Zane Underwood No-Hitter Leads Alpha Omega to TAPPS Division 4 State Championship

TAPPS DIVISION 4 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Zane Underwood pitched a no-hitter and Alpha Omega scored 13 runs on 8 hits in a 13-0 run-rule victory over Denton Calgary. They are the 2025 TAPPS Division 4 State Champions.

Alpha Omega grabbed the lead early in the top of the 1st. Leadoff singles by Austin McCaffety and Case Collum put runners on 1st and 2nd. Colton Sikes hit a ground ball that Denton Calvary tried to turn into a double play but the 1st baseman was pulled off the bag. McCaffety scored all the way from 2nd on the play.

Alpha Omega added a second run in the top of the 2nd. Keaton Winn led off the inning with a single and Rowdy Nichols doubled over the head of the centerfielder scored Winn from first. Alpha Omega led 2-0.

But the floodgates opened in the top of the 4th. Alpha Omega scored 10 runs. A 2 rbi single by Will Winn and a 2 rbi triple by Keaton Winn were the big hits in the inning. They scored one more in the top of the 5th to make it 13-0.

Meanwhile, the Sophomore pitcher Underwood was busy keeping the Denton Calgary team from scoring. Underwood pitched a no-hitter and allowed only one baserunner, a walk in the first inning, as Alpha Omega run-ruled Denton Calgary with the final score of 13-0.

For his pitching performance, Zane Underwood was named the THSB MVP of the TAPPS Division 4 State Championship Game.

Quotes from Zane Underwood

“I knew I had to step up for my team. I have to lead this team when I’m on the mound. I have to be up there dealing and I know my whole team is going to back me up.”

“This team is just straight hard work and dedication.”

“I feel a lot of excitement right now and joy in my whole body.”

Comments from Head Baseball Coach Casey Collum

“We’ve been doing this for many years, all over the country, in select ball. And people often said ‘You’ve got to get ready for high school baseball.’ Now, we are here and we put it together. The moment came and they were prepared. There has never been a moment to big for these young men.”

“We were excited to throw Zane Underwood in the championship game. He is a dude. He has the mental capacity for this and he has the physical capacity for this.”