Saturday, April 16, 2016

Mules vs. Shallowater Baseball (4-5-2016)



Mules vs. Shallowater Baseball (4-5-2016)

The Mules may have played their best defensive game of the season Tuesday against the Shallowater Mustangs. The Mules held the Mustangs to eight hits and five runs but lost the game 5-1.

Danny Campos took the mound for the Mules and got the first batter to ground out to Blake Parker at third base. The next batter doubled to reach second base. The third batter flew out to Bryce Mauricio in centerfield and the runner had to hold at second base.

A base hit thru the hole put runners at first and third. The number five batter flew out to left field. Jaxon Lee made a leaping catch for the third out.

Mauricio drew a leadoff walk to start the bottom half of the first inning. He stole second base on the second pitch to JoJo Rejino. Rejino went down swinging for the Mules first out. Ryan Rodriguez took a called strike three four out number two.

Mauricio went to third on a passed ball before Jason Florez sent a ground ball by the third baseman for a single. Mauricio scored to put the Mules on top 1-0. Mauricio’s run proved to be the Mules only run.

Mauricio chased down a fly ball to right centerfield for the first out of the second inning. A base hit over Rejino fell into shallow leftfield. Campos got a called strike on the outside corner for the second out. An error allowed the number nine batter to reach first and put runners on first and second.

A double to leftfield put the Mustangs ahead to stay 2-0.

The Mules went in order in the second inning.

The Mules held Shallowater to a single hit and scoreless in the third and fourth innings. In the fifth inning the first batter popped out to Campos on the mound. The second sent and fly ball to right field. Lee chased the ball to the foul line to make the catch.

A two out walk, back-to-back base hits and a Mule error allowed one run to score before the final batter grounded out to the mound. Jason Florez had just relieved Campos and stabbed the come backer. He then flipped the ball to Rejino at first base for the third out.

Florez struck out the first batter he faced in the top of the sixth inning. The next lined out to Reece Orozco at second base and the third ground out to Florez. The Mustangs continued to lead the Mules 3-1 after six innings.

In the top of the seventh Mauricio tracked down a fly ball in right centerfield. A homerun over the left centerfield fence added one run to the Mustang total. Flores gave up a rare walk that scored on a line drive to left centerfield.

That proved to be the final run of the game. Florez struck out the next two batters to end the Shallowater half of the game.

Campos slammed a one-out triple to left centerfield. Keeton Edwards was hit by a pitch but was caught as he attempted to steal second base for the second out. The final Mule to the plate struck out to end the game.

The Mules drew bye for Saturday but started the second round of district Tuesday when the Littlefield Wildcats visited the Mules. The Mules started the second round with a record of 1-3.   

 

L.Mules vs. Littlefield & Shallowater (4-5&9-2016)


L.Mules vs. Littlefield & Shallowater (4-5&9-2016)

The Lady Mules broke even this past week with a huge win over the Littlefield Lady Cats Tuesday and a loss to the Shallowater Fillies on Saturday. The Lady Mules batted around in both the first and fourth innings to defeat Littlefield 17-1.

The Lady Mules had intended to travel to Shallowater Saturday morning to play the Fillies but a rain storm changed all of that. The decision to move was made at about nine pm to move the game to Muleshoe and play at one pm. 

Three errors cost the Lady Mules three runs in the first inning, three runs in the fourth inning and four runs in the sixth inning. The Lady Mules lost the game 12-2. 

The Lady cats went in order in the top of the first inning. The first batter flew out to Mireya Ruvalcaba. The second grounded out to Ruvalcaba and the third batter tapped a ground ball back to Crystal Flores in the pitching circle. 

Sasha Esparza reached first base on a fielder’s choice that left the Lady Mules with two outs. Reagan Reynolds was hit by a pitch and Felicity Sena walked to load the bases. Brittney Mendoza was hit by a pitch to force home Esparza and leave the bases loaded. 

Denisse Ramirez walked to force Reynolds home. Brooklyn Beall walked to force home Sena and Noa Rojas also walked to force Sena across the plate. Flores came to the plate for the second time of the inning and drove the ball over the head of the centerfielder for a triple that scored Ramirez, Bell and Rojas. The Lady Mules never looked back after scoring seven runs in the first inning. 

The game ended when Littlefield could not score seven runs in the top of the fifth inning. 

The first two Filly walked batters in the top of the first inning. A ground ball to Mendoza at third base forced out the lead runner as second base. A pop fly to Ruvalcaba at shortstop resulted in the second out of the inning and held the runners at first and second. 

A base hit to left field would have loaded the bases but a throwing error on returning the ball to the infield emptied the bases and allowed the Fillies to score three unearned runs. 

The first two Lady Mules to the plate were called out on strikes and the third went down swinging. The Fillies led 3-0 after one inning. 

A pop fly to second base was handled by Brianna Barron for the first out of the second inning. The next batter was hit by a pitch and a bunt single put Fillies on first and second base. A fly ball to leftfield was easily handled by Beall for the second out. Barron scooped up a ground ball and flipped it to Ruvalcaba covering second base for the forced third out. 

The first two Lady Mules went down swinging before Mendoza took the count full, fouled off a pitch before drawing a walk. The fourth Lady Mule went down swinging stranding Mendoza on second base. The score remained 3-0 with the Fillies leading. 

Flores fielded a tap back to circle in the third inning for the first out. A double to left center put a Filly on second base. A single to shallow center field would have put Shallowater runners at first and third but when the ball was errantly returned to the infield both runners were allowed to score. The Fillies had increased their margin to 5-0. 

The Lady Mules again went in order on three strike outs. 

The first Filly of the fourth inning flew out to Ruvalcaba at shortstop and the second popped out to Esparza at first base. An error allowed a Filly to reach first base and the next blasted the ball over the leftfield fence to add three runs to the Shallowater lead. 

Shallowater did not score in the top of the fifth inning. 

Mendoza walked to leadoff the bottom of the fifth inning. Ramirez dropped a single just over the head of the first baseman and a walk by Beall loaded the bases. Rojas was hit by a pitch to force home Mendoza for the Lady Mules first run. 

Ruvalcaba sent a fly ball to deep centerfield that was caught. Ramirez tagged up and scored on the sacrifice fly. The Lady Mules trailed 8-2 after five innings. 

The error bug again bit the Lady Mules and allowed four runs to score to put the Lady Mules behind 12-2. 

Mendoza hit a two-out single to centerfield but a strikeout ended the game before she could score. 

The Lady Mules hosted the Dimmitt Bobbies Tuesday to start the second round of district. The Lady Mules owned a 2-1 record after the first round of district play. The Lady Mules will travel to Littlefield on Saturday and play at noon.   



7th Lady Mules @ Dist. Track Meet (4-7-2016)



7th Lady Mules @ Dist. Track Meet (4-7-2016)

The seventh grade Lady Mules won the bronze team medal in the District Track Meet Thursday afternoon. The Lady Mules scored 114.5 points. Shallowater won the meet with 192.5 points, Friona was second with 156 points, Tulia placed fourth with 99 points, Dimmitt was fifth with 31 points and Littlefield was sixth with 26 points.

Kristina Arzola got the Lady Mules off to a fast start by winning the gold medal in the discus with a throw of sixth-seven feet seven and a half inches. Anzley Rodriguez won the gold medal in the first race of the day with a time of nine minutes 34.74 seconds in the 2400-meter run.

Aliyah Regalado cleared a height of 4-02.00 in the high jump for the silver medal and Danielle Moran placed fourth with a leap of 4-00.00. Tatum Hasley claimed the silver medal in the pole vault by clearing 7-00.00. Grace Leal placed fourth and Katelyn Kelley finished fifth with heights of 6-06.00 and 6-00.00.

Jazzy Sanchez placed sixth in the shot put with a heave of 25-00.00.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Tatum Hasley, Moran, Alyssa Flores and Anahi Barrera ran a silver medal time of 56-94. Hasley placed fifth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 14.66.

The 4x200-meter relay team of Jordan Zapata, Moran, Prisila Moran and Kristina Arzola won the bronze medal with a time of 2:06.09. Barrera ran a silver medal time of 1:05.55 in the 400-meter dash and Flores placed sixth with a 1:11.50.

Melissa Madero placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.15. Zapata finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 30.53.

Rodriguez was back atop the medal stand for her second gold medal. She ran a time of 6:06.18 in the 1600-meter run. The 4x400-meter relay team of Arzola, Zapata, Hasley and Barrera ran a bronze medal time of 4:50.62.

The Lady Mules will spend the balance of the school year working on strength and agility for the 2016-2017 school year. 

7th Mules @ Dist Track Meet (4-7-2016)



7th Mules @ Dist Track Meet (4-7-2016)

The seven grade Mules earned the bronze team medal at the District Track Meet with 90 points. The meet was run on the Mules home track. Shallowater won the meet with 199 points and Littlefield placed second with 142 points. Friona placed fourth with 85 points, Tulia finished fifth with 53 points and Dimmitt was sixth with 49 points.

Jose Martinez won the Mules first individual gold medal with a height of eight feet even in the pole vault. Brandon Ramirez earned the silver medal in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 31-07.00.

Jacob Toscano won the bronze medal in the shot put with a heave of 30-07.50. Riley Kettner had a bronze medal leap in the high jump of 4-06.00. Toscano placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 90-04.00. Martinez placed fifth in the long jump with a leap of 14-10.00.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Jacob Martinez, Ramirez, Victor Velasquez and Martinez ran a silver medal time of 51.41 seconds. Kettner won the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 20.06.

Kurt Rodriguez placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.14. Martinez earned the gold medal in the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.24 and Eli Macias placed fifth with a time of 1:07.19.

Rodriguez placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.69. The 4x400-meter relay team of Ramirez, J. Rodriguez. Velasquez and Martinez ran a bronze medal time of 4:16.28.

The Mules will now work on their agility and strength for the 2016-2017 school year. 

Lady Mule Track @ Muleshoe (4-1-2016)



Lady Mule Track @ Muleshoe (4-1-2016)

The Lady Mules just missed out on winning the Mule Relays by one point. Littlefield won the meet with 127 points, Lady Mules had 126 and Brownfield scored 119 points. Slaton finished fourth with 83 points, Seminole scored 76 points for fifth place and Dimmitt was sixth with 66 points.

Brianna Barron grabbed the Lady Mules first gold medal in the pole vault by clearing seven feet even. Liliana Martinez ran a silver medal time in the 3200-meter run of 13 minutes 16.38 seconds. Alyssa Wheeler placed fourth in a time of 14:17.78.

Valarie Ambriz placed fifth in the discus with a throw of 74-04. Sophie Reyna made a bronze medal throw in the shot put of 29-08. Conley Niblett cleared 4-10 in the high jump two win the silver medal and Marilyn Melendez placed fourth with a leap of 4-04.

Citlalli Vargas placed sixth in the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 29-03. Melendez picked up the silver medal in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 58.89 and Barrera placed fourth with a time of 1:07.68.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Jazmin Arellano, Barron, Leti Loya and Reina Regalado placed fifth with a time of 55.30. Mireya Ruvalcaba won the gold medal in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:38.81 and Jazmine Garza placed sixth with a 2:50.62.

Melendez placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.87. Natalie Elizalde placed fourth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.34. The 4x200-meter relay team of Arellano, Blanca Ramirez, Regalado and Ruvalcaba placed fourth with a time of 1:54.98.

Niblett ran a silver medal time of 1:06.09 in the 400-meter dash. Martinez won the gold medal in the 1600-meter run with a 5:58.16. Garza placed fifth in the 1600 with a 6:39.00 and Wheeler finished sixth with a 6:41.40.

The 4x400-meter relay team won the final race of the day with a gold medal time of 4:24.74.

The Lady Mules will compete in the district meet April 15 on the Tulia Hornet track.  

JV Lady Mules Track @ Muleshoe (4-1-2015)



JV Lady Mules Track @ Muleshoe (4-1-2015)

The JV Lady Mules won the team silver in the Mule Relays with 144 points on a very cold Friday afternoon. Seminole won the meet with 221 points, Littlefield was third with 96, Brownfield finished fourth with 41 points and Dimmitt was one point behind for fifth place with 40 points.

Jazmin Gutierrez got the Lady Mules off to a strong start with a silver medal throw in the discus of 52 feet one inch. At the same time Noemi Herrera was rounding the track in a silver medal time of 14 minutes 49.10 seconds in the 3200-meter run.

Jennifer Cervantes placed fourth in the 3200 with a time of 16:19.62 and Taylor Cortez finished fifth in a time of 17:04.87. Kayla Torres won the gold medal in the high jump with a leap of 4-02. Maddison Price had a silver medal leap of 4-00.

Gloria Gonzalez placed fourth in the long jump with a distance of 13-03.5. Natali DeLeon placed fourth in the shot put with a heave of 21-06. Torres picked up her second gold medal by winning the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 58.49. Torres placed fifth in the 300-hurdles with a time of 1:04.93.

The 4x100-meter relay team of Diaz, Gonzalez, Madison Hasley and Irmelda Salcido ran a bronze medal time of 56.90. Diaz finished sixth in the 100-meter dash with a 15.06.

Madison Hasley ran a gold medal time of 1:12.84 in the 400-meter run. Lourdes Escalantos placed fourth in the 400 with a time of 1:18.12 and Aurora Quezada placed sixth with a 1:18.79.

The 4x200-meter relay team of Gonzalez, Deliany Martinez, Melody Moran and Salcido placed third with a time of 2:05.11. Martinez won the 800-meter run with a gold medal time of 2:49.22 and Escalantos finished fifth with a 3:11.44.

Torres had a bronze medal time of 21.03 in the 100-meter hurdles and Maddison Price finished sixth with a 22.00. Herrera won the silver medal in the 1600-meter run with a time of 6:47.48. Cervantes placed fifth with a 7:31.88 and Cortez was sixth with a time of 7:48.66.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Gonzales, Hasley, Martinez and Moran capped off the day with a gold medal time of 4:48.46.

The district meet is April 15 in Tulia.