Texas High School Baseball - Canutillo wallops Clint
March 4, 2023: Canutillo, TX 79835 Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Canutillo Eagles (Canutillo, TX) and the visiting Clint Lions (Clint, TX), saw Canutillo's baseball squad knock off Clint by a count of 10-0.
Coming up next, the Eagles play the Cathedral Fighting Irish (El Paso, TX) in a non-league battle, on Saturday, March 11. Canutillo will attempt to move on its 6-4 season record.
The Lions now possess a 1-9 record. They take the field next when they travel to Irvin for a non-league battle on Tuesday, March 7. Clint will play a Rockets squad coming off a 12-0 non-league loss to Hanks (El Paso, TX). The Rockets record now stands at 0-7.
Game Summary
Canutillo defeated Clint 10-0 on Saturday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout. Canutillo got on board in the 1st inning when Will Leeper's sac fly scored one run for Canutillo. Canutillo scored 4 runs in the fourth inning. The offensive firepower by Canutillo was led by Derick Cossio, Armani Saenz, and Ian Melendez, who all drove in runs. Dante Gomez earned the victory on the mound for Canutillo. The righty went 6 innings, allowing zero runs on one hit, striking out 8 and walking zero. Jose Aranda was on the hill for Clint. The hurler allowed 6 hits and 5 runs over 4 innings, striking out 6.
Canutillo racked up 13 hits on the day. Cossio, Saenz, and Isaac Garza all managed multiple hits for Canutillo. Garza, Saenz and Cossio each collected 2 hits to lead Canutillo. Canutillo tore up the base paths, as 3 players stole at least 2 bases. Saenz led the way with four.
