A.D. Ibarra
-San Antonio

    The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles defeated Edinburgh North 6-0 and 3-0 to advance to the third round of the 2015 State Playoffs behind some outstanding defense, clutch hitting and the stellar pitching of Crystal De La Cruz.
    "Overall it was a great defensive battle," said Coach Coca Ruiz, "Our pitching was key as Crystal had an awesome performance allowing only two hits over the course of two games and for a good hitting team, we always say 'Good pitching always stops good hitting.'"
    Ruiz added that Melanie Mendoza came through with a 3 for 4 performance at the plate in Game 2, while Dariela Velasquez was 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's and one run scored,"Overall our key players stepped it up and our younger players are taking it all in."  Sairah Gonzalez was also 2 for 4 with a run in Game 1.
    He expects the same type of defensive battle from this Edinburgh team who is coming into this series with an overall record of 23-6, 10-2 in district play averaging 6.7 runs and 8.9 hits per game hitting .335 with a .423 on base percentage.  
    The Eagles are coming into the series at 23-9, 10-0 in district play averaging 6.3 runs and 9.5 hits per game hitting .349 with a .443 on base percentage.
    If the numbers don't lie, we should be in for a dandy of a series which will be played Friday and Saturday, weather permitting in San Antonio at the Northeast ISD  Softball Complex.