Practice games today:
Ryan was run-ruled by Poteet.
Ryan beat Waxahacie.

Means nothing....

LT, you got that right.

3&2 it wasn't a run rule it went 7 innings.

Denton wins in 10



FORT WORTH -- Denton persevered through its mistakes and captured a 5-4 win in 10 innings against Fort Worth Western Hills on Saturday in Game 1 of its Class 4A Region I bi-district playoff matchup.

"That was a tough game. Both teams wanted it real bad," Denton head coach Marty Green said. "We got out of some tight jams. We played with a lot of emotion tonight, and that's what pulled us through."

Denton scored the winning run in the top of the 10th on a sacrifice fly by Miles Mulkey to right field that scored Colton Nolen.

Western Hills threatened in the bottom of the 10th, as it had runners at third and first base with no outs. Denton pitcher Abel Baker, who relieved Mulkey after the starter lasted six innings and allowed four runs, shut down Western Hills by striking out the final two batters to end the game.

Western Hills (17-14) tied the score in the bottom of the seventh inning after Ryan Stuck led off with a single and moved to third base on a pair of passed balls. Stuck scored on a ground ball to shortstop.

Denton (15-8) jumped ahead early with three runs in the first inning after Christian Perry led off with a double to the gap in left-center field. Perry also hit a home run to lead off the fifth inning.

Stuck, the starting pitcher for Western Hills, struggled with his control in the first inning as he walked two batters following Perry's double to load the bases. Stuck then had a hit batsman that scored Perry and allowed another run on a wild pitch. Denton's Hunter Dozier had an RBI groundout that scored the Broncos’ third run of the inning.

Stuck managed to regain his control late in the first inning, as he struck out two batters to end the inning.

Mulkey was untouchable though two innings, striking out four of the first six batters he faced. Mulkey had seven strikeouts in the game.

Western Hills scored runs in the third and fourth innings to cut its deficit to one run. Perry, however, answered for Denton in the fifth as he drilled a home run to left-center field.

Game 2 of the best-of-3 series will start at 1 p.m. today at Bronco Field, with Game 3 following if needed.

Long story short: Denton High lost twice to Western Hills today. Abel Baker and Mark Gillian made some nice plays. The umpires blew some important calls. Coach McIntire of WH started the same pitcher in game 3 that he used in game 1. WH was able to get hits, and DHS left runners stranded.

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Denton High lost twice to Western Hills today.

District 6-4A gets overlooked every year!

contrast to the "feat" that Denton High did last year to knock off Fossil ridge!

the playoffs weed out the teams that are inconsistent and Denton was hot and cold all year. Congrats on your season.

Ryan, Argyle and Sanger are still in the hunt.
Decatur isn't in Denton Co., but is part of 8-3A. They play Vernon.
Argyle plays Canyon. Sites are not yet posted.

Sanger vs. Burkburnett.
Thurs. May 6, 2008 - at Wichita Falls
Sat. May 10, 2008 - at Denton Guyer
Times not posted

Ryan vs. Cleburne
Thur. May 8, 2008 - at Ryan 7:00
Fri. May 9, 2008 - at Cleburne 7:00
Sat. May 10, 2008 - TBA 1:00 Working on Boswell H. S. or Saganaw H. S.

Cleburne 5 Ryan 1
The Raiders are now faced with the task of regrouping after a tough loss to keep their season alive.

“I feel confident in our kids,” Warnack said. “We’ve had our backs against the wall before. This isn’t any different. We’ll be ready to play tomorrow.” (from the DRC)

As the playoffs roll on, our Denton Co. teams continue to represent...Krum(2A), Sanger(3A) and Ryan(4A) are still playing. I think the volunteers at Denton Boys Baseball, Inc. and all the daddy coaches along the way deserve a collective pat on the back. I know 3and2 Son got some good instruction from Roy Greenhaw, Hal Evans, Mel Knight and Pat Burns. We are trying to enjoy every minute. I hope all of you can do the same. Good luck to the 32 teams left in each division. All of us have worked hard and sacrificed much to get our boys here, and man is it ever worth it!

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Originally posted by 3and2:
As the playoffs roll on, our Denton Co. teams continue to represent...Krum(2A), Sanger(3A) and Ryan(4A) are still playing. I think the volunteers at Denton Boys Baseball, Inc. and all the daddy coaches along the way deserve a collective pat on the back. I know 3and2 Son got some good instruction from Roy Greenhaw, Hal Evans, Mel Knight and Pat Burns. We are trying to enjoy every minute. I hope all of you can do the same. Good luck to the 32 teams left in each division. All of us have worked hard and sacrificed much to get our boys here, and man is it ever worth it!

Congrats to those teams! I read where Sanger set a school record this year for wins.

Ryan is out. FR advances.
Sanger got beaten like red-headed stepchildren by Decatur. Did not look like the same two teams that met in district play. #11 made a huge difference for the Eagles. The Eagle bats were on fire! Haven't heard about Krum.

Good luck to the Eagles and Fossil Ridge as they advance.

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11 made a huge difference for the Eagles.

#11 is Justin Unger.(solid Player) Congrats to Decatur, hope they have a long run...

Anybody know what happened to Joe Staley, player from Decatur who was with Grayson County JC?
Watched Grayson County play last week and he was on the roster but not with the team.

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Anybody know what happened to Joe Staley, player from Decatur who was with Grayson County JC?
Watched Grayson County play last week and he was on the roster but not with the team.

He just signed with Stephen F. Austin last week. He played some at Grayson, but an older guy transferred in spring semester and got the start. He and my son will be roomies next year at SFA.