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Bearcats
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BadgersM
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The Merkel (TX) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 5-2.

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Texas High School Baseball - Ballinger gets by Merkel

March 28, 2023: Merkel, TX 79536

In Tuesday's league challenge, the Ballinger Bearcats (Ballinger, TX) baseball squad the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), by a margin of 5-2.

With the win, Ballinger betters its record to 1-2 on the season. The Bearcats host Merkel (Merkel, TX) to encounter the Badgers in a 3A Region I District 6 challenge on Friday, March 31. The Badgers come into the challenge with a record of 8-9. Merkel lost 5-2 in their recent league challenge against Ballinger (Ballinger, TX)

With the defeat, Merkel falls to 8-9 on the season. The Badgers travel to Ballinger (Ballinger, TX) to encounter the Bearcats in a 3A Region I District 6 challenge on Friday, March 31. The Bearcats come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Ballinger won 5-2 in their recent league challenge against Merkel (Merkel, TX)

Rankings & Records

Ballinger (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
950204146
OverallDistrictHomeAwayWin %District %RFRA
2-82-61-31-5.200.2504581
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Merkel (22-23)

TXSectionState Div.
853181128
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
9-16-13-103-42-84-4-1.365.231158201

Team Scoring Averages

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Ballinger		.5.7.2.2.7.72.04.54.73.0
Merkel1.0.71.11.1.2.5.86.18.01.0

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Head-to-Head

  • Ballinger won on 3/28/2023
    3/28 @ 4:30p1234567RHE
    Ballinger-------5--
    Merkel-------2--

    The Ballinger (TX) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 5-2.

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  • Ballinger won on 3/31/2023
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    Ballinger-------11--

    The Merkel (TX) varsity baseball team lost Friday's away conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 11-1.

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Team Stat Comparison

BallingerMerkel
-Batting Average.350
-On Base Percentage.474
-Slugging Percentage.450
-Fielding Percentage.909
-Win Loss Percentage1.000

Team Leaders

BallingerMerkelNational Avg.
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Batting Average#7 Joey Zink.625.243
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On Base Percentage#7 Joey Zink.700.375
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Slugging Percentage#32 Ryland Pittman.750.307
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Fielding Percentage#11 Logan Malone1.000.861
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Win Loss Percentage#7 Joey Zink1.000.543

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ballinger0-6Merkel3-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/14/23Jim NedBallinger(L) 6-54/11/23MerkelJim Ned(L) 5-4
3/15/23BallingerJim Ned(L) 16-34/14/23Jim NedMerkel(L) 26-1
4/11/23BallingerSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(L) 7-14/25/23MerkelSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(L) 14-13
4/14/23San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyBallinger(L) 11-104/28/23San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyMerkel(W) 5-2
4/18/23Grape CreekBallinger3/14/23Grape CreekMerkel(W) 14-0
4/21/23BallingerGrape Creek3/14/23Grape CreekMerkel(W) 21-0
4/25/23ClydeBallinger(L) 13-83/21/23MerkelClyde(L) 4-1
4/28/23BallingerClyde(L) 11-03/24/23ClydeMerkel(L) 9-4

Record Breakdown

Ballinger (22-23)

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Merkel (22-23)
2-8
Overall
9-16-1
2-6
League
3-10
0-0
Non-League
2-3
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
0-6
Common Opponent
3-5
1-3
Home
3-4
1-5
Away
2-8
0-0
Neutral
4-4-1
0-0
Playoff
0-0
2-8
In-State
9-16-1
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0