Texas High School Baseball - Burges loses to Canutillo
April 14, 2023: Canutillo, TX 79835
The Canutillo Eagles baseball team scored 10 runs and limited the visiting Burges Mustangs to 6 in the Eagles league victory on Friday.
The Eagles (12-6) will now prepare for their match against Andress (El Paso, TX). The Eagles go into the 5A Region I District 1 match with a 8-15 record. In their last match, Andress was overwhelmed by El Paso (El Paso, TX), 3-1, in a league match.
The Mustangs (13-10) will now prepare for their match against Chapin (El Paso, TX). The Huskies go into the 5A Region I District 1 match with a 5-21 record. In their last match, Chapin was overwhelmed by Jefferson (El Paso, TX), 5-2, in a league match.
Game Summary
Canutillo weathered a push by Burges in the 6th inning where Canutillo coughed up 4 runs, But Canutillo still won 10-6 on Friday. #2, #5 and #9 each drove in runs during the inning. Both pitching staffs hands their hands full, dealing with runners on base. Canutillo collected 14 hits and Burges had 9. Canutillo Eagles scored 3 runs in the 3rd. Canutillo's big bats were led by Paul Zuniga and Armani Saenz, all knocking in runs in the inning.
Isaac Garza pitched Canutillo to the victory, striking out 4 batters. Nicks and David Peru entered in relief to close out the game. #8 took the loss for the Mustangs. The pitcher allowed 4 hits and 4 runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out 3.
Canutillo tallied 14 hits. Zuniga, Edward Morales, Saenz, Guerra, Nicks and Garza each had multiple hits for the Eagles. Garza, Nicks, Guerra, Saenz, Morales and Zuniga each had two hits to lead Canutillo. Burges racked up 9 hits. #15, #2, and #5 all had multiple hits for the Mustangs.
