Rangers AC Defeats White Sox AC 3-2 in Dramatic Finish

Rangers AC 3 White Sox AC 2

Easton Autrey (Corsicana) hit a 2-run home run to tie the game in the bottom of the 7th and J.T. Darden (Cy Woods) scored on a wild pitch to give the Rangers Area Code Team a walk-off 3-2 win.

Down 2-0, Javorskie Lane (Ft. Worth Wyatt) opened the 7th with a walk and Autrey followed with a first pitch line drive over the right field wall to tie the game 2-2. Darden followed up with a single to center field. With one out, he advanced to second on a wild pitch. With two outs, he moved to 3rd on a passed ball and then scored on a wild pitch two pitches later.

Jordan Garza (CC Veterans Memorial) pitched the 7th to pick up the win. He struck out all 3 batters in the inning.

Notable Performances
Rangers
Easton Autrey (Corsicana) – 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs
J.T. Darden (Cy Woods) – 1-3, Run
Jordan Garza (CC Veterans Memorial) – 1 IP, 0 Hits, 0 Runs, 3 Ks
Grady Emerson (Argyle) – 1-2, SB
Christian Olivares (London) – 1-2
Chandler Hart (Allen) – 3 IP, 3 Hits, 0 Runs, 1 BB, 6 Ks

Yankees
Luke Tucker (Krum) – 1-3

Royals
Lucas Nawrocki (Aledo) – 3 IP, 3 Hits, 1 Run, 0 BB, 5 Ks

Day 1 Games
Rangers 3 White Sox 2
Reds 2 Royals 1
Brewers 3 Athletics 1
Yankees 2 MLB Breakthrough 0

Standings after Day 1

	W	L	T
Rangers	1	0	0
Reds	1	0	0
Brewers	1	0	0
Yankees	1	0	0
White Sox	0	1	0
Royals	0	1	0
Athletics	0	1	0
MLB Breakthrough	0	1	0