A.D. Ibarra -SAC
The Eagle Pass Lady Eagles hosted the Laredo LBJ Lady Wolves on Tuesday and came away with a convincing 18-1 victory. Katie Galvan was in the circle for the Eagles against Amanda Arriaga. Galvan allowed a hit in the first, but got the next three hitters including a strikeout to left fielder Ana Ortiz plus a ground ball force out and a fly to third baseman Alex Martinez to get out of the inning.
Then the floodgates opened like Moses parting The Red Sea when Brooke Diaz singles, Alex Martinez gets on on an error, Kaylynne Ruiz is whitely a pitch, Lashey Reyes brings in a run, Alyssa Lara reaches on an error by the third baseman, Cristabel Martinez reaches on a fielder’s choice, Iliana Luna is whitely a pitch and Katie Galvan aids her own cause with a base-clearing triple to putEagle Pass up 6-0 in the first.
Galvan gave up a hit in the second, but goethe neither batters in order including a strikeout of the center fielder Ivanna De Leon to get out of the inning.
Then the Eagles responded with four runs by Diaz, Martinez, Reyes and Lara to go up 10-0. Diaz homered in the third and Galvan would give up a lone unearned run in the fourth, but Leslie Martinez would score two on two hits, Diaz would score again, Alex Martinez would score, Luna would score twice on two doubles and Romy Flores would score on Galvan’s double to make the final score 18-1.
Leslie Martinez was 2 for 5, Brooke Diaz was 4 for four with a homer, Iliana Luna was was 3 for 4 and Katie Galvan was 4 for 4 with three doubles and a triple.