Stonewall stings No. 6 Caddo

Apr. 12—STONEWALL — Stonewall junior Laden Bailey hit an enormous three-run homer within the backside of the fifth inning to assist the Longhorns upset Class A No. 6 Caddo 9-5 Thursday within the first spherical of the 2024 Stonewall Invitational.

The Nineteenth-ranked Longhorns improved to 15-6 on the 12 months and superior to a 4 p.m. semifinal showdown with the Tupelo-Vici winner. The Bruins dropped into the loser’s bracket at 14-4.

Stonewall 9, Caddo 5

Bailey’s huge blast got here with one out within the backside of the fifth inning. It was his first residence run of the spring.

Landon Gutierrez led off the fifth body with a double and J Christian adopted with a stroll. Kaden Romines then ripped a double to left subject that pushed throughout a run and put the Longhorns on prime 6-2.

Bailey adopted along with his residence run that gave the house workforce a seven-run cushion.

The Bruins struck for a run within the prime of the sixth and two extra within the prime of the seventh earlier than SHS aid pitcher Tyler Larsh recorded a strikeout with the bases loaded to finish the sport.

The Longhorns out-hit Caddo 14-4. Garrett Gambrell, Mika Matt and Kaden Romines all had three hits every to tempo the SHS offense. Gambrell completed 3-for-3 with two RBIs, Mika Matt went 3-for-3, drew a stroll and drove in a run and Romines ended up 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored.

Bailey completed 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs and two runs scored for the event hosts.

Taegus Pogue recorded the pitching win for the Longhorns. He struck out six, walked 4 and allowed two earned runs in six innings of labor.

Ryder Winfield paced the Bruins on the plate with a 2-for-3 outing that included a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Jake Mullens completed 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored for the guests.

Jake McKay absorbed the loss for Caddo. He struck out one and walked three in 4 innings.