Chad Dullnig with parents Cheri & Darrell Dullnig and Coach Aldo Velazquez

Clark senior pitcher Chad Dullnig is headed to Louisiana to play baseball for the Bossier Parish Junior College Cavaliers. Chad was a unanimous 1st team all district pitcher this year in 27-5A and finished his season as the leading hitter in district and in the top 5 in RBI’s in the city. He was joined at his signing by his teammates, Coach Aldo Velazquez and his parents – Cheri and Darrell Dullnig.

Chad continues a family tradition of playing college ball. His older brother Cameron, who also played baseball for the Cougars, is a pitcher for the Texas A&M Kingsville Javelinas and his sister, Cori, a former All District soccer player for Clark, spent her college career at Centenary College in Shreveport, not far from Bossier Parish where Chad will play.

Congratulations!!

Cougars celebrate O'Connor defeat/J. Martin

The only thing better than going undefeated in a season is beating your rival who has that chance.  The Clark Cougars varsity baseball team accepted that role and played it well as they beat previously undefeated O’Connor 9-8 in the final game of the season.

Things didn’t look too good by the end of the 2nd inning, behind by 6.  In the 3rd inning, however, Clark bats started heating up with three runs.  Another hitting drought left Clark behind 8-3 after five innings.  And that’s when things got interesting.  The Cougars put two runs across the plate in the 6th and loaded the bases.  John Henderson drove a triple to the fence tying the game 8-8.  The final regular inning went scoreless.  In the 8th inning, Chad Dullnig was hit by pitch and moved around the bases with steals from pass balls.  With Dullnig on third, Hayden Brown ripped a single and scored Dullnig putting Clark up 9-8 as Cougar fielding and pitching took over to secure the win.

Clark ends the regular season in a tie for third place in District 27-5A, headed to the playoffs (TBA).

WAY TO FIGHT, COOGS!

Clark pitcher Chad Dullnig has been a key factor in a successful season for the Cougars this year. The Express News’ Pat Turner featured the senior in a recent report. Read here.

Catch the Cougars today at 4:45 against Holmes at Northside.

GO COOGS!

Devin Haley closes the door on Stevens.

Clark baseball had a scoreless game against Stevens through six innings on Friday with Chad Dullnig on the mound. Finally in the 7th inning, with two outs, Cole Bercher scored John Henderson with a single to left field.  Then with Stevens in their last at bat, behind by 1-0,  Clark left fielder, Chase Jones threw a bomb to catcher Devin Haley preventing a Falcons run.  Final score Clark 1-0!  Next game, Friday April 20 at 4:45 against Holmes.  The Cougars remain in second place in district with two games remaining and a playoff spot secured.

Go COOGS!!!

Cougars stage a comeback

Clark Varsity Baseball scored a come from behind victory against Warren Tuesday Night. After falling behind 5-0 in the early innings, Clark battled back and won 6-5. John Henderson pitched six innings and gets the win. Chad Dullnig gets the save and also drove in the winning run in the sixth inning. Next game is Friday against Stevens.

GO COOGS!!!

Clark Baseball is now 7-2 in district with a  win over Taft Monday night.  Chad Dullnig was on the mound for the 10-2 victory.  Clark was winning 1-0 in the 4th inning when Robert Martin hit a triple with the bases loaded. A steal to home put the Cougars up by 5.  In the bottom of the 6th, with bases loaded, two more runs were scored with a double by Hayden Brown. Devin Haley’s hit scored  two more for Clark and John Henderson added one more with a single.  The Cougars face the Marshall Rams Friday night 7:30pm.

Dullnig mows 'em down

Scoring eight runs in the sixth inning, the Clark Cougar(#8) varsity baseball team whipped the Holmes Huskies 14-2 with Chad Dullnig on the mound.  The win improves the Cougars district record to 6-1 and sets up a great game Friday against district leader O’Connor(#2),  Friday evening at 7:30pm at Northside  Field #1.

Way to go Coogs!

Chad Dullnig

Congratulations to Clark senior pitcher Chad Dullnig on Express-News recognition of his outstanding week of all around baseball during spring break with its “Player of the Week” designation. Read here.

(Note: Clark baseball fans will notice the newspaper wrongly identifies their photo as Dullnig – it’s actually another outstanding senior, Robert Martin)

The great play of Dullnig and the rest of the Clark team catapulted the Cougars back into the E-N Area baseball rankings at #8.

Way to go Coogs!!!

Clark baseball racked up four wins over spring break, outscoring their three district opponents 39-5 and beating Johnson 6-4  at the end of the week – just for fun. The highlight of the week was senior pitcher Chad Dullnig’s no-hitter against Stevens, which Clark won 10-0. Chase Jones ended the game with a three-run home run in the bottom of the 6th. Dullnig was also the winning pitcher in the Cougar’s 13-3 win over Jay to start the spring break run on March 9th and he had his own home run in the 16-2 victory over Warren. Cole Bercher was on the mound against the Warriors for that win. Pitcher John Henderson got the win in the game against Johnson.

Clark plays Holmes on Tuesday at 7:30 at Northside.

Clark softball upped its district record to 6-2 over spring break winning 2 out of 3 district games. The Cougars beat Holmes 7-4 with Liz Rodriguez on the mound and they won 10-0 against Stevens – Henessey Soto was the winning pitcher in that game. Their only loss came against O’Connor 3-1.

Next up is Taft on Tuesday at 7:00 at Northside.

GO COOGS!

The Clark baseball team pushed their district record to 2-0 on Tuesday, but it took 12 innings to get there. The Cougars built an 11-4 lead through three innings against Marshall, but a 7 run 6th inning by the Rams left the teams tied at 11. Each team got one run in the 7th leading to a 12-12 tie and extra innings. It wasn’t until Clark got the winning run in the 12th inning that the marathon finally ended. Chad Dullnig was on the mound to get the win for the Cougars.

The district game followed a weekend of up and down tournament action bringing the Cougars season record to 3-3-1. Up next is the Northeast ISD tourney starting Thursday and running through Saturday at Blossom.

Clark softball played for the championship of the East Central-Judson Tournament last weekend, eventually losing to Corpus Christi Tuloso-Midway to take second place. On Tuesday they faced off against Brandeis in their 3rd district game of the young season and came up a run short, losing 6-7. This brings the Cougars district record to 2-1 and their season record to 6-3. They play again Friday at 5:00 against Jay at Northside.

GO GET ‘EM COOGS!