texans the rest of the way helping lead the Mustangs to a 7 - 1 victory.  Steil pitched 7 strong innings allowing 6 hits, 2 walks and striking out 6.  The offense got going in the top of the second when Austin Wood was hit by a pitch leading off the inning.  David Marvin then singled.  Wood was forced at 3rd on a Jake Kolesar ground ball.  Brian Shelton then doubled to drive in Marvin leaving Kolesar at 3rd and Shelton at 2nd.  Kolesar scored on a wild pitch and then Kenneth Negron singled to drive home Shelton.  In the 3rd, Steil led off by getting hit by a pitch.  After 2 outs, Marvin reached on an error and then Kolesar doubled driving in Steil.  In the 4th, Negron led off with a single.  After a ground ball out moved Negron over, McCormick singled driving in the run.  In the 6th Kingwood scored their final 2 runs.  Kolesar led off with a single.  After a couple of outs moved Kolesar over, he scored on a single by Josh Fountain.  Fountain then came around to score on a single by McCormick.  Negron, Fountain, McCormick and Kolesar each had 2 hits.  Marvin and Shelton one apiece.  Kolesar scored twice and Negron, Fountain, Steil, Marvin and Shelton once apiece.