Tomball Secures 4A Title

The Tomball Cougars continued their march in to the baseball record books tonight, winning the 4A State Title over a hungry and talented Corpus Christi Moody by a final score of 6-1.  The Cougars did so behind a flawless performance both on the mound and at the plate by senior Robert Dugger (7-2).  Dugger allowed only one run on six hits and went 3 for 4 at the plate with 5 RBI’s, including a 3 RBI in-the-park homerun in the 1st inning.  Dugger added a RBI single in the 5th and an RBI double in the 6th, leading to Dugger being named the 4A Tournament MVP.  Other notables for Tomball included a 3 for 4 night by senior Nicholas Banks as well as a 2 for 3 performance by  senior shortstop Anthony Lucas.  Banks had 2 singles and double on the night while Lucas had a pair of singles.  Tomball beat the previously unbeaten Michael Cantu (12-1)by tallying 6 runs on 12 hits on a night that Cantu didn’t have his best stuff.  Overall, the Tomball bats were way too much for Moody to handle; and Dugger’s propensity to get the Trojans to keep the ball on the ground (12 outs on ground balls), proved more than what Moody could counter.