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St. Pius X-Artesia Recap + Postgame Video

St. Pius X wins 4-3. Here is my recap:

St. Pius X ended the Bulldogs season behind three first-inning runs, a key insurance run in the sixth and a solid pitching performance from junior Ryan McGaha. Artesia scored a run in the second and added two more in the top of the seventh but fell short.

McGaha deftly worked out of trouble in three of the first four innings as Artesia had two baserunners on in the first, second and fourth innings. But McGaha held them to a single run, allowing St. Pius to maintain a 3-1 lead through the middle innings.

“Ryan has thrown a ton of innings pitched this year and he has a quality outing every single time he’s on the mound,” St. Pius X interim coach Matt McCoy said. “He’s a horse out there. Ryan works better as the game goes on. I have been coaching him since he was eight years old. His baseball IQ is second to none.”

St. Pius X grabbed an early lead by scoring three runs in the bottom of the first on a RBI single and wild throw to first when the Sartans runner scored from second base. Artesia got one run back in the top of the second, but left two runners stranded.

St. Pius X loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the third when Matthew Moleras lofted a foul down beyond first base. Artesia second baseman Cody Fuentes made a sensational catch, somersaulting over the fence. The runner on third scored on the play to give St. Pius X a 3-1 lead after three innings.

After Artesia starter J.R. Bustamante retired eight straight St. Pius batters through the fifth, the Sartans scored what proved to be the decisive run in the bottom of the sixth on a two-base error, fly out and sacrifice fly to dee center by Isaiah Chavez.

In the top of the seventh, McGaha got the first out on a groundout before Artesia closed the gap to 4-3 with a RBI triple by Ryan Null and run-scoring groundout. McCoy turned to senior Mitch Buffet out of the bullpen and the New Mexico State commit ended the game on a strikeout.

“We’re lucky in that we have some pitching depth to get us through,” McCoy said. “Artesia was very scrappy. They fought the whole way through. There is no give up in that team. We know how they are. We play them in football and basketball and everything else. They don’t want to lose to St. Pius or anybody else. We’re fortunate to come out of here with a win.”

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Trevor Rogers and the MLB Draft

Hate to say this for all the teams that have to face him the next 2 weeks...would love to see him dominate and jump into the top 10

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2017?list=draft

Or maybe C Bad will shut him down like the Cali school did with the Hunter Greene kid and make everybody's life a lot easier!

http://www.baseballamerica.com/high...itching-season-mlb-draft/#KmlVE8iBVVqFxvqO.97
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3A Quarterfinals: Texico, Estancia & Raton post impressve wins + Video of Coaches

Texico proved again why they are the No. 1 seed. Are they invincible?

Impressive wins by Estancia and Raton as well.

Semifinals are Friday at 4 and 7 p.m.

Story: https://nmpreps.rivals.com/news/3a-is-top-seeded-texico-too-tough-to-tame--1

Video of Texico Coach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkj--CsMdyI

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5 Standouts From Wednesday's Class 3A Baseball Quarterfinals

Ben Crist (Texico) - The junior RHP pitched Texico past Tularosa, settling down after giving up two runs in the top of the first. He pitched out of a first and second, one out jam in the third and a bases loaded, two outs situation in the fifth. He also singled during Texico's 4-run outburst in the bottomof the first.

Luke Phipps (Texico) - The freshman had 3 hits for Texico. He was the only Wildcats player with 3 hits on Wednesday.

Johnathan Cabriales (Raton) - He held McCurdy scoreless in 5 innings on the mound as the Bobcats barely made a whisper on offense.

Austin Jones (Raton) - He ignited the Raton offense with a RBI triple in the first inning and was on eof the key figures in the assault on McCurdy pitching.

Devin Cantu (Estancia) - He threw a five inning shutout against Dexter, ending the game on a 6-4-3 double play.

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Numbers: 6A Quarterfinals

Numbers: 6A Quarterfinals

Bats: Runs per game - Season
La Cueva - 10.6
Centennial - 7.5
Cleveland - 7.1
Valley - 6.5
Carlsbad - 5.9
Rio Rancho - 5.9
Volcano Vista - 5.6
Piedra Vista - 4.6

Last 5 Games - total (per)
La Cueva (5-0 Record) - 49 (9.8)
Centennial (4-1 Record) - 37 (7.4)
Centennial (3-2 Record) - 37 (7.4)
Valley (5-0 Record) - 32 (6.4)
Carlsbad (4-1 Record) - 26 (5.2)
Rio Rancho (3-2 Record) - 21 (4.2)
Volcano Vista (3-2 Record) - 20 (4)
Piedra Vista (4-1 Record) - 19 (3.8)

Allowed Runs - Season
La Cueva - 1.3
Piedra Vista - 2
Carlsbad - 2.3
Centennial - 3.6
Rio Rancho - 3.6
Valley - 3.7
Cleveland - 4.5
Volcano Vista - 4. 5

Rematch
La Cueva 5, Rio Rancho 2 (March 18th)
Volcano Vista 7, Cleveland 2 (March 18th)
Volcano Vista 13, Cleveland 7 (April 11th)
Cleveland 3, Volcano Vista 0 (April 29th)

RBI
Manny Cachora - Centennial - 36
Adrian Sanchez - Valley - 27
Karl Koerper - Centennial - 27
Will Fiala - Carlsbad - 25
Trevor Rogers - Carlsbad - 21
Brent Rigtrup - Centennial - 21

K
Trevor Rogers - Carlsbad - 127
Daniel Romero-Martinez - Valley - 73
Nate Arrington - Carlsbad - 66
Junior Pena - Centennial - 65

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