2023 5A State Semi Final Frisco Reedy v Magnolia West

The 5A State Semi Final games would get underway albeit a little late due to the rain delay in the 2A game.  Frisco Reedy would feature Will Johnson on the mound with Caden Jones catching.  Magnolia West would throw James Ellwanger with Caylon Dygert catching.

James Ellwanger comes out throwing heat striking out the first two batters.  He topped out at 97.  He would hit Jalen Stringfellow.  No damage was done as he struck out the next batting looking.  The lone runner that reached first for Magnolia West was erased on a nicely turned 1-6-3 double play to end the inning.  In the second, Ellwanger picked up where he left off striking out the side.  Will Johnson would do much of the same.  A fly out, a walk and two strikeouts and the inning was over quickly.

Ellwanger records three more strikeouts to end the Reedy side of the 3^rd.  Magnolia West began to generate some offense in their half of the 3^rd.  A leadoff single by Hayden Carpenter and a ground rule double by Dawson Park would put the first run on the board.  Cody Palacious added to the total plating Park with a single.  Ellwanger recorded two more strikeouts in the 4^th before the first non-strikeout out was recorded to end the top of the inning.  Magnolia West couldn’t score anyone during the bottom of the fourth inning.

Another 1-2-3 inning for Magnolia West from a ground out to third baseman Caldwell McFaddin, a ground out to catcher Caylon Dygert and Ellwenger’s 12^th strikeout of the game.  Jack Jorgeson took the mound for Frisco Reedy in the bottom of the 5^th.  He would give up a single to Cody Palacios with one out but retired the other 3 batters faced.

Ellwanger continued to dominate the Frisco Reedy lineup in the top of the 6^th with 2 strikeouts looking and one swinging.  Magnolia west would get one insurance run thanks to an RBI single by Jackson Blank scoring Caylon Dygert.

In the top of the 7^th, with 2 outs, Caden Jones would bust up Ellwanger’s no hitter with a single up the middle.  Ellwanger would strikeout two more.  His no hitter was busted up by Caden Jones on a single up the middle.  Ellwanger hit pinch hitter Gavin Barker.  He had reached his pitch limit and Caylon Dygert would take the mound.  Three pitches later, Magnolia West had secured the win.  They will advance to the State Championship game on Saturday to face the winner of Boerne Champion and Argyle

WP – Ellwanger
LP –  Johnson

Player of the Game:  Carson Wallace