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Baseball teams roll at Waco Tournament
WACO — Rockwall-Heath went 5-0 and Rockwall opened at 4-0-1 as RISD baseball teams dominated at the Waco ISD Tournament to kick off the 2010 season last weekend.
Heath pitchers Jake Thompson, James Baune, Jovan Hernandez and Caleb Copley all posted wins on the mound. The Hawks defeated Stephenville 4-0, Arlington Bowie 6-3, Red Oak 7-1, Del Valle 14-2 and Killeen Harker Heights 11-0 in a show of early-season power.
Drew Baxter pounded a home run, triple and two doubles, Hernandez smashed two homers and one double, Trevor Holland hit three doubles, Thompson added three doubles, Drew Benefield banged two doubles and Tyler Harding two doubles to lead the Hawks at the plate.
Rockwall's Thomas Anderson put up two wins on the mound, Wesley Cox recorded one and Gave Gonzales booked one to spark the Jackets to wins over Lorena (11-1), Stephenville (15-0), Killeen (7-1) and Red Oak (6-0). RHS also put up a 9-9 tie against Arlington Bowie on Saturday.
Leading the Jackets at the plate in Waco were Spencer Edwards with one triple and four doubles, Steve Bean with two triples, J.D. Deloach with one homer and one double, Tucker Fielder with one homer, Corey Mills with a triple and Cox with a double.
Rockwall and Rockwall-Heath will attempt to extend their tournament win streaks this weekend when the Jackets compete in the 3-day Jesuit Tournament and the Hawks hit the road for the 3-day Burleson Tournament.
Waco ISD Invitational
Tournament
Stephenville 3 5 1
Rockwall-Heath 4 5 2
WP-Jake Thompson. LP- Dominic Jokel
2B-RHHS: Trevor Holland 1, Jake Thompson 1. 3B-RHHS: Drew Baxter 1.
Lorena 1 3 4
Rockwall 11 7 0
WP-Wesley Cox. LP: Ashley.
2B-LRNA: Roberts 1. ROCK: Blake Turner
1. 3B-ROCK: Spencer Edwards 1.
Rockwall-Heath 3 5 1
Red Oak 1 3 1
WP-James Baune. LP-Brent Fletcher
2B-RHHS: Jovan Hernandez 1, Drew Benefield 1, Bret Boswell 1. RO: Garret Thomas 1, Travis Wallis 1.
Stephenville 0 3 4
Rockwall 15 5 0
WP-Thomas Anderson. LP: J.T. Autery
HR-ROCK: J.D. Deloach 1.
Arl. Bowie 3 5 1
Rockwall-Heath 6 9 3
WP-Jacob Houpt. LP-Medel.
2B-AB: Medell 1. RHHS: Tyler Harding 2, Trevor Holland 1, Jake Thompson 1. HR- RHHS: Jovan Hernandez 1.
Killeen 1 5 4
Rockwall 7 5 0
WP-Gave Gonzales. LP-Jenkins.
2B-ROCK: Spencer Edwards 1.
Rockwall-Heath 14 11 1
Del Valle 2 2 3
WP-Jovan Hernandez. LP-Arnold.
2B-RHHS: Drew Benefield 1, Drew Baxter
1. DEL: Barba 1. HR-DEL: Vallejo 1.
Rockwall 9 13 5
Arl. Bowie 9 8 3
2B-ROCK: Spencer Edwards 2. AB: Morales 1, Deleon 1, Lewis 1. 3B-ROCK: Steve Bean 1,
Corey Mills 1. AB: Whitaker 1. HR-ROCK: Tucker Fielder 1.
Kill. Harker Heights 0 2 3
Rockwall-Heath 11 10 1
WP-Caleb Copley. LP-Flores.
2B-RHHS: Trevor Holland 1, Jake Thompson
1, Drew Baxter 1. HR-RHHS: Drew Baxter 1, Jovan Hernandeez 1.
Rockwall 6 7 1
Red Oak 0 2 1
WP- Thomas Anderson. LP-Travis Wallis.
2B-ROCK: Spencer Edwards 1, Wesley Cox 1, J.D. Deloach 1. RO: Zach Gonzales 1. 3B-ROCK: Steve Bean 1. RO: Garret Thomas 1.
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