The Mustangs dropped a heart breaking 3-1 decision to Rocky Mountain in the State Championship game last night at Hawk’s stadium. The Mustangs scored first on a walk to JT Williams, a single by Spencer Gothberg, and two stolen bases. The lead held through four innings and the game featured outstanding defensive plays both by Rocky’s outfield and Eagles entire defense, especially catcher Spencer Gothberg who threw out two runners and back picked a third and shortstop Skyler Souza’s two 6 hole “dazzlers”! Darrion Simons pitched admirably despite being called for four balks. He remained calm in the face of what is always a confidence robbing call and held the Grizzlies to one hit through four innings. In the 6th, a bloop single and opposite field double put the Mustangs in trouble. Rocky slugger Mason Smith was intentionally walked to pitch to a hobbled Stephan Zanoni in hopes of an inning ending double play. Instead, Zanoni doubled to the left centerfield gap and drove in two runs. Brandon Brown entered in relief and struck out the next two hitters on seven pitches but the damage had been done. In the top of the seventh it was more of the same for the Mustangs…..a deep drive by Brandon Martinez caught,, a base hit by MItch Gourley, a fly ball, and a ground out and the Mustang run was over. On the biggest stage of their young careers, the Mustangs played the game at the absolute highest level, as did their opponent. It was an incredibly well played game by two teams who came to compete…..everything a State Final should be. As a coach, your goal is that your players, at some point, can use pressure to elevate their game rather than buckle under it. Our last four games….the biggest four of the season….were an example of just that. Bottom line….it wasn’t in the cards. Bottom line…..your Eagle Mustangs gave it all they had and played the game the right way. I hope you’re as proud of them as I am.

The Mustangs pounded out 15 hits and played solid defense en route to a 7-3 win over the always tough Timberline Wolves to earn a second consecutive trip to the State Finals. The Defending State champs got a solid pitching performance from Skylar Souza as well as some outstanding defensive plays from the entire squad. Catcher Ben Millick led the offense with a big two run double while Souza, Spencer Gothberg, Jake Jackson, Mitch Gourley, Darrion Simons, and JT Williams had two hits each. Simons also had a double and Williams a triple. The Mustangs have saved the best for last. Here we go again!!! Game time vs. Rocky Mountain at 7:00 at Hawks Stadium. Should be a barn burner so don’t miss this one!

The Mustangs opened the 2012 State Tournament in eerily similar fashion to the 2011 Title run, again beating Highland of Pocatello in convincing fashion. Last year, it was a Mason Stidham(Seattle University) no hitter and a 10 – 2 win. This year Brandon Brown tossed a 3 hit shutout to lead the Mustangs to a 10 – 0 win. Mitch Gourley had a 3 for 3 day while Spence Gothberg and Ben Millick had big run producing doubles. The club banged out a dozen hits, ran the bases well and played flawless defense…….a great start in defense of their Title. Today, the defending champs take on the always tough Timberline Wolves with a berth in the State Final on the line. Go Mustangs!!

The Eagle High freshman baseball team stayed alive in the 2012 District Championships, with a well played 10-0 win over visiting Mt. View Tuesday night.
Eight grade starting lefty, Cody Aden held the Mavs to a lone single ( in the 5th) en-route to a complete game shutout in the elimination game played at the Eagle Yard.
The Mustang’s played a near flawless game on defense as well as offense and advance to play the loser of the Vallivue/Centennial game tonight. The Mustangs are 5-1 against the prospective foes.
Eagle executed 5 out of 6 stolen base attempts including Skler Hunter’s steal of home as the backend of a double steal. Second baseman Beezer Pierce also executed a perfect squeeze bunt in the first inning plating Hunter with the first run of the game. The first 4 Eagle batters scored in the first giving Aden all the runs he would need.
The Eagle defense helped Aden in his effort by turning a 4-6-3 double play in the first to quell a potential Maverick rally. Eight grade left fielder Justin Walker, hit cutoff man Taylor Brooks with a perfect throw holding a Maverick runner at third in the fifth, allowing Aden to get his shut out and paving the way for the five inning win.
The offense scored in 3 of the 4 innings they came to bat and finished off the Mavs with 4 in the bottom of the 4th. Aden faced only 5 batters over the minimum in the win, striking out 6.

The Mustangs are 1 win away from capturing a District Championship after beating Capital 6-5, on Saturday, and Timberline 13-3.
The Mustangs and Eagles squared off in the first round of the tournament with the Eagles scoring 4 runs in the first inning off of Mustangs starter, Austin Jackson. The Mustangs got those runs back after scoring 2 runs each in the 1^st and 2^nd innings. Capital went ahead 5-4 in the 4^th inning but Gavin Speegle hit a hard single to tie the game at 5 in the 5^th. Guy Stockwell led off the 7^thinning with a single followed by a walk off double by Austin Jackson to win the game. Griffen Pape threw 1 inning to pick up the win. Leading the way for the Mustang offense were Jake Stidham and Guy Stockwell who both went 2 for 3 at the plate in the win.In the semifinal game, the Mustangs offense wasted no time in getting a lead scoring 3 times in the bottom of the first inning with the first 3 hitters reaching safely and scoring. The Mustangs built a 13 run lead through the first 4 innings and the Wolves scored 3 runs in the 5^thinning off of starter Robbie Archibald. The Mustangs scored 13 runs on 13 base hits. Robbie Archibald was 3 for 3 at the plate with 2 RBI’s; Stockwell contributed 2 hits and drove in 4 runners. Leadoff hitter Kam Lane was 1 for 1 with 2 walks and scored 3 runs for the offense. The Mustangs were clicking on all phases of the game and have been playing their best baseball of the season during the last 2 weeks.The Mustangs conclude the season on Tuesday night with a chance to win the District Championship. Standing in their way is either the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies or the Boise Braves. Game starts at 6 pm at Capital High School.

The Mustangs opened the 2012 District Tournament with a hard fought 6-1 win over the Boise Braves at Centennial. Darrion Simons turned in another strong performance, scattering 5 hits, while striking out 7 and walking only one. The Mustangs fell behind 1 – 0 in the first inning but tied it in the third and won it with a 4 run 5th inning. Skyler Souza led the Mustangs at the plate with a 3 for 4 performance while Spence Gothberg, JT Williams, and Ben Millick came up with big hits. Defensively, the club played solidly committing no errors in the contest. Tuesday, the Mustangs take on the always tough Timberline Wolves in a 7 pm game at either Rocky Mt. or Centennial with a trip to both the State Tournament and the District Championship game on the line. Come out and support your team!!

The Mustangs won their rematch of the 2011 State Championship Game vs. the Capital Eagles sweeping the two game series 4-3 and 7-3.
In game one, the Mustangs scored first on a Spencer Gothberg single and stolen base followed by a big two out, two strike single by Brandon Martinez. Unfortunately, the Eagles scored three in the bottom half of the inning on a single, hit batsmen and a badly blown call that plated a run and extended the inning. A single and two run error put the Eagles up 3-1 but…..it was to be their last score. Brandon Brown was dominant the rest of the way, striking out 14 and walking one. He also chipped in two hits and continued to get even better striking out the last two hitters. The Mustangs offense was impressive against Mike Wickham, arguably the best arm they’ve face all season, as they put up 12 hits, finally scoring the winning run on a single by Jake Jackson and a Skylar Souza double.Game two saw the club benefit from another outstanding pitching job. Darrion Simons picked up his 5th win against no losses, striking out 11 and walking 1 as the Mustangs took over sole possession of second place in the SIC. Ben Millick’s 2 run 2 out, 2 strike RBI single was the big blow for the Mustangs. Jake Jackson, Spence Gothberg, Brandon Brown, Greg Robinette and Skylar Souza contributed big basehits and the Mustangs stole another 7 bases to hand Capital the loss. The Mustangs are starting to play well!Monday and Tuesday, the defending State Champs finish the regular season with games against the always tough Boise Braves. Four games in five days heading into District will test the Mustangs depth and be a good primer for District and State. Tuesday night is Senior Night at Eagle Yards…..Come out and support your team on this most special night.

The Mustangs split the series with the Capital Eagles which saw both teams win a game by a margin of at least 10 runs.
Capital won the first game 16-3. The Mustangs defense committed 6 errors and the pitching staff issued 6 free passes. The Mustangs struggled in every phase of the game.
Game 2 was one of the best offensive showings of the season for the Mustangs. The Mustangs scored early and often en route to a 13-3 win. The 3-4-5 hitters combined to hit safely in 9 out of their 13 at bats. Stockwell, Jackson, and Speegle each had 3 hits on the day. Kam Lane added 2 hits, Newberry added a hit, and Dupuis contributed an RBI double. Speegle drove in 6 runs. Michael Hansen had a strong start picking up his first win of the season and Griffen Pape came in for relief to close out the game. The defense played extremely well behind the 2 pitchers all afternoon. The Mustangs have 2 regular season games left before heading into the conference tournament.

The Mustangs ended their 2 game losing streak by sweeping the series with the Vallivue Falcons.
Game 1 ended with the Mustangs winning 6-5. With the score tied at 1 and 2 outs in the top of the 4th inning, Ryker Schlienz hit a 3 run inside the park homerun. The Mustangs would score 2 more runs before holding on for a 6-5 win. Griffen Pape had 3 hits, Kam Lane and Ryker Schlienz each had 2 hits for the offense. Pape threw a complete game for the win while striking out 9 batters. Left fielder, Jack Fisk threw out the tying run at home plate to end the game.The bats came alive for the Mustangs in game 2 of the series scoring 13 runs and totaling 13 hits. Robbie Archibald, Austin Jackson, Gavin Speegle and Austin Dupuis all had 2 hits in the game. Austin Jackson hit his 2nd homerun of the season and drove in 3 runs while Dupuis also drove in 3 for the Mustangs. Austin Dupuis pitched 4.2 innings to earn his 2nd win of the season and Jake Stidham threw 2.1 innings to close out the game.

The Mustangs rebounded from a series loss to Rocky Mtn. with two wins against the Vallivue Falcons Thursday and Friday. The Thursday game saw the Mustangs score early with the big blow being Brandon Browns 2 run homer. The 4 run lead proved enough……barely….as the Mustangs held off a serious rally in the 7th. Brown struck out 11 in picking up his 3rd win of the season.In game two the Mustangs bats came alive with 14 runs on 19 hits and Darrion Simons picked up his fourth win with another solid outing. Spencer Gothbergs three hits and five rbi’s led the offense.

The Mustangs finshed a 6 games in 9 days stretch in disappointing fashion, losing two to Rocky Mountain in the seasons biggest series. In game one, Brandon Brown struck out 12 and walked 3 in a 4-3 loss to Rocky. The Mustangs started strong with two runs in the first on a walk, an error and two singles by Greg Robinette and Brandon Martinez. Brown struck out four (one runner reached on a missed third strike) in the first and the Mustangs were in control for the first three innings. Rocky’s first hit was an opposite field, wind blown homerun by Bryce Feist. A walk and two outfield errors led to the tying run and a Feist single scored the go ahead run. Two of Rocky’s four runs were unearned. The club responded and tied the score in the fifth on JT Williams two out single but a single and some poor defense put runners at first and third. A safety squeeze plated the go ahead run and the Mustangs left the tying run at second in the seventh. A tough loss to say the least.Game two saw the Mustangs go quietly 9-1. Nothing went well as the club presented little resistance to the Grizzlies who, despite committing 9 errors in two games, were able to dominate the Mustangs. Darrion Simons pitched well giving up but two unearned runs in four innings of work in relief of Skyler Souza.

A strong start by 8th grade righty Eli Shubert and the hitting of 3rd baseman Garrett Garven paved the way to an Eagle Mustang 15-5 win over the visiting Capital Eagles Monday night at Hawk’s Stadium.
The win put an end to a brief 2 game losing skid by the Mustang’s and established them as a top seed in the upcoming Freshman Tournament following the regular season.
Shubert pitched the first 4 innings, including a one hour rain delay, allowing no hits while striking out 9 (4 in a row at one time). Giving way to a stiff back that affected his control Shubert’s win was saved by Garven retiring the 3 batters he faced entering the game in the 5th inning with the bases loaded and no outs.
Garven also contributed much of the scoring offense for the Mustangs going 4-4 with 2 runs scored and 5 RBI.
The Mustang’s return to action hosting Valivue Saturday 4/21 at 2 PM. The game will be played at Eagle Yards.

The Mustangs split the series with the Borah Lions winning the first game 2-1 and then losing the second game 9-3.
Game 1 featured an outstanding pitching duel with Austin Jackson getting the complete game victory. With both pitchers setting down the opposing batters, the Mustangs found a way to manufacture 2 runs against the Borah left hander. Brandon Cobleigh started the 4th inning with a double and would come around to score the 1st run when Kam Lane hit a sacrifice fly to right field. Jack Fisk drove in the 2nd run for the Mustangs in the bottom of the 5th inning with a line drive to centerfield giving Austin Jackson all the support he needed. Jackson threw a 1 hitter and struck out 12 Borah batters. Cobleigh was 2-2 at the plate.In the second game of the series, the Mustangs struggled to get anything going offensively. The Mustang offense hit the ball hard all afternoon but right at the defenders. Trailing 5-0 in the 6th inning, Guy Stockwell had 2 runners on and 2 outs when he drove the ball to left field that scored both runners. He later came in to score making it 5-3. Borah would hit a grandslam in the bottom of the 6th and the Mustangs left bases loaded in the top of the seventh to end the game.

The freshmen baseball team used a combination of solid pitching and defense along with productive hitting this past week in going 3-0, posting wins against Borah and 2 against Meridian to improve to 10-3.Saturday, the Mustang’s put in a fill days work taking two from the Warriors, winning game one 5-1 behind the strong starting effort of 8th grade lefty Cody Aden. Aden struck out 10, allowing only 3 hits through 6.2 innings and Eagle closer Blake Condie saved it striking out the only hitter he faced. Aden helped himself out at the dish going 4-4 scoring 4 runs with 2 doubles and a triple! A balanced attack by the Mustang’s produced 11 hits and the defense committed only 1 error.

Game two wasn’t as close a battle, as the Mustang’s ended the game early beating the Warriors 12-2. The pitching again turned in a strong effort allowing only 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 7. Eli Shubert, games one’s catcher, got the win with solid long relief by Condie. The Mustang closer provided three innings of 2 hit ball striking out 3 while allowing no walks.

Trisden Gothberg and Evan Barnett each chipped in with 3 RBI while third sacker Garrett Garvin, added two doubles to the offense.

Earlier in the week the Mustang’s, who have won 6 straight, beat Borah 7-1 behind the solid start of right handed Max Ouwehand and the save of Condie (3 saves this week). Condie came in to the game in the 6th inning with the bases loaded and only one out and Borah trying to mount a comeback. On one pitch he induced a double play to get out of the jam. He completed a 3 up, 3 down 7th to end the game. Garven drove the offensive with 2 hits driving in 2 and scoring 2.

The Mustang’s travel to Rocky Mountain for a critical conference game Monday at 6 PM.

The Mustangs swept their second consecutive series, beating Borah 15-0 and 7-2 Thursday and Friday. Brandon Brown tossed his third career no hitter in the opener, striking out 13 and walking 4. That’s even more impressive considering it was a five inning game and only two balls were put into play by the Lions. Brandon Martinez (3 for 4 – 3 rbi) and Spencer Gothberg ( 2 doubles, 4 rbi) and Zack Stevens bases loaded double to drive in 3, led the Mustangs at the plate as the club pounded out 11 hits.On Friday, Skyler Souza was just as impressive, allowing only a bloop single as he pitched a one hitter, striking out 9. The Mustangs made the most of 7 hits with some solid “smal ball” and base running. Souza also led the club at the plate with a 2/3 performance including a double. Spence Gothberg added another 2 rbi’s to lead the club. Monday, the defending State Champs take on Centennial in one of the toughest stretches on the schedule…..6 games in 9 days concluding with a two game series vs. Rocky Mountain……Go Mustangs!!!

Rebounding from a short 3 game losing skid, the Eagle Mustang Freshman baseball team put together a complete effort in topping Vallivue on the road Monday night, 6-1.The win, third in a row, by the Mustangs saw a complete game 4 hitter by Trisden Gothberg. Gothberg allowed only an unearned run in the 5th inning en route to the win avenging a loss to VHS earlier in the season. The key to the Mustang’s winning streak has been solid defense, timely hitting, strong pitching and stealing, stealing and more stealing on the base paths.

On Saturday, EHS visited Capital HS in a game delayed 4 hours by the Buck’s Bags Tourney. The Mustang’s took advantage of the Eagle’s poor pitching and defense, piling up 26 runs en route to a 26-4 win! Eagle was paced by 3 hits each from Garrett Garven and Gothberg and the complete game pitching of Eli Shubert, who took a no hitter into the final frame settling for a 4 hit complete game win adding 12 strikeouts in the 5 inning game. The Mustang base runners contributed 8 stolen bases in 8 attempts.

On Thursday, the Mustang’s beat rival Centennial at Hawk’s Stadium with a come from behind 9-8 effort. The Pats took a 8-7 lead in the 8th inning only to be beaten by the Mustang’s who scored 2 in the bottom half. EHS came from a 1 run deficit in the bottom of the 7th to send the game into extra innings.

Strong efforts by the Mustang’s bullpen Blake Condie and Shubert gave the offense the opportunity to pull out the win. First baseman Justin Walker paced the offense with 3 RBI.
The defense has made only 2 errors during the winning steak, with the pitching staff chipping in with 2 complete games. The Mustang’s have stolen 28 bases in 29 attempts durning the winning streak, including multiple double steals and thefts of home!

The 7-3 Mustang’s return to game action on Wednesday against Borah at Hawks Stadium. Game time is 6 pm.

The Mustangs went 2-1 in a rain shortened Buck’s Bags Tournament over spring break. A surprising opening round loss to Middleton High got things off to a most disappointing start. Brandon Brown suffered the loss as the Mustangs offered little run support. In his three early season losses, Brandon has been given but 2 runs by his mates…….a trend that most certainly needs to change! He walked 5 and struck out 9 and in fairness to the offense, the Mustangs hit several line drives right at Vikings players…..sometimes it just goes like that! JT Williams led the offense with a pair of doubles.

Darrion Simons was dominant against Bonneville on a wet miserable day. Simons struck out 12 and walked only two and his team mates provided him a dozen hits and 9 runs. The Mustangs played small ball early and often and ran the bases aggressively to hand Bonneville ace Jeff Hostert his first loss of the season. Spence Gothberg made his debut behind the plate and did a most credible job in additon to having two hits. Steven Hexum had a long, opposite field two run double to pace the offense.

On a beautiful Saturday the club defeated Madison 11-1 in a run rule 5 inning game. Zach Stevens picked up his first win of the season and ended the game with a long walk off sac fly in the 5th inning. Steven Hexum had another good day at the plate with a two run stand up triple. Freshmen Austin Jackson made his varsity debut with a nice inning of relief work and Spencer (Mr. Versatile) Gothberg added a solid inning of relief as well.

The Mustangs swept the Meridian series in their best offensive performance of the season. Game 1, although marred by 11 walks, also featured 5 extra base hits and some outstanding defense and base running. Skyler Souza had three hits four stolen bases while Brandon Martinez hit a long 3 run homer and made the catch of the year in left to lead the Mustangs to an 11-5 win over the Warriors. Brandon Brown earned his first win of the season with a 10 strikeout relief appearance.

Game 2 was well played in all aspects. From a coaches perspective, the game gave a hint, for the first time this season, of what this team can be all about. Relentless offensive pressure featuring great speed and tough at bats, solid defense, and outstanding pitching. Junior lefty Darrion Simons gave his second outstanding performance with 6 strikeouts and 0 walks in four solid innings of work to earn his second win in as many tries. Skylar Souza again ran at will on the bases and the pressure of the Mustangs speed caused the Warriors huge problems in all phases of their defense. Mitch Gourley had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Mustangs at the plate. An outstanding win! The Mustangs will continue to experiment, lineup wise, through the Buck’s bags tournament as the coaches look to find a combination that will give the club the best chance to repeat as 5A state champs.

The first game of the series was a game that had both teams going back and forth all game long. The Warriors scored 3 runs in the top of the first inning and the Mustangs came right back with 2 of their own. The Mustangs took the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth inning and would leave the bases loaded in the process. Meridian left the tying run on 2nd base as the final out was recorded. Mustangs win 9-8. Austin Jackson picked up his first win of the season with 2 innings of relief and Griffen Pape recorded the save.

The Mustangs and Warriors were locked in a pitcher’s duel threw the first 3 innings of game 2. Austin Jackson started the top of the 4th with a triple to left center field. Stockwell followed by smacking a double into the same part of the field to give the Mustangs a 1-0 lead. Michael Hansen added some insurance runs when he lined a base hit to right field that would score 2 more runs. With the Mustangs leading 3-0, the Warriors put across 1 in the bottom of the inning and left bases loaded. The Mustangs offense scored 10 runs in the top of the fifth inning and stopped the Warriors in the bottom of the inning to win 13-1. Jake Stidham and Robbie Archibald combined to limit the Warriors to 1 hit. Stidham struck out 4 batters in 4 solid innings.

The Mustangs built an early 3-0 lead in part to a 2-run home run by Austin Jackson in the first inning. But the Mustang offense went cold and Timberline built an 8-3 lead heading into the bottom of the 7th inning. With 1 out and nobody on base, the Mustangs offense came alive and scored 7 runs to win 10-8. Lane, Speegle, Schlienz, Stockwell, and Fisk all had base hits in the exciting inning. The biggest hit of the night came from Austin Dupuis who hit a walkoff 2-run home run to cap the 7 run come from behind win for the Mustangs.

Game 2 saw the Wolves race to an early 8-1 lead. In the top of the 5th inning the Mustangs offense scored 7 runs to tie the game. Timberline would take the lead in the bottom half of the fifth and would later go on to win 9-8. The Mustang offense took advantage of 5 Timberline errors but only managed 5 hits in the loss.

The Eagle Mustang freshman baseball team improved to 4-0 with wins over Capital and Borah at the Eagle Yard this past week. The wins sandwiched the rainout against Valivue (rescheduled at Hawks Stadium 3/21). Last nights contest saw the scrappy Mustangs battle back from deficits 3 times in route to the win. The final game winning rally saw the Mustangs score 6 runs in the bottom of the 6th inning after entering the inning down 10-7 giving them the 13-10 victory. The Mustangs were paced by Garrett Gavin, Tridsden Gothberg and Eli Shuberts each contributing 2 RBI and clutch middle relief by winning pitcher, Blake Condi (2-0). The 6’5″ Gothberg pitched the 7th for a save.

In last week’s win over Capital (16-6), 8th grader Cody Aden got the win and drove in 3 runs. Cody pitched 3 innings allowing one earned run while striking out 5 in in the process of gaining his first high school win. Cody was backed by the 3-3, 3 RBI game of first sacker Trisden Gothberg and the 2-2, 2 RBI outing of Max Ouwenhanel. The Mustang’s travel to Meridian High School for a 6 pm contest today followed by the make-up game against Valivue tomorrow at Hawks Stadium also at 6.

The Mustangs lost a 2-1 game to Timberline Thursday afternoon despite an outstanding pitching job by Senior Brandon Brown. Brownie struck out 9 Wolves while allowing just three hits but the Mustangs were equally stymied by Timberlines Cody Price and his off speed stuff. The Mustangs managed only four hits while playing less than perfect defense. Both the Wolves runs were unearned as the Mustangs gave one away.

On Friday, the game and a light drizzle started at the very same time. After falling behind 2-0, The Mustangs came back to score four runs with the big blow being a 2 out, 2 run single by Brandon Brown. They carried a 4-2 lead into the top of the fourth but the intensity of the rain increased and turned the mound into a muddy mess. The game was suspended by the umpire and will be continued (hopefully), Monday at 5:00. The forecast for the first part of the week looks iffy so check with the school, a player, or one of the coaches before coming to the Yard.

Darrion Simons picked up where Skyler Souze left off against the Timberwolves….in a dominant fashion. Simons and Souza struck out 7, walked 3, and limited the good hitting Wolves to 3 hits. The Mustang bats woke up hammering out 14 hits….all singles and the club evened their 2012 record at 2-2 with the 7-4 win. Spence Gothberg led the Mustangs at the plate with a 3 for 3 performance. Jake Jackson continues to play outstanding  centerfield and contributed 2 hits as well.

The Mustangs opened the 2012 season with a series split against the Mt. View Mavericks. Game one saw the defending State Champions fall 4-0 to an outstanding pitching job by the Mavericks Colton Sale. Limited to 4 hits, the Mustangs never really got going at any point in the game and wen’t quietly.

In game two at the Yard, the Mustangs got unraveled and dropped the Mav’s 10-0 in a shortened ball game. Skyler Souza allowed just two hits while striking out 9 and the Mustangs ripped 5 extra base hits including doubles by Ben Millick, Brandon Martinez, Greg Robinette, Travis Sloan, and a three run homer by Jake Jackson. Millick, Martinez, and Jackson all had three RBI’s. Next up….the Timberline Wolves.

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On a beautiful night for baseball, the Eagle Mustangs found themselves in a late 6-1 hole against the Mt. View Mavericks. In the bottom of the sixth inning with 2 outs, freshman Austin Jackson came to the plate with bases loaded, 2 outs and down 7-4. With one swing of the bat, the Mustangs had an 8-7 lead. After getting an insurance run later in the sixth inning and surviving a bases loaded jam in the top of the seventh inning the Mustangs won a thriller 9-7. Guy Stockwell threw 3 innings for the win.

Game two was a nail biter as well with the Mustangs winning 3-2. Robert Archbold threw 5 solid innings, striking out 4 hitters and escaping back to back bases loaded jams. With the score tied at 2 in the top of the sixth inning, Jake Stidham lined a base hit to centerfield and provided the Mustangs with the go ahead run. Austin Dupuis threw 2 innings for the save.

The Eagle High School freshman baseball team has gotten off to a 2-0 start in 2012 with last night’s come from behind 9-5 win over the Mt. View Mavericks at Hawks Stadium.
The Mustangs spotted the Mavs to a 4-0 lead through 4 as started Max Ouwehand struggled with his control. Solid relief from Blake Condie held the Mavs while the Mustang bats came alive, scoring 8 runs in the 5th and 6th innings.

Eagle was paced by first baseman Trisden Gothberg’s (the complete game winning pitcher in the saturday opener) 4-4 outing including a bases clearing triple in the 5th. Shortstop Kole Lane contributed 3 hits and a sac bunt from the lead off spot.
The Mustang’s garnered 15 hits in the 7 inning contest.

Eli Shubert came in to shut the door on the Mavs for the save in the 7th.
The Mustang’s, who opened the season saturday with a 6-2 win over Centennial, play their first game at Eagle Yards tonight at 6, hosting the Eagles from Capital High School.