Mules vs. Dimmitt Baseball (3-10-2018)

Mules vs. Dimmitt Baseball (3-10-2018)

The Muleshoe Mule baseball team hosted the Dimmitt Bobcats Saturday. The Bobcats did not get a hit until the top of the fifth inning. The Mules took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh inning and defeated the Bobcats 11-6.

The Bobcats converted a pair of walks and a passed ball in the top of the second inning into a single run. Dimmitt scored its second run with a single and a double.

The Mules scored two runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a short-lived lead. Jimmy Villa walked to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning for the Mules. Villa went to second on a single by Jacob DeLeon.

Villa stole third and stole home for the Mule’s first run. J. DeLeon advanced to second and third on Villa’s steals and scored on an error by the third baseman. The Mules led 2-1 after three innings.

The Bobcats tied the game in the top of the fifth inning with a single and a double.

The Mules exploded on the Bobcats in the bottom of the fifth inning with five runs. Matt DeLeon sent a one-out single to right field. He stole second base on the first pitch to J. DeLeon. Ethan Villa sent a ground ball double by the shortstop to score M. DeLeon.

JoJo Rejino hit a line drive single to left field to score E. Villa. Riley Kettner took the count full before walking, and he went to second on a passed ball. An error by the shortstop on Kelan Florez’ ground ball allowed Kettner to score. Florez went to second on a passed ball and scored on a single to left centerfield by Leonel Camarena. The Mules led 7-2 after five innings.

A fly ball to right field was caught by Christian Bustillos for the first out of the sixth inning. A single to center put a Bobcat on first base. Rejino fielded a sharply hit ground ball and came up throwing to E. Villa at second base for the second out. E. Villa made the turn and fired a strike to Rigo Mendoza at first to complete the double play.

J. Villa singled up the middle to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning and went to second on the throwback to the infield. J. DeLeon reached first on an error by the left fielder, and J. Villa scored. E. Villa doubled to score J. DeLeon.

Rejino hit behind E. Villa and sent a line drive to right field. E. Villa scored on the play. Rejino went to second on the throw home and scored on a single to right field by Kettner. The Mules led 11-2 after six innings.

Dimmitt could not close the gap in the top of the seventh inning.

The Mules will travel to Littlefield Saturday, March 24, to open the 2018 District 2-3A season against the Wildcats at noon.           

Lady Mule Softball vs. River Road (3-9-2018)

Lady Mule Softball vs. River Road (3-9-2018)

The Lady Mules hosted one of the areas leading teams Friday afternoon. River Road has outscored most of their opponents by double digits. The Lady Mules held the River Road Lady Cats to five runs in seven innings but lost the game 5-3.

The first Lady Cat to the plate popped out to Brianna Barron at second base. The next two batters singled and scored on Lady Mule errors. Clarissa Rejino struck out a batter for the second out, and a ground ball to Emili Mora turned into an out when she tossed to Melody Moran at first base.

Mora dropped a one-out single on the leftfield line. An error on the pitcher allowed Rejino reach first and Mora went to second base. Jillian Rojas sent a swinging bunt down the third baseline that scored Mora and Rejino went to second. The Lady Mules trailed 2-1 after one inning.

Rejino struck out the first batter she faced in the second inning and the second battler lined out to Mora at shortstop. Rejino scooped up a dribbler back to the circle and fired to first for the final out of the top half of the second inning.

Moran tripled to the fence in left-center field to lead off the bottom of the second inning and scored on a base hit up the middle by AB Mendoza. The Lady Mules had tied the game at 2-2 after two innings.

Neither team scored in the third inning, but River Road scored two runs on a walk and a home run in the top of the fourth inning. The Lady Cats added one run in the top of the sixth inning with a double to centerfield and a Lady Mule error.

The Lady Mules final run came in the seventh inning. Moran slammed her second triple of the day off the fence in right field. She scored on a sacrifice by Mia Reyna.

Rejino struck out three Lady Cats during the contest. Moran led the Lady Mule offense with two triples and scored two runs. Mora had one hit and scored one run, and Mendoza had one hit.

The Lady Mules will play Estacado and Sanford-Fritch on the road March 16 and 17. The Lady Mules return home March 17 to play the Brownfield Cubs at no

Mule Baseball vs. Dimmitt (3-10-18)

Mule Baseball vs. Dimmitt (3-10-18)

The Mule baseball team defeated the Dimmitt Bobcats Saturday 11-6 in seven innings. Riley Kettner started on the mound for the Mules.

A tapper back to Kettner opened the game. He fielded the ball and tossed to Rigo Mendoza at first for the out. Mendoza fielded a ground ball and stepped on first for an unassisted second out. Kettner sat the third batter on three pitches for his first strikeout.

A walk turned into the Bobcats first run on two wild pitches and a passed ball. Kettner struck out three batters to end the top half of the second inning with Dimmitt leading 1-0.

Kettner struck out one in the top of the third inning, and the Mules held Dimmitt to a 1-0 lead.

The Mules got on the board in the bottom of the third inning. Jimmy Villa drew a walk to lead off the inning and went to second on a sacrifice by Matt DeLeon. Villa stole third base and stole home for the Mules’ first run.

Jacob Deleon singled and advanced to second and third on pitches to Ethan Villa. J. DeLeon scored on a Villa sacrifice slow roller to second base to put the Mules on top 2-1.

Kettner recorded his sixth strikeout in the top the fourth inning. A base on balls did not result in a run. Dimmitt’s first batter of the fifth inning singled to left field. A ground ball to JoJo Rejino at third base resulted in the first out as Rejino made the throw to Mendoza at first. J. DeLeon caught a fly ball in centerfield for the second out. A single to center scored one run. Dimmitt had tied the game.

The Mules answered by batting around in the bottom of the fifth inning and scored five runs. M. DeLeon sent a one-out single to right field and promptly stole second base. Villa slammed a ground ball through the hole for a double that scored M. DeLeon.

Rejino singled down the leftfield line, and a base on balls was issued to Kettner to load the bases with Mules. An error by the shortstop allowed Kelan Florez to reach first base. Villa and Rejino scored on the error.

Leonel Camarena slashed a single to right field to score both Kettner and Flores. The Mules led 7-2 after five innings.

Dimmitt went in order in the top of the sixth inning.

Villa led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a single up the middle and went to second on the throw. J. DeLeon reached on an error by the left fielder and Villa scored. Villa singled, and Rejino singled to right field to score J. DeLeon and Villa. Rejino scored on a single up the middle by Riley. The Mules had increased their lead to 11-2 after six innings.

Dimmitt got on a role in the top of the seventh inning and scored four runs before the Mules recorded the final strikeout.

The Mules will play a doubleheader at River Road against the Wildcats March 15 and travel to Dimmitt March 17 for a rematch with the Bobcats. The Mules will open district play March 24 in Littlefield against the Wildcats.   

      

Mule Track @ Shallowater (3-8-2018)

Mule Track @ Shallowater (3-8-2018)

The Mule track team competed in the Shallowater Mustang Meet Thursday afternoon and placed fourth with 89 points. Shallowater won the meet with 168 points, New Deal was second 147, and Idalou placed third with 109. Post finished fifth with 77 points, and Littlefield was sixth with 16.

Ethan Gonzales won the bronze medal in the first race of the day. He finished with a time of 11 minutes and 34.56 seconds in the 3200-meter run. Carlos Meza had a bronze medal throw in the discus of 125 feet and three inches.

Isaac Mendoza made a bronze medal leap of 6-00.00 in the high jump. Kynton Haseloff placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 40-00.00. Fed Rivas placed fifth in the shot put with a toss of 39-04.00. Matthew Olivas took sixth place in the same event with a throw of 39-01.00. Jesus Montiel placed fifth in the pole vault by clearing 11-00.00.  

Romeo Reyes won the gold medal in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.09. Luke Del Toro placed sixth in the 400-meter run with a 56.21. Michael Lozano earned the bronze medal with a time of 2:10.06 in the 800-meter run.

Ean Hasley placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.84. Haseloff placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 46.96, and Jesus Montiel ran sixth with a 47.02.

The 4x200-meter relay team of Montiel, R. Reyes, Lozano, and Yoel Reyes won the bronze medals with a time of 1:35.00. Gonzales earned the silver medal in the 1600-meter run with a time of 5:08.06. Ricky Diaz was four steps back for the bronze medal with a time of 5:12.58.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Del Toro, R. Reyes, Y. Reyes and Lozano ran a bronze medal time of 3:35.41 in the final race of the day.

The Mules will run next in the Dimmitt Bobcat Meet March 23.

MHS JV Tennis @ Levelland (3-8-2018)

MHS JV Tennis @ Levelland (3-8-2018)

The Muleshoe High School Junior Varsity tennis team traveled to Levelland to compete in the SPCHEA Tennis Tournament. Carter McCamish won the gold medal in Boys Singles by defeating Seagraves 8-0, Sundown 8-3, and Sundown 8-5. Kevin Chavez also earned a gold medal in singles by defeating Dimmitt 8-1 and Plainview Christian 8-3.

Derek Barron and Kelan Florez won the silver medal in Boys Doubles. They defeated Dimmitt 8-2 and Littlefield 8-2.

Laura Chavez earned the gold medal in Girls Singles by defeating Plains 8-3, Littlefield 8-1, and SPCHEA 8-7. Anna Phillips only played in two matches and defeated Dimmitt 8-2 and Dimmitt 8-5.

Katelyn Kelley and Danielle Moran teamed up to earn the gold medal in Girls Doubles. They defeated Morton 8-0, Sundown 8-8, 7-3 in a tiebreaker. Jazzy Sanchez and Karely Vasquez lost to Cotton Center 6-8 and Christ the King 4-8.

Brendon Rodriguez and Alexis Campos won the gold medal in Mixed Doubles. They defeated SPCHEA 8-4, SPCHEA 8-6, and SPCHEA 8-6.

The tennis team is on Spring Break and will return to action after the school break.

MHS Tennis @ Levelland (3-8-2018)

MHS Tennis @ Levelland (3-8-2018)

The Muleshoe High School tennis team traveled to Levelland Thursday to play in the SPCHEA Tennis Tournament. There were no results available for Boys Singles Mules players, Luke Leal and Aron Chacon.

Izaiah Perez and Raul Sierra teamed up and lost to the two SPCHEA duos 1-6, 3-6, and 1-6, 2-6. Cassidy Cage claimed the first medal for Muleshoe in Girls Singles. She defeated Southcrest 6-1, 6-4. She lost to Cotton Center 4-6, 2-6 but bounced back to defeat Idalou 3-6, 6-2, and 10-5 for the bronze medal.

Sofia Sianez and Anghy Avilez teamed up in Girls Doubles. The team lost to SPCHEA 0-6, 5-7 but bounced back for the bronze medal by defeating Sundown 6-4, 6-2. Yvonne Diaz and Anna Phillips lost to Southcrest 4-6, 2-6. Y. Diaz then teamed up with Natalie Diaz to finish the match. They defeated Sundown 4-6, 6-2, and 10-2 for the bronze medal.

The Mixed Doubles team of Jacob Kettner and Lili Barrera earned the bronze medal. They defeated Morton 7-5, 7-5 and SPCHEA 4-6, 6-2, and 10-8 in a tiebreaker. They lost to Plainview Christian Academy 8-4 in their final match.

Corbin Hardwick and Hallie Myatt lost to Plainview Christian Academy, defeated Sundown, and lost to Morton. No scores were available for this team.

The team is on Spring Break will return to action following the school break.    

Lady Mule Softball vs Dimmitt & Dalhart (2-27- & 3-3-2018)

Lady Mule Softball vs Dimmitt & Dalhart (2-27- & 3-3-2018)

The Lady Mules won two games this past week. Tuesday, the Lady Mules blanked the Dimmitt Bobbies 21-0 in four and a half innings. Clarissa Rejino gave up no hits to the Bobbies, but she walked three batters and hit one with a pitch. The Lady Mules backed her up with two double plays.

Saturday morning the Lady Mules met the Dalhart Golden Wolves at Canyon Randall Lady Raider Field. Dalhart scored one run in each of the first three innings, but the Lady Mules took the lead in the bottom of the third inning on a home run by Valeri Toscano and two additional runs in the bottom of the third inning.

The Lady Mules never looked back and ended the game with a walk-off grand slam home run by Jillian Rojas in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Lady Mules won the game 16-4.

Rejino walked the first Bobbie batter she faced. The second batter lined the first pitch straight to Melody Moran at first base. She snagged the line drive and stepped on first base to complete the unassisted double play. Rejino fanned the third Bobbie of the inning on three pitches.

Rejino again walked the first batter of the second inning. The second batter sent a ground ball to Emili Mora at shortstop. She made the soft toss to Brianna Barron at second base for the first out. Barron fired a strike to Moran at first to complete the classic 6-4-3 double play.

Madison Hasley led off for the Lady Mules with a base hit to right field. She stole second and went to third on a throwing error. Mora scored Hasley with a single up the middle. Mora stole second base. Dellany Martinez singled to centerfield and Mora went to third base and scored on a throwing. The Lady Mules led 2-0 after one inning.

The Lady Mules lacked lack one batter in batting around twice in the second inning. The Lady Mules put 13 runs on the board in the second inning to lead 15-0.

The Lady Mules added a run in the third inning and five more in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Hasley led the Lady Mules with three hits in four plate appearances and scored four runs. Rojas had three hits and scored three runs. Martinez had two hits and scored three runs.

Against Dalhart, Rejino allowed four runs on nine hits, struck out four and walked none.

The Lady Mules set up the big win by scoring five runs in the fifth inning. Barron slammed a single up the middle and was forced out on a fielder’s choice with a slow dribbler to second by Hasley. Mora singled to right field, and Hasley went to third base. Mora advanced to second on the first pitch to Rejino.

Rejino sent a ground ball up the third baseline to score both Hasley and Mora. The Dalhart shortstop bobbled Rojas ground ball for an error and Rejino went to third on her late throw to first. Moran doubled to left field to score Rojas. Mia Reyna sent Moran home with a single to right field. The Lady Mules led 12-4 going into the sixth inning.

Hasley singled to right field in the bottom of the sixth inning. Mora singled to put Lady Mule runners at first and second bases. Rejino drew a walk to set the table for Rojas. Rojas sent the second pitch she saw over the left field fence for a grand slam to end the game.

Mora led the Lady Mules as she went four-for-four at the plate and scored three runs. Rojas was three-for-four at the plate and scored four runs and drove in five runs. Valerie Toscano homered in the second inning to start the Lady Mule scoring. She was three-for-four at the plate and scored one run.

The Lady Mules traveled to Bushland on Tuesday to put their two-game win streak on the line against the Lady Falcons. The River Road Lady Cats will visit the Lady Mules Friday at 5:00 PM.