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16A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, May 20, 2010 SPORTS BASEBALL Burnet stops Bulls’ bats, playoff run Bulldog pitchers hold Bridgeport to one run over final two games By JOSEPH ROBERTS A day after taking the first game of the best-of-three series against Burnet, the Bridgeport Bulls could not generate enough offense to finish the job. Burnet held the Bulls to just one run, while sweeping the doubleheader Saturday to capture the Class 3A Region I area series. Burnet won game two 13-1 and the clinching contest, 3-0, at Cecil Ballow Baseball Complex at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. The loss closed Bridgeport’s season at 20-9-1. “I’m really proud of this team and the way they came out and played the whole year,” said Bridgeport coach Ted Leps. “The kids should be really proud of themselves for their accomplishments.” Rain forced the two squads to move game one to Gatesville Friday. On the strength of a two-hitter from Blake Waldrep, the Bulls won 3-2. The Bridgeport hurler held Burnet to two runs — one earned — over seven innings. He struck out nine and walked two. “Blake did an outstanding job against a good-hitting ball team,” Leps said. “Blake was able to spot his fastball and get his curveball over for strikes.” Austin Blevins led the Bulls’ offense, going 3-for-3 with two doubles. “Austin did a real good job at the plate getting pitches to hit hard,” Leps said. Bridgeport plated a pair of runs in the second and added a third in the fifth. The Bulls offense had no luck Saturday in game two against Burnet’s Travis Hoffmeister. The hurler no-hit Bridgeport in a 13-1, five-inning victory for Burnet. “Hoffmeister pitched a great game,” Leps said. “We just never could get anything going against the guy. He kept us off balance at the plate with a variety of pitches.” Diego Hernandez opened the game with a leadoff walk before he was picked off. Bridgeport’s only scoring chance came in the second inning after back-to-back walks to Waldrep and Dustin Green. The two reached second and third after a wild pitch from Hoffmeister. Waldrep came home on a fielder’s choice by Drew Cunningham. Bridgeport managed only one more baserunner in the game. After being held to the two hits Friday, Burnet wasted no time Saturday jumping on Bridgeport starter Kyle Parker. Burnet scored seven runs in the first inning. Parker lasted just two and two-thirds, allowing 12 runs — five earned — on 10 hits. With the series tied at one, Bridgeport sent freshman Omar Martinez to the mound for game three against Burnet’s Emil Litterer. Martinez held the potent Burnet offense to three runs — two earned — on eight hits. He struck out two and walked one. “Omar pitched a great game, and we played good defense behind him,” Leps said. Burnet squeezed across a run in the first inning on a hit and error to take a 1-0 lead. It added another run in the fourth and one in the top of the seventh. The Bridgeport offense never could break through against Litterer, who shut out the Bulls and allowed just five hits. “We just never could string any hits together to make a run,” Leps said. The Bulls could not cash in on hits from Kevin Coan and Blevins in the first inning. In the bottom of the fourth, Cody Henson led off with a single to right, but Litterer retired the next three batters to close the inning. Trailing 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Waldrep singled to lead off. Green followed with a line drive to center field that was chased down for an out. Two groundouts ended the game. “We started to get a little rally going, but the Burnet center fielder made a great catch on a ball to shut us down,” Leps said. “We played good the third game. The kids really battled to the end.” RODEO BASEBALL Redwater topples Panthers Paradise falls in extra innings, 3-2 Photo courtesy of Patrick Green BUCKING INTO TOWN — Mike Lee, who rode at the PBR event at Cowboys Stadium in February, will be one of more than 40 cowboys competing Saturday at the JW Hart PBR Challenge in Decatur. Cowboys ride into Decatur Led by 2004 World Champion Mike Lee, more than 40 professional bull riders will converge on the Wise County Sheriff’s Posse Arena in Decatur Saturday night. The riders will compete for nearly $30,000 in prizes in the seventh annual JW Hart PBR Challenge. Gates for the event open at 5:30 p.m. with the riding starting at 8 p.m. “It’ll be a great event,” said Roy Young of WC Challenger Charities. Young is one of the four people ho spearhead the group that put n the event. He is joined by Andrew Rottner, Wendell Berry Jr. and Calvin Jackson. The four are friends of Hart, a former world champion. Hart asked the group if they would be interested in being host of his event. “He used to do it in Gainesville,” Young said. “He told us, he’d get the riders and bulls, if we put it on. We gave it a whirl. It’s been very successful.” The first six events raised approximately $275,000 for area charities. The United Way of Wise County has been the chief recipient of the aid, receiving $150,000, according to Young. Joining Lee in the field are topranked riders Cord McCoy and Colby Yates, along with renowned cowboys Valiron de Oliveira, Reese Cates and Corey Navarre. All the riders will mount bulls for the first round, and the top ten will get a second ride in the short round to compete for the top prize. Tickets can be purchased at wcchallenger.org, at the Wise Wireless store at the Prada Shops in Decatur, or by calling (800) 514-3849. Wade Bowen will perform at Bono’s Friday night as part of the event. Heavy rains Friday left the Paradise Panthers with only one shot to down Redwater and claim an area title. The Panthers could not outlast Redwater, which pushed across a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat Paradise 3-2 in the Class 2A Region II area game. The loss ended Paradise’s season at 23-8-2. “I am very proud of the way my guys competed and the season they had,” said Paradise coach Scott Broussard. “Both teams played outstanding.” The two schools planned to play a best-of-three series at Paris North Lamar with game one scheduled for Friday. That game was postponed by the heavy rains Friday, and the squads were forced to play a single game Saturday. After a search for a dry field Saturday morning, they settled on Sulphur Springs. Paradise sent its ace, Kaleb Read, to the mound to combat Redwater’s potent offense. Read silenced Redwater for five innings before allowing a run in the sixth and the tying run in the seventh. With two out in the eighth, Redwater scored the gamewinning run. Read allowed the three runs on just eight hits over seven and two-thirds with 12 strikeouts and four walks. Paradise had taken a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning on RBIs from Hunter Heathington. Courtesy runner Ryder Lybrand, and Toi Glover scored the two runs. The Panthers were blanked over the final four innings, while being held to five hits. SPORTS BRIEFS LUMNI, FACULTY SET FOR TIP The Boyd Faculty will be hallenged by a group of Boyd lumni in a friendly game of hoops riday at 6 p.m. that will benefit he girls basketball program. ormer Boyd standouts Tara arker-Allred, Erica Parker-Warner, isa Parker, Maegan TidWell, manda Williams, Emily Bingham, endi Hamm-Luttrell, Crystal veritt, Haley Tidwell, Kesha Berry nd Jacklyn Long will take on a team of Boyd faculty members including Oscar Hernandez, Lynn Cranfill and Bryan Hopkins at the High School Gym. There will also be a bake sale, raffle and Barbecue. CARTER PLANS CAMP — Decatur baseball coach Chris Carter will hold a baseball camp for players between grades three and seven June 21-24 at Eagle field. The camp will run each day from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Forms can be printed from the Decatur High School baseball website. They can also be picked at Rann and Carson Elementary Schools. Carter will also hold a pitching camp, starting at 1:30 p.m. June 21-24. BROWN TO HOLD CAMP — Decatur boys basketball coach Roger Brown will hold a basketball camp for players between grades one and nine July 5-8 at Decatur High School. The camp will cover fundamentals of the game, including shooting, passing and dribbling. A session for players between grades one and three will be from 9 to 11 a.m. A second session for players in grades four through nine will follow from noon to 4 p.m. For information, call Brown at (940) 393-7229. VOLLEYBALL CAMP — The Decatur Lady Eagle Volleyball Camp is June 14-17 at Decatur High School. Girls going into 3rd through 5th grades will attend from 8 to 11 a.m., and girls going into 6th through 8th grades will attend from noon to 3 p.m. Early registration is $55 and $35 for each additional family member. Registration is $60 after May 31. Cost includes a T-shirt, snacks and awards. Call (214) 418-6678 for information.
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