Lockney Senior Austin Rodriguez crosses the plate during Tuesday's game against the New Deal Lions. (Cervantes photography/Used with Permission)
POST – The Lockney Longhorns went into Norm Cash Field and escaped with a narrow 9-8 win over the Post Bold Gold Antelopes on Tuesday. The win keeps Lockney in third place in the 3-2A baseball standings with three games to play in the regular season.
Lockney had to overcome a 7-1 deficit after two innings and pulled out the win with five runs in the top of sixth inning. The Longhorns outhit the Antelopes 13-6.
Austin Rodriguez picked up his third win of the season before giving way to Josh Jimenez returning to the mound to pitch one inning. Jimenez received a broken nose against New Deal when he took a hard shot to the face in the second series of district play. He was a welcomed sight to be back in action. Damian Gonzales also returned to the lineup at second base after recovering from a broke pinkie finger that prevented him from competing at the State Powerlifting Championships.
Five Longhorns all had two hits each – Xavier Jimenez, Nathan Cineceros, Austin Rodriguez, Josh Jimenez and Dyllan Thiebaud. Cinceros slammed a home run and a triple. Rodriguez had four RBI with his two hits.
The Longhorns (13-6, 6-3) will be out for their sixth straight win in Game 2 of the series with Post on Saturday at Longhorn Field. First pitch will be at 11:00 a.m.
LOCKNEY – 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 – 9 13 8
POST – 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 – 8 6 2
WP – Austin Rodriguez (3-0), LP – Crow
records: Lockney (13-6, 6-3), Post (4-12-1, 3-6)
HR – Nathan Cineceros
Triple – Cineceros
Singles – Josh Jimenez (2), Xavier Jimenez (2), Dyllan Thiebaud (2), Cineceros, Damian Gonzales,
Pablo Morales, Rodiguez, Haygen Lefevre,
RBI – Rodriguez (4), X. Jimenez (2), Cineceros (2), Thiebuad
DIST 3-2A Baseball results – Tuesday
Lockney 9 Post 8
Ralls 5 Floydada 1
Hale Center 9 Olton 7
New Deal 18 Petersburg 0 (non-dist)
DIST 3-2A Baseball standings and season records
New Deal 9-1 14-4
Ralls 7-2 13-8
Lockney 6-3 13-6
Floydada 5-6 8-11
Post 3-6 4-12-1
Hale Center 3-6 5-10-1
Olton 0-9 0-10
DIST 3-2A baseball schedule for Friday-Saturday
Ralls at Floydada (Friday 5pm)
Post at Lockney
Hale Center at Olton
New Deal at Crosbyton (non-district)