Courtesy E. Trevino

After last week’s losses to Stevens and Johnson, Cougar baseball came out to play, defeating the Holmes Huskies in 4 1/2 innings, 16-3.  Ryan Skowronski took the mound for the Cougars, pitching the first 3 innings of the game.  He gave up 4 hits, with 3 runs scored.  At the bottom of the 3rd, the score was Clark 4, Holmes 3 but Cougar bats exploded, scoring 9 runs.  (continue reading…)

The Clark baseball and softball teams both experienced on Tuesday what has been rare this season – a loss. It’s the first one in district for baseball and only the second for softball and both only by the narrowest of margins.

The Cougars softball team just couldn’t get their bats fired up as Holmes got the one run they needed in the 4th inning to beat Clark 1-0. That happens to be the same score as their only other district loss, which was Taft in the first game of the season. Clark did have 6 hits to Holmes’ 4, but couldn’t muster the runs.  The loss leaves them in 3rd place in district, but with the chance to make a statement and a push in the next two games as they play second place O’Connor on Thursday and first place Taft next Tuesday.

Skowronski helps himself

Clark baseball remained undefeated in district, beating the Jay Mustangs 14-10 in 7 long innings of play.  Starting on the mound for the Cougars was Ryan Skowronski.

Clark’s first at bat saw 6 batters step into the box, recording 2 walks (Cervantes & Dullnig) and a RBI single by Matt Cohen. In Jay’s first at bat, a home run set the stage for a tough game.  Clark defense quickly took care of the next batters to close out the inning.

In the 3rd inning, Jay scored another run, giving Jay a 2-1 lead at the end of 3.  Jay scored another 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th and Chris Werland took the mound to get the last Jay out; score Jay 5, Clark 1.

At the top of the 5th inning, Clark bats said “ENOUGH”.  Hunter McFall led off the inning and hammered  a ball to the wall with a triple. Braden Mattson followed with a single, putting Clark runners on the corners.  Chad Dullnig had a nice sacrifice fly to score McFall and advance Mattson.  Mat Cohen hit a single to score Mattson and Werland’s fielders choice scored Cohen.  The Mustangs were not to be stopped, scoring another 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th, score Jay 8 Clark 4.   (continue reading…)

Clark takes 2nd at NEISD

Clark Baseball lost to Churchill Chargers 14-7 in the Championship Game Saturday of the NEISD Tournament. Clark started strong and early, ending the 3rd inning of play 7-0, and forcing Churchill to go to their 3rd pitcher at the end of 3. In the 4th inning Churchill bats woke up with 5 solid hits, and these combined with 4 costly Clark errors, resulted in 8 runs for Churchill to start the 4th inning. Although Clark continued to hit, they were never able to put together a series of offensive bats to score more runs. John Henderson, Matt Cohen & Hunter McFall pitched for Clark during the game. Overall, it was a very good tournament for the Cougars, as they scored 40 runs and gave up only 22 through 6 games. Next up for the Cougars is a District Game against Brandeis at 4:45 on Tuesday at NS # 1. This is a critical game in District play as both teams are undefeated. Come cheer on your Cougars!

The Clark Cougar Varsity Baseball team started District play with a 3-2 win over Taft.   The Cougars had 7 hits for 3 runs -Hunter McFall had 2 singles and scored 1 run, and Jason Cervantes and Trevor Settles each hit a double and scored.  Pitching for the win was Ryan Skowronski with 5 innings pitched, and Chris Werland and Trevor Settles pitched in relief to save the game.  This was a great start to district play.  Clark plays Seguin Thursday night at 5pm at NS # 2.  Clark JV Baseball also beat Taft, 8-2.  A great day to be a Clark Baseball player or fan!

Up next for the Cougars: the Northside ISD Tournament, this weekend.

Hunter with parents Eunice and John

Congratulations to Clark Cougar varsity baseball senior Hunter McFall who signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Midland Junior College beginning this fall. Hunter, who played JV his Freshman year, has started every game of his varsity career since he was a sophomore as an outfielder.  Last season he earned unanimous All District honors.

At his signing, Hunter thanked his parents, team and coaches for their support.  Clark Head Coach Aldo Velazquez told the team, “Hunter has worked very hard since joining Clark Baseball and proves that with hard work and dedication your dreams can come true and you can play baseball in college”.

Congratulations Hunter on a job well done and way to represent Clark!

Playing at the next level

Congratulations to Hunter McFall, a senior varsity baseball player, who has verbally committed to Midland Junior College to play there next year.  Hunter was a first team All-District Outfielder last year.  He is going to play second base for them.