Salado Eagles beat Taylor 6-1 on March 29 after splitting their 19-4A district baseball games last week, falling to Gateway Prep and beating Jarrell.

Salado 6

Taylor 1

Salado and Taylor were tied at 1-1 after the first inning, but the Eagles took control of the game in the fourth and added runs in the sixth and seventh on March 29 to win 6-1.

With two outs and empty bases, Dillon McDaniel walked and went to second on a passed ball. He scored on a single to right by Kory Walker.

Brady Wilson walked, scoring on a double to left by Josh Adams for a 2-1 lead.

Nolan Williams beat the throw to first on a dropped third strike to lead off the sixth. Wilson walked and both runners scored on a double down the third base line by Drew Bird.

Walker walked and Williams knocked him in with a shot over the left field wall for the final lead of 6-1.

Walker had two hits and an RBI. Williams had a hit, two RBI and scored two runs. Bird had a hit and two RBI. Adams had a hit and an RBI.

Wilson got the win for Salado, pitching 5 2/3 innings and allowing four hits and an earned run. He struck out 10 and walked four.

McDaniel closed the game, getting two strikeouts.

Salado 1

Gateway 6

Georgetown Gateway scored five runs in the fourth and another in the sixth to beat the Salado Eagles, 6-1, whom they hosted on March 23.

Salado scored its single run in the fourth. With one out in the frame, Kory Walker singled to center field and went to second on another single to center by Kole Maedgen. Walker scored on a fielder’s choice that caught Maedgen going to second.

Salado outhit Gateway four to three.

Registering hits were Drew Bird, Josh Adams, Walker and Maedgen. Caden Strickland got an RBI with his fielder’s choice shot to left.

Dillon McDaniel had 3 2/3 innings of work on the mound and was issued the loss. He allowed five earned runs on two hits and 10 walks. He struck out five batters. Brady Wilson had 2 1/3 innings on the mound, allowing a hit and an earned run while walking three and striking out two batters.

Jarrell 1

Salado 11

Kofi Stoglin’s shot to left field plated Drew Bird for the 11th run, enough to end the game against Jarrell by the mercy rule on March 26 at home.

Scoring three runs in the fourth, Salado led 3-1 before hammering Jarrell for eight runs in the sixth.

Caden Strickland led off the bottom of the third with a single to left. Dillon McDaniel followed with a single to left and both runners scored on a double to center by Nolan Williams, who would score on the throw attempt.

With Salado leading 3-1 going into the bottom of the sixth, McDaniel led off with a single. He went to third on a single by Walker. McDaniel scored and Walker went to second on a passed ball. Williams singled to put runners at the corners, going to second on an error. Kole Maedgen singled, scoring Williams. Salado the fourth for four straight walks to load the bases and force a runner across home. Brady Wilson singled to score Isaac Pettigrew. Strickland scored on a passed ball, the third base runner to do so in the frame. When Jarrell managed to get the first out of the inning with seven runs recorded, Bird then scored on the shot to left by Stoglin to end the game. 

Salado had eight hits in the game while Jarrell managed two.

Williams led the Eagles with two hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. McDaniel had two hits and two runs while Walker had two hits and an RBI. Maedgen had a hit and two RBIs. Strickland had a hit and an RBI.

Strickland notched the win on the mound, pitching 5 1/3 innings and allowing one run and two hits. he walked three and struck out nine batters.

Wilson closed the game with two strikeouts.

Salado JV Red 2

Taylor 3

Salado JV Red lost to Taylor 3-2 on March 29.

The Eagles scored two runs in the fourth inning. Jaxson Leiskau reached on an error and Lane Heath was hit by the pitcher. Cole Taylor and Brian Sablotne hit RBI singles to plate the runners.

Taylor had two hits and and RBI. Sablotne had a ahit and an RBI. Caleb Dockray and Phoenix Flores both had hits.

Leiskau pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and three runs, two of them earned. He struck out three and walked two. 

Jarrell JV 0

Salado JV Red 8

Salado JV Red shut out Jarrell, 8-0, March 26, scoring three runs in the first, a run in the second, two in the third and two in the fourth.

The JV Red squad had six hits in th game. Lane Heath led the team with two hits and an RBI. Owen Crisp had two hits and two runs. Jaxson Leiskau had a hit, two RBIs and a run. Cole Taylor had a hit and three RBIs. 

Cayden Stump pitched the entire game for the win, allowing two hits, no runs and striking out seven batters while walking three.

Austin Waves 11

Salado JV White 4

Salado JV White lost to the Austin Waves, 11-4, on March 27.

Corde Ramsey got both hits in the game for Salado and scored two runs. Josh Barker had an RBI and scored a run after earning a walk. 

Dusty Rhiddlehoover was issued the loss, pitching seven innings. He struck out 10, while walking six. Of the 11 runs scored, only one was earned against the pitcher.