CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The UIL 5A No. 5 Ray Texans held off the No. 17 Carroll Tigers with a strong 6-run fourth inning in game one of the Regional Quarterfinal at Cabaniss Field on Thursday.
Carroll got hot in the first frame when E.J. Cantu hit a 2 RBI single. That was followed by a Matthew Martinez RBI single for the 3-0 lead.
Ray scored all 6 of their runs in the fourth inning. Jordan Garza hit an RBI single, Orlando Ruiz Jr. contributed a 2 RBI single, senior Texas A&M signee Jack Bell tripled and brought home 2 runs and Lucas Tinajero hit an RBI single to end the frame.
Texans' starting pitcher Keevyn Goss led things off on the hill. He went four innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and striking out 7 batters.
Game two is set for Friday at 7 p.m. at Cabaniss Field.
Got to give credit to @JavelinaBSB signee and @CarrollTigrBSBL shortstop @EastonHewitt19! He got all three outs in the first frame in the UIL 5A Regional Quarterfinal game one against Ray. ⚾️ #KRIS6Sports #Pack #GoJavelinas @BarstoolMCHS57 @MaryCarrollHigh pic.twitter.com/7IZlrBpgas
— Larissa Liska (@LarissaLiska) May 19, 2023
