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.
Season Update
15-6-1
What a time for the Dragons' baseball program. With onlybrfour teams from district 7-6A able to make the playoffs, Southlake Carroll isbrin prime position to enter the postseason. At 15-6-1, Southlake sits just a gamebrabove powerhouse Colleyville Heritage for second place in district 7-6A, withbrjust four games remaining in the regular season. Entering the final stretch ofbrthe scene, Hughes' ball club has plenty reason to feel confident. In twobrheartbreakers against the state's second ranked team, Coppell, the Dragons lostbrby a combined two runs. Mix those results with big wins over Midlothian andbrConroe Oakridge, and the Dragons should be poised to make another postseasonbrpush under Head Coach Larry Hughes. So far, Carroll's defense and pitchingbrstaff has been the main reason behind the team's success. “We are mostlybrwinning on pitching and defense right now,” says Hughes. “We are playing solidbrbaseball, which we hope should be good enough to make the playoffs in May.”brCurrently ranked 21st in the state of Texas by MaxPreps, the Dragonsbrlook to make a push towards the No. 1 spot with championship possibilitiesbrlooming.
Roster
Head Coach: Larry Hughes
Assistant Coaches: Austin Cranford, Larry Vucan
1 Jake Murphy IF Jr.
2 TrevorbrHarris U,P Sr.
2 Clint Poole P Sr.
3 Nathan Jones OF Sr.
4 Tommy Kane OF Sr.
5 MaxbrRichardson IF Sr.
6 CregbrCanalizo OF Jr.
7 Soren Krug IF Sr.
8 Steven Marks IF Sr.
9 Kris Wayton OF Sr.
10 Hudson Sanchez IF Sr.
11 Noah Bates P Sr.
12 Zach Farrar OF Sr.
13 Kole Ramage P, IF Jr.
14 AdambrStephenson P, OF So.
15 Jason Small P Sr.
16 Ross Cadena C Jr.
17 Myles Fish IF Sr.
18 ReaganbrRainwater U Sr.
19 CamronbrCourchesne C Sr.
20 MathewbrCanterino P Sr.
21 Kyle Sweeney P, IF Jr.
22 Ben Kiefer C Sr.
24 Brady Mehl P Sr.
26 MichaelbrSpinozzi P Sr.