1A State Semi-Final Game 2 – D’Hanis defeats Dodd City

D’Hanis would bring arguably the best 1A arm to the mound in Alex Magers (Texas A&M) for this Semi-Final match up versus Dodd City.  Leadoff batter, Brayden Vaught, A sophmore, was not phased as he led the game off with a single.  Magers would get two quick outs before hitting Aaron Munger in the helmet forcing a stoppage in the game.  Munger would be removed from the game due to his injory.  D’Hanis would capitalize on a hit by pitch and error and a single to score two in their half of the first.

Alex Magers would hit the leadoff man but get a ground ball and two strikeouts to sit Dodd City down quietly in the top of the 2^nd.  Despite two singles to lead off the bottom of the second, D’Hanis could not do anything with them as Dodd City’s Dillon Jones would get an out by a sac bunt and a great catch by Alec Simpson in Center Field to save at least one run.

In the third, Dodd City’s Zayne Kennon would reach on with two outs but a base running miscue got him tagged out at 3^rd. Dillon Jones would sit down the first three batters for D’Hanis thanks to a base running miscue by D’Hanis.  Alex Magers would return the favor in the top of the 4^th with 3 strikeouts.  With one out in the bottom of the 4^th, Kyle Looper would smoke a ball down the right field line for a stand up triple.  Ethan Reyes would drive him in but be out at first.  A walk, a single and a lazy fly ball to centerfield would end the inning with D’Hanis up 3-0.

The top of the fifth would begin with the third hit batter by D’Hanis Alex Magers.  But a strikeout, a single by Brayden Vaught, a strikeout and a popout behind second base would end the threat.  Dodd City couldn’t move the leadoff runner past second.  In the bottom of the 5^th, D’Hanis would make the most of some Dodd City errors.  After Alex Magers led off with a double and Jacob Hutto singled, they would score after two errors and a passed ball.  A wild pitch would score Jaeden VanDamme who had reached on an error by the shortstop.  Kyle Lopper would walk and that would end the day for Dillon Jones.  An error, a single and a walk loaded the bases for Josh Rivera.  Landon Allen would get him to strikeout, bringing up Alex Magers.  He would drive one to the 375 mark, scoring 3 to end the game.

WP –  Alex Magers

LP – Dillon Jones

Player of the Game:  Alex Magers