The Dragon baseball team shut out Mansfield in two games on Saturday to advance to the second round of the Class 6A Region I tournament. Carroll defeated the Tigers 10-0 in the first game, and 2-0 in the second game.
Junior Kole Ramage pitched a five-hit shutout in the second game, advancing the Dragons' record to 21-6-1.
The No. 2-seeded Dragons will face Hebron in the next round. The Hawks are 25-6 this year.
The Scoop From Spring 2016 Dragon Pride
It is no secret the Dragons' pitching staff has a few horsesbrin their stable. Led by Rice signee Mathew Canterino, and Arkansas commit andbr6A Area Player of the Week (April 18) pitcher Kole Ramage, Carroll's pitchingbrstaff has the depth to be dominant late in the season. The junior pitcher hasbrlooked impressive this season as he stands at 5-1 with a 1.27 ERA and 50brstrikeouts on the season. His three homeruns and nine RBIs make him a nightmarebrfor opponents on both sides of the plate.
Committing to play shortstop for Texas A&M, HudsonbrSanchez has provided a powerful bat in the middle of the Dragons lineup,brleading the team with four homeruns and 25 RBIs. Providing another proven batbralongside Sanchez, senior Reagan Rainwater has had a productive year at thebrplate. He is tied for third on the team with senior Soren Krug in homerunsbr(three) and is second on the squad in RBIs (14). The return of Oklahoma commitbrZack Farrar to the Dragons lineup should bode well for the team in its playoffbrpursuit. In seven games, the outfielder has six hits and is batting .273 at thebrplate. With the playoffs swiftly approaching, Larry Hughes' ball club isbrlooking for their bats to heat up, so they can make a deep run into thebrplayoffs.
Roster
Head Coach: Larry Hughes
Assistant Coaches: Austin Cranford, Larry Vucan
- Jake Murphy (infield, junior)
- TrevorbrHarris (utility, pitcher, senior)
- Clint Poole (pitcher, senior)
- Nathan Jones (outfield, senior)
- Tommy Kane (outfield, senior)
- MaxbrRichardson (infield, senior)
- CregbrCanalizo (outfield, senior)
- Soren Krug (infield, senior)
- Steven Marks (infield, senior)
- Kris Wayton (outfield, senior)
- Hudson Sanchez (infield, senior)
- Noah Bates (pitcher, senior)
- Zach Farrar (outfield, senior)
- Kole Ramage (pitcher, infield, junior)
- AdambrStephenson (pitcher, outfield, sophomore)
- Jason Small (pitcher, senior)
- Ross Cadena (catcher, junior)
- Myles Fish (infield, senior)
- ReaganbrRainwater (utility, senior)
- CamronbrCourchesne (catcher, senior)
- MathewbrCanterino (pitcher, senior)
- Kyle Sweeney (pitcher, infield, junior)
- Ben Kiefer (catcher, senior)
- Brady Mehl (pitcher, senior)
- MichaelbrSpinozzi (pitcher, senior)