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BallingerMerkel
Bearcats
11
BadgersM
3

The Merkel (TX) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 11-3.

Game Details: Home Opener

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Ballinger015014011--
Merkel00000303--
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Game Stats

Ballinger (21-22)

Ballinger

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.370372711108310
1Bryce Lopez.75044134100
2Trey Matschek.00044000000
3Carter Arrott.20055010000
4Martin Quiroga1.00041210000
5Aiden Zavala00100000
7J. Hernandez.25044110000
8Zachary Canada00100000
11Nakia Villareal.66743021200
12L. Busenlehner1.00042323010
24Kyle Bullard.00042000000
32C. Busenlehner00100000
55M. Castleberry.00042100000
Ballinger

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00971015.541.5551.097
1Bryce Lopez00000012.7501.0001.750
2Trey Matschek00020004.000.000.000
3Carter Arrott00020002.200.200.400
4Martin Quiroga003000001.0001.0002.000
7J. Hernandez00010002.250.250.500
11Nakia Villareal00100001.7501.3332.083
12L. Busenlehner002000001.0002.0003.000
24Kyle Bullard00111001.500.000.500
55M. Castleberry00210001.500.000.500
Ballinger

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals5
1Bryce Lopez1
4Martin Quiroga2
12L. Busenlehner1
55M. Castleberry1
Ballinger

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals1.0002420401
1Bryce Lopez1.00010101
2Trey Matschek1.00011000
3Carter Arrott1.00066000
4Martin Quiroga1.00053201
10Leland Dunham1.00011000
11Nakia Villareal1.00021100
12L. Busenlehner1.00033001
24Kyle Bullard1.00055000
Ballinger

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals3.15101.00010
4Martin Quiroga0.000010
11Nakia Villareal0.00101.00010
32C. Busenlehner31.500010
Ballinger

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals6.26336603125
4Martin Quiroga100001033
11Nakia Villareal54002402018
32C. Busenlehner.223341084
Ballinger

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.240.38710100001
4Martin Quiroga.000.0000012000
11Nakia Villareal.222.3000056000
32C. Busenlehner.500.7501032001
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Merkel (21-22)

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Game Story

Texas High School Baseball - Ballinger defeats Merkel

March 8, 2022: Merkel, TX 79536

Spectators at Tuesday's league battle between the Ballinger Bearcats (Ballinger, TX) and the host Merkel Badgers (Merkel, TX), saw Ballinger's baseball squad knock off Merkel by a count of 11-3.

Coming up next, the Bearcats play the Forsan Buffaloes (Forsan, TX) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, March 10. Ballinger will attempt to move on its 1-0 season record.

The Badgers now possess a 2-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Abernathy for a non-league battle on Thursday, March 10. Merkel will play a Antelopes squad coming off a 5-4 non-league win over Ralls (Ralls, TX). The Antelopes record now stands at 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Ballinger (21-22)

TXSectionState Div.
4389855
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
11-76-55-55-21-0.611.545149117
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Merkel (21-22)

TXSectionState Div.
771169104
OverallDistrictHomeAwayNeutralWin %District %RFRA
7-143-81-53-53-4.333.273102165

Team Scoring Averages

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Ballinger		1.51.01.81.01.22.0.38.3--
Merkel1.41.21.61.3.2.804.98.00

Head-to-Head

  • Ballinger won on 3/8/2022
    3/8 @ 4p1234567RHE
    Ballinger015014011--
    Merkel00000303--

    The Ballinger (TX) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Merkel (TX) by a score of 11-3.

    Box score
  • Ballinger won on 3/29/2022
    3/29 @ 7p1234567RHE
    Merkel003300-6--
    Ballinger102265-16--

    The Merkel (TX) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Ballinger (TX) by a score of 16-6.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

BallingerMerkel
.403Batting Average-
.509On Base Percentage-
.593Slugging Percentage-
.931Fielding Percentage-
1.000Win Loss Percentage-

Team Leaders

BallingerMerkelNational Avg.
#10 Leland Dunham.750Batting Average
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.249
#10 Leland Dunham.750On Base Percentage
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.375
#11 Nakia Villareal.861Slugging Percentage
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.315
#1 Bryce Lopez1.000Fielding Percentage
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.857
#11 Nakia Villareal1.000Win Loss Percentage
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.539

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Ballinger5-5Merkel4-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/12/22StantonBallinger(W) 9-24/14/22MerkelStanton(W) 10-6
3/15/22ClydeBallinger(L) 6-13/25/22MerkelClyde(L) 7-0
4/8/22BallingerClyde(W) 9-64/22/22ClydeMerkel(L) 15-1
3/22/22BallingerSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(W) 11-44/1/22San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyMerkel(W) 21-13
4/19/22San Angelo Texas Leadership Charter AcademyBallinger(W) 8-44/26/22MerkelSan Angelo Texas Leadership Charter Academy(W) 9-3
4/1/22BallingerGrape Creek3/17/22MerkelGrape Creek
4/26/22Grape CreekBallinger(W) 12-24/11/22Grape CreekMerkel
4/5/22Jim NedBallinger(L) 14-43/22/22Jim NedMerkel(L) 12-0
4/29/22BallingerJim Ned(L) 15-54/19/22MerkelJim Ned(L) 4-1
4/11/22BradyBallinger(L) 9-13/15/22BradyMerkel(L) 4-0
4/8/22MerkelBrady(W) 7-6
4/12/22MerkelBrady
4/22/22BallingerWall(L) 12-34/29/22WallMerkel(L) 13-1

Record Breakdown

Ballinger (21-22)

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Merkel (21-22)
11-7
Overall
7-14
6-5
League
3-8
0-0
Non-League
1-2
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
5-5
Common Opponent
4-6
5-5
Home
1-5
5-2
Away
3-5
1-0
Neutral
3-4
2-2
Playoff
0-0
11-7
In-State
7-14
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0