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Pioneer Vela

Diamondbacks

Sabercats

The Vela (Edinburg, TX) varsity baseball team won Saturday's home conference game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 1-0.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pioneer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-
Vela	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-

Final score provided by G. Garcia.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Vela (22-23)

Pioneer

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	H	2B
	Team Totals	.150	25	20	3	1
1	David Cavasos (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0
2	D. Dominguez (So)	.500	2	2	1	0
3	Andy Chapa (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0
7	Dannel Marrero (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0
8	Rene Vela (Jr)	.000	3	1	0	0
9	Isaac Lopez (Jr)	.000	2	1	0	0
10	Erick Garza (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0
12	Diego Chapa (Jr)	.500	3	2	1	0
15	Josh Cuellar (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1	1
34	Santiago Ortiz (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0

Vela

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.182	25	22	1	4	1	1
2	Jayden Martinez (Jr)	1.000	3	3	0	3	1	0
3	Bobby Garcia (Sr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
4	Derek Rodriguez (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
5	AJ Reyes (Jr)	.000	3	3	1	0	0	0
7	Justin Navarro (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
9	Ryan Botello (Sr)	.500	3	2	0	1	0	1
13	Joey Garcia (Jr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
24	Luke Esparza (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0

Pioneer

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	2	6	1	1	4	.261	.200	.461
1	David Cavasos (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	D. Dominguez (So)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	1.000
3	Andy Chapa (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
7	Dannel Marrero (Sr)	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
8	Rene Vela (Jr)	0	1	1	1	0	0	.667	.000	.667
9	Isaac Lopez (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.000	.500
12	Diego Chapa (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
15	Josh Cuellar (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
34	Santiago Ortiz (Sr)	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000

Vela

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	8	1	1	9	.280	.227	.507
2	Jayden Martinez (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
3	Bobby Garcia (Sr)	0	1	1	0	1	.333	.000	.333
4	Derek Rodriguez (So)	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	AJ Reyes (Jr)	0	1	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000
9	Ryan Botello (Sr)	1	0	0	0	0	.667	1.000	1.667
13	Joey Garcia (Jr)	0	1	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
24	Luke Esparza (Jr)	1	2	0	0	2	.333	.000	.333

Baserunning

Pioneer has not entered any baserunning stats.

Vela

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
2	Jayden Martinez (Jr)	1

Pioneer

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.913	23	18	3	2
2	D. Dominguez (So)	1.000	3	2	1	0
3	Andy Chapa (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
8	Rene Vela (Jr)	.000	2	0	0	2
9	Isaac Lopez (Jr)	1.000	12	11	1	0
15	Josh Cuellar (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0	0
34	Santiago Ortiz (Sr)	1.000	2	2	0	0

Vela

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.967	30	21	8	1	2
2	Jayden Martinez (Jr)	1.000	3	2	1	0	0
5	AJ Reyes (Jr)	1.000	5	2	3	0	1
7	Justin Navarro (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0	0	0
9	Ryan Botello (Sr)	1.000	7	6	1	0	0
13	Joey Garcia (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0	0
15	Martin Pena (Jr)	1.000	2	0	2	0	0
24	Luke Esparza (Jr)	.875	8	6	1	1	1

Pioneer

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	0	1	.000	1				0
42	Ruben Lopez (So)	0.00	0	1	.000	1				0

Vela

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	0.00	0	0		1				0
15	Martin Pena (Jr)	0.00	0	0		1				0

Pioneer

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	4	1	0	2	8			0	25	22
42	Ruben Lopez (So)	6	4	1	0	2	8			0	25	22

Vela

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	2	0	0	2	6			0	25	22
15	Martin Pena (Jr)	7	2	0	0	2	6			0	25	22

Pioneer

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.182	.280	0	1			90	0	0	1
42	Ruben Lopez (So)	.182	.280	0	1			90	0	0	1

Vela

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P	BK	PO	SB
	Team Totals	.091	.200	0	1			83	0	0	0
15	Martin Pena (Jr)	.091	.200	0	1			83	0	0	0

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Game Story

Texas High School Baseball - Vela nips Pioneer

April 22, 2023: Edinburg, TX 78539

In Saturday's league challenge, the Vela Sabercats (Edinburg, TX) baseball squad nipped the visiting Pioneer Diamondbacks (Mission, TX), by a margin of 1-0.

With the win, Vela betters its record to 18-9 on the season. The Sabercats travel to Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial (Alamo, TX) to encounter the Wolverines in a 5A Region IV District 31 challenge on Tuesday, April 25. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a record of 5-19. Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial lost 1-0 in their recent league challenge against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest (Pharr, TX)

With the defeat, Pioneer falls to 24-3 on the season. The Diamondbacks travel to Sharyland (Mission, TX) to encounter the Rattlers in a 5A Region IV District 31 challenge on Tuesday, April 25. The Rattlers come into the challenge with a record of 22-4. Sharyland won 13-3 in their recent league challenge against McAllen (McAllen, TX)

Players of the Game

Pioneer (22-23)

Pioneer has not selected any Players of the Game.

Vela (22-23)

Congratulations to #15 Martin Pena for being selected the Vela Baseball Player of the Game.

Pioneer @ Vela Baseball Game Info

Sat., Apr. 22, 2023 @ 12p

District Game #16

The Vela (Edinburg, TX) varsity baseball team won Saturday's home conference game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 1-0.

Rankings & Records

Pioneer (22-23)

TX	Section	State Div.
119	22	30

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
28-8-1	14-4	16-3	7-2	5-3-1	.770	.778	297	105

Vela (22-23)

TX	Section	State Div.
151	31	50

Overall	District	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	District %	RF	RA
26-12	14-4	8-1	9-3	9-8	.684	.778	270	133

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pioneer	2.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	.9	1.1	.5	3.0	8.0	7.1	1.1
Vela	1.4	1.2	1.0	1.7	.8	1.0	.9	0	1.0	7.1	7.2	1.2

Head-to-Head

Pioneer won on 4/18/2023

4/18 @ 7p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Vela 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 - -
Pioneer 1 0 2 2 0 3 - 8 - -

The Vela (Edinburg, TX) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Pioneer (Mission, TX) by a score of 8-4.
Box score
Vela won on 4/22/2023

4/22 @ 12p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Pioneer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
Vela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - -

The Pioneer (Mission, TX) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's away conference game against Vela (Edinburg, TX) by a score of 1-0.
Box score
Pioneer won on 4/29/2023

4/29 @ 1p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Pioneer 3 0 0 0 2 0 6 11 6 6
Vela 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4

The Pioneer (Mission, TX) varsity baseball team won Saturday's neutral non-conference game against Vela (Edinburg, TX) by a score of 11-3.
Box score

4/18 @ 7p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Vela	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	-	-
Pioneer	1	0	2	2	0	3	-	8	-	-

4/29 @ 1p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pioneer	3	0	0	0	2	0	6	11	6	6
Vela	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4

Team Stat Comparison

Pioneer		Vela
.324	Batting Average	.304
.460	On Base Percentage	.455
.457	Slugging Percentage	.434
.957	Fielding Percentage	.936
.857	Win Loss Percentage	.676

Team Leaders

Pioneer		Vela	National Avg.
#99 Gage De la Garza1.000	Batting Average	#20 Phillip Hernandez.500	.243
#99 Gage De la Garza1.000	On Base Percentage	#12 Mark Moreno1.000	.375
#99 Gage De la Garza1.000	Slugging Percentage	#14 Izzy Perez.736	.307
#1 David Cavasos1.000	Fielding Percentage	#15 Martin Pena1.000	.861
#13 Roque Vela1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#21 Jake Dufner.909	.543

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Pioneer	18-5		Vela	17-6

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/24/23	Veterans Memorial	Pioneer	(W) 7-3	5/5/23	Vela	Veterans Memorial	(W) 7-3
				5/6/23	Veterans Memorial	Vela	(W) 3-1
2/25/23	Mission Veterans Memorial	Pioneer	(W) 7-3	3/3/23	Mission Veterans Memorial	Vela	(L) 3-2
2/28/23	Valley View	Pioneer	(W) 11-2	3/21/23	Vela	Valley View	(W) 20-0
3/7/23	Pioneer	Valley View	(W) 12-0	3/24/23	Valley View	Vela	(W) 4-3
3/2/23	Flour Bluff	Pioneer	(W) 7-5	3/3/23	Vela	Flour Bluff	(W) 3-2
3/3/23	United	Pioneer	(W) 5-1	3/2/23	United	Vela	(W) 4-1
3/10/23	Pioneer	Rowe	(W) 7-3	3/29/23	Vela	Rowe	(L) 2-1
3/13/23	Rowe	Pioneer	(W) 7-0	3/31/23	Rowe	Vela	(W) 3-2
3/15/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	Pioneer	(W) 10-0	4/4/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	Vela	(W) 7-5
3/16/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	Pioneer	(W) 6-1	4/11/23	Vela	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo North	(W) 13-5
3/21/23	Pioneer	McAllen	(W) 18-2	4/10/23	Vela	McAllen	(W) 12-1
3/24/23	McAllen	Pioneer	(W) 11-2	4/14/23	McAllen	Vela	(W) 16-1
3/28/23	McAllen Memorial	Pioneer	(L) 9-1	3/10/23	McAllen Memorial	Vela	(W) 10-4
3/31/23	Pioneer	McAllen Memorial	(W) 7-6	3/13/23	Vela	McAllen Memorial	(W) 11-5
4/4/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	Pioneer	(W) 14-3	4/25/23	Vela	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	(W) 14-0
4/11/23	Pioneer	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	(W) 7-6	4/28/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial	Vela	(W) 5-2
4/10/23	Pioneer	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest	(W) 17-0	2/28/23	Vela	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest	(W) 16-0
4/14/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest	Pioneer	(W) 13-0	3/7/23	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Southwest	Vela	(W) 21-0
4/25/23	Pioneer	Sharyland	(L) 11-1	3/15/23	Sharyland	Vela	(L) 16-3
4/28/23	Sharyland	Pioneer	(L) 4-3	3/16/23	Vela	Sharyland	(L) 13-9
5/11/23	Palmview	Pioneer	(L) 4-2	5/19/23	Vela	Palmview	(L) 6-5
5/12/23	Palmview	Pioneer	(W) 4-3	5/20/23	Vela	Palmview	(L) 7-0
5/15/23	Palmview	Pioneer	(L) 3-2

Record Breakdown

Pioneer (22-23)		Vela (22-23)
28-8-1	Overall	26-12
14-4	League	14-4
2-0	Non-League	2-1
2-1	Head to Head	1-2
18-5	Common Opponent	17-6
16-3	Home	8-1
7-2	Away	9-3
5-3-1	Neutral	9-8
3-3	Playoff	6-2
28-8-1	In-State	26-12
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0