Game Stories: Five Tool Texas Houston College Championships (Friday, July 2)
Rice
In Game 1 from Rice, Banditos 17U Scout Team blanked HP Baseball 2022 Cunningham, 3-0. Player of the game was Banditos’ JC Gutierrez who struck out six over five. Also to note, Coby DeJesus went 2-3 with one run scored.
.@BanditoBaseball 17U Scout Team’s JC Gutierrez (@J_GUTIERREZ_3) settles in and strikes out the side. The LHP has a good fastball and gets lots of swings and misses.
FB: 84-86, 87
CB: 70-71La Joya (TX) 2022 · @TTU_Baseball commit pic.twitter.com/5AsDoe2pNc
— ✭Five Tool Texas✭ (@FiveToolTexas) July 2, 2021
Game 2 from Rice resulted in 6-6 tie between HP Baseball 2022 Cunningham and Trosky Texas 2022 Ina. Player of the game was Hunter Caldwell who went 2-3 with one double and two runs batted in. Also to note, Blake Binderup went 2-3 with one double and one run scored. Wade Eslick went 1-2 and drove in two runs.
In Game 3 from Rice, Texas Twelve Maroon 2022 defeated Trosky Texas 2022 Ina, 5-3. Player of the game was Cannon Chester who went 2-3 with one double, one home run and two runs scored. Also to note, Christian Salazar went 2-2 with one home run and two runs scored. Rashaad James went 2-2 with two doubles and one run scored.
SHSU
In Game 1 from SHSU, BVR 17 Maroon blanked Texas Angels 2022 Keeton, 12-0. Player of the game was BVR’s Blane Zeplin who went 3-3 with one double, one triple, four runs batted in, and one run scored.
XBH x3🔥@BVRenegades 17U Maroon’s Blane Zeplin (@BlaneZeplin) wires the pitch over the center fielder for the triple and his 3rd hit of the game. #DudeAlert #FiveToolHitting
Victoria West (TX) 2022 #uncommitted pic.twitter.com/hRuWAsL55R
— ✭Five Tool Texas✭ (@FiveToolTexas) July 2, 2021
In Game 2 from SHSU, Setx Mizuno 17U Moreno defeated BVR 17 Maroon, 10-5. Player of the game was Moreno’s Owen Cansler who went 2-4 with one double and two runs batted in.
In Game 4 from SHSU, Houston Heat 2022 defeated Setx Mizuno 17U Moreno, 5-4. Player of the game was Heat’s Camden Champness who went 1-2 with one triple and one RBI.
In Game 5 from SHSU, Houston Heat 2022 defeated Houston Athletics 17U Gold, 4-2. Player of the game was Heat’s Carter Conroy who went 1-3 with two runs batted in.
TAM
In Game 1 from TAM, Houston Heat 2023 Bay defeated Texas Angels 2023 Woodchick, 5-1. Player of the game was Logan Stark who struck out eight over six.
In Game 2 from TAM, Trosky Texas 2024 Worley defeated Texas Angels 2024 Libson, 4-2. Player of the game was Worley’s Jake Mader Cooper who struck out 10 over four.
.@Troskytexas 2024 Worley’s Jake Mader-Cooper (@MaderJake) is on one right now. The young RHP has an electric FB collecting 8 K in 3 IP.
FB: 85-88, 89
SL: 76-78
CH: 80-82Pearland (TX) 2024 #uncommitted@FiveToolTexas Houston College Championships pic.twitter.com/QBc6jGxAAL
— Five Tool Baseball (@FiveTool) July 2, 2021
UH
In Game 1 from UH, Texas Twelve Maroon 2022 defeated DFW Twins 17U Black, 13-1. Player of the game was Twelve’s Sam Flores who went 3-3 with one double, one home run and two runs batted in.
.@TwelveRecruits Maroon 2022’s Sam Flores (@sam_flores20) smokes this ball down the right field line for the RBI double.
Lufkin (TX) 2022 #uncommitted pic.twitter.com/rvVxrnmHzv
— ✭Five Tool Texas✭ (@FiveToolTexas) July 2, 2021
In Game 2 from UH, DFW Twins 17U Black defeated Marucci Elite Texas 2022 Thames, 11-2. Player of the game was Xander McAfee who went 3-3 with two doubles and two runs batted in. Also to note, Jovany Lopez blasted a home run and drove in three runs.
Game 3 from UH resulted in a 7-7 tie between Banditos 17U Scout Team and Marucci Elite Texas 2022 Thames. Player of the game was Cameron Nickens who went 2-4 with one double and two runs batted in.
In Game 4 from UH, Marucci Elite Texas 2023 Dado defeated Canes Southwest Premier 2023, 5-4. Player of the game was Ronin Turner who went 2-3 with one triple. Hitter of the game was Landon Hunt who hit one double and drove in one run.
In Game 5 from UH, Marucci Elite Texas 2024 Hill blanked Next Level 2023 Davis, 8-0. Player of the game was Michael Herndon who went 2-4 with one double and one RBI.