
Logan Vinklarek, La Grange
Photo by John Godwin
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior pitcher
Logan Vinklarek tossed a five-hitter and at the plate went 2-for-2 with a triple to lead
La Grange (Texas) to a convincing 10-2 victory over
Pleasant Grove (Texarkana, Texas) in the University Interscholastic League Class 3A state baseball championship game Thursday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Vinklarek improved to 9-2 with the victory for La Grange (26-9).
Shortstop
Tanner Fritsch, the Leopards' leadoff man, chipped in with three hits and two RBIs. Left fielder
Dalton Burton and catcher
Landon Gerik also each contributed two RBIs.
Dylan Silvey accounted for two of the hits for the Hawks of Pleasant Grove (28-14), the 2012 Class 3A state champion.
Class 2A
Hallettsville (Texas) 4, Hughes Springs (Texas) 2Sophomore
Nate Kowalik snapped a 2-2 tie with a fifth-inning RBI single and pitcher
Reagan McAda made it stand up with a complete game performance.
Cleanup hitter
Will Wallace had three hits for Hallettsville (35-3). McAda and Justin Reeves each had two hits for the Brahamas. The state title is their first since a Class 3A crown in 1997.
Hunter Smith had a pair of hits for Hughes Springs (36-2). The loss for Mustangs pitcher Zach Bassham was his first in 14 decisions this season.
Class 1A
Carlisle (Texas) 6, Stamford (Texas) 1
Junior
Zach Brightwell pitched a complete-game three-hitter and didn't allow an earned run to lead the Indians to their first state title.
Carlisle (29-1) pounded out 12 hits, two apiece coming from
Caleb Colley,
Kolton Heim,
Jaylan Holland and
Ty Baker. Colley and Heim scored twice.
Ligon West,
Dalton Mathis and
Austin Alvarado accounted for the hits by Stamford (26-3).