Kingwood came out with a bang Thursday afternoon in
the
The Mustangs came out
swinging the bats early as Kingwood scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 1st
inning. Second baseman, Josh Fountain
led off with a walk and was singled to second by DH Kenneth Negron. Following a fly out, right fielder, Doug
Simmons, reached 1st on an infield hit and all runners advanced on a
throwing error that scored Fountain and moved Negron and Simmons to 3rd
and 2nd base. Greg Gossett
then crushed a line drive that bounced off the 362 sign in left center for a
double that drove in both Negron and Simmons.
Gossett was immediately
singled home by first baseman, Austin Wood.
Left fielder, Thomas McCormick walked and both Wood and McCormick moved
to 3rd and 2nd on a wild pitch. Catcher Andrew Brooks stepped to the plate
and promptly laced a line drive single to left, scoring Woods and
McCormick. Brooks, after going to 2nd
on the throw to the plate, was replaced by pinch runner Bruce Williams, who
immediately stole 3rd and then scored on a sacrifice fly by Stefan
Savarino.
Kingwood got on the score
board again in the 2nd inning as shortstop Johnny Whittleman doubled
into the right centerfield gap and moved to 3rd on a ground
out. Gossett was hit by a pitch and
promptly stole 2nd base. With
Whittleman and Gossett on 3rd and 2nd bases, Austin Wood
walked to load the bases. McCormick then
singled to left scoring Whittleman and Gossett.
Catcher Andrew Brooks was hit by a pitch loading the bases again. Center fielder, Stefan Savarino, was hit by a
pitch which forced in Austin Wood for Kingwood’s third and final run of the 2nd
inning and making the
Kingwood would strike again
in the 3rd inning as Kenneth Negron singled, stole second, and
advanced on an error to third. Gossett then singled to rightfield driving in
the Mustangs 11th run. That
was all the scoring until the bottom of the 6th inning when Greg
Gossett led off with an infield hit, moved to 3rd on a line drive
single to right field by Ryan Mize, and scored on a sacrifice fly by AJ
Pendleton which ended the game on the 10 run rule with Kingwood on top of Cy
Creek 12-2.
Offensively, Kingwood was led
by third baseman, Greg Gossett, who was 3-3 with a double and HBP, scored 3
runs, drove in 3 runs and stole a base.
Left fielder, Thomas McCormick was 2-2, with a walk, 1 run scored and 2
RBI’s. Kenneth Negron was 2-4, 2 runs
scored and a stolen base. Whittleman was
1-4 with a double. Austin Wood was 1-2
with a walk, 2 runs scored with an RBI.
Andrew Brooks was 1-2 and HBP, 1 run and 2 RBI’s. Ryan Mize was 1-1.
On the mound for the Mustangs
was lefthander, Blake Hancock. Hancock
pitched 4 innings giving up 3 hits, 2 runs, striking out 8 and receiving the
win.
Sophomore right hander, Ryan
Torres, came in the 5th inning and was immediately helped by two
outstanding defensive plays with one out.
The Cy Creek second baseman singled to right field on a