Texas High School Baseball - Canutillo gets by El Paso
April 11, 2023: El Paso, TX 79902
The Canutillo Eagles (Canutillo, TX) baseball the host El Paso Tigers (El Paso, TX), 4-2 in Tuesday's league contest.
Coming up next, the Eagles encounter the Chapin Huskies (El Paso, TX) in a 5A Region I District 1 challenge, on Friday, April 21. Canutillo will attempt to upgrade on its 9-6 season record.
With the defeat, El Paso falls to 19-5 on the season. The Tigers travel to Andress (El Paso, TX) to battle the Eagles in a 5A Region I District 1 challenge on Friday, April 14. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 5-10. Andress won 4-3 in their recent league challenge against Chapin (El Paso, TX)
Game Summary
Canutillo Clinches lead in seventh inning to defeat El Paso Tigers. The Eagles took the lead late in the game in a 4-2 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday. Canutillo trailed 2-1 in the top of the 7th when Ian Melendez singled on a 1-1 count, scoring 2 runs. Dante Gomez earned the victory on the hill for the Eagles. Gomez allowed zero hits and zero runs over 1 inning, striking out 2 and walking zero. Jeremaih Alcocer and Justin Nicks entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief. Stephen Kaiser was on the hill for the Tigers. Kaiser went six and two-thirds innings, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and striking out 11. Kyle Snyder threw one-third inning in relief. David Peru started the game for the Eagles. The pitcher surrendered 2 runs on 6 hits over 3 innings, striking out 4 and walking zero. Nicks went 3-4 at the plate to lead the Eagles in hits. Charlie Campos led the Tigers with two hits in three at bats.
