Congratulations to the Clark Cougar baseball team who defeated Taft 11-8 in district play.  Trey Doebbler smashed a homer and Vincent Salazar and Carl O’Neal took the mound for the Cougars with O’Neal securing the win.

Fargnoli's stand up triple

8 in a row. 4 by 10. 10 hits.  Any way you look at the numbers, they add up to a 10-2 District 28-5A record, 2nd in District and #6 in the city.  The Cougars walloped the” John Jays” 13-3 (an original term from the greeat guys at Clark Texas Football Club).  The Cougars jumped on them early with a 6-0 lead after two innings.  Carl O’Neal once again went the distance for the win.  Several players hit including Jonathon Fargnoli who started a double play in the fourth, tripled in the same inning and then finished the Mustangs off with a double in the fifth, ending the game as the ten run rule was reached.  Next game is a big one against district leading O’Connor on Tuesday.

Nothing but heat

Earlier this week, Carl O’Neal was named Express News Player of the Week.  After the Clark Cougars took on #6 Stevens, they’ll be calling him The Fireman.  Nothing but heat crossed the plate as O’Neal torched the Falcons for a shutout and the rest of the team hit like h-e-double-toothpicks, lighting them up for ten runs.  The final: 10-0 Clark over Stevens.  The win gives Clark a solid number two position in district, smokin’ their way towards the playoffs.  In the past four Clark wins, they’ve outscored their opponents 45-4.  THAT’S HOT!  Congrats!

Carl O'Neil Player of the Week

Congratulations to Clark varsity baseball player Carl O’Neal, who was named the Express News Player of the Week.  In his complete game against Holmes, O’Neal stuck out 17 batters, and gave the Cougars a 7-1 victory.  The Cougars are currently 2nd in district play with a key game against Stevens on Friday.

O'Neal slides to win

Carl O’Neal pitched a near perfect complete game and got the win with a 7-1 victory over the Huskies and a little help from hot bats and good defensive plays from his teammates.  Next game is against Brandeis.

Trey Doebbler slides to tie

Down 3-2 in the 5th inning, the Clark Cougars battled back and beat Marshall in varsity baseball 4-3. Lead off hitter Jason Cervantes started the inning with a double, Trey Doebbler followed that with a triple to drive in the tying run and JoJo Ybarra finished off the Rams with a hit that sent Doebbler home. Ybarra also had a two run shot in the 1st inning. Pitcher Carl O’Neal went the distance for the complete game and win.

PHOTOS

Joseph Ybarra fields, hits 2 HRs

In a District 28-5A game, Joseph Ybarra made sure the Cougars came away with a win.  Hitting two home runs, he helped beat Stevens 3-2.  Carl O’Neal pitched a complete game, going all seven innings.

The Clark varsity baseball team opened district competition against Brandeis and put it to the Broncos, 14-0.  Joseph Ybarra hit two home runs and Carl O’Neal and Ryan Skowronski both took the mound for the Cougars in the victory.