Coaches Corner with Softball Coach John Gallagher

The ReSporter: Thanks for spending time with us, How do you manage girls with

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slumps that are in your line-up? Is it based on years of experience on whether you move the player up or down? How much does speed play a percentage of what you would do?

Coach Gallagher: “Slumps happen to everyone. You just hope its not more than one player at a time and that it is only for a short period of time.

Moving the batting order depends on how a player responds in given situations such as not hitting when runners are on base or moving speed up or down based on who’s hitting behind them.

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Canyon Lake only had one inning that was not good, but that is all it took for

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Fredericksburg to take control of the final in a disappointing loss, 8-5 last Friday.

The Hawks was in control with a 4 run lead going into the fifth inning and that was when the proverbial dam broke and the Billies responded with 7 of their 11 hits in the game pulling a way with a 7-4 lead.

Of those 7 hits, 4 were doubles and Canyon Lake would not be able to rally for a win for this early start, where the Varsity was playing before the usual JV game.

CL had been shut out a day earlier and right off the bat (pardon the pun), Carly DuBois had a first pitch single that bounced over the pitchers head into centerfield.

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Hawks enter a two game stint that could define their season.

The CL Hawks finish their first round of games in district play and as of this writing find themselves tied with two other teams vying for a 4th and final spot opening for a playoff spot.

A win against Navarro this Thursday would be a big morale booster as they trek into those final games.

Boerne and Wimberley find themselves with Canyon Lake and the Hawks beat one each of those teams.

Boerne beat Fredericksburg for their only win and CL Hawks won their first game in district play with Boerne last week.

Bandera and Fredericksburg play this Thursday and a Billies win would bunch as many as four teams for the remaining three playoff spots.

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Hawk’s Track Team will be off this week as they prepare for District 27-3A Meet at Canyon Lake next week

This Week @ Canyon Lake

The Hawks will be testing the first part of this week and so sporting action will commence this Thursday.

Soccer is the highlight for this past week as the upstart CL Hawks almost pulled off a major upset in their game with 5A Boerne Champion.

Regulation ended all knotted up at one apiece and Canyon Lake then ended the overtime period at that same score.

The shoot out was exciting but Canyon Lake lost by a score of 3-4 in that portion of action.

Christy Fowler scored the goal for CL and now with a new district for next season, Canyon Lake will have a legit chance of having a great finish as the district will be made up of 4A schools that are in the same enrollment size.

Wimberley, Boerne, Fredericksburg, and Bandera will be joined with the Hawks for next season.

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Canyon Lake played 24 games last season and The ReSporter wanted to compare this year with

Carly Dubois is one of several Hawks making her mark this year

those accomplishments from that 2013 campaign.

The Hawks will complete their first go round in district play this coming Thursday in Navarro and looking at these two years statistically is quite eye opening.

Comparing the offenses is dramatic.

The 2013 year’s team scored 128 runs while this year’s club has a high water mark of 179, a solid 50 runs better.

Base hits have increased by 34 along with more power as Brianna Young has matched her round tripper last season and added Kelsey Ahrens’ (2) and Alexis Robinson’s (4) to that resume.

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Canyon Lake breaks the ice in first District 27-3A win over Boerne, 10-3.

Lizzy Henderson continues a legacy of Henderson players in the Hawk infield

The Hawks have had their share more downs than ups this district season, but things fell into place when this CL team sprinted out for a 5-0 lead and finished off the Greyhounds.

“Kids worked hard all week in practice and we struck early and that was the key in this game,” Head Coach John Gallagher stated. “This will give us some confidence offensively.”

Another home run for Alexis Robinson in that first inning to start the fireworks.

“I was just trying to make contact,” Robinson said.

That contact gave the Hawks the shot in the arm needed in getting out of their doldrums.

Four different players had two hits in this hit parade as the bottom of the order collected four of those 10 hits.

Lizzy Henderson and Tiare Kacir kept innings going with their offense and Henderson seems to be settled in as the everyday first baseman now for Canyon Lake.

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 Hawks All-Time Top Three (100 or more at bats)
 Average                     Runs                      Hits
 Brianna Young     .382      Missy Romero      77      Missy Romero     90
 Alexis Robinson   .380      McKenna Beseda    74      McKenna Beseda   90
 McKenna Beseda    .370      Alexis Robinson   49      Brianna Young    73

 RBI                         Doubles                   Triples
 Brianna Young       62      Missy Romero      24      Missy Romero      9
 Missy Romero        55      Brianna Young     23      Alexis Robinson   6
 Katy Payne          40      Kelsey Ahrens     18      Mary Jordan       2
 Kelsey Ahrens       40                                Kelsey Ahrens     2
                                                       Katy Payne        2
                                                       McKenna Beseda    2

 Home Runs                   Base on Balls             Stolen Bases
 Alexis Robinson      3      Missy Romero      55      Tiffany Arredondo 34
 Brianna Young        2      Brianna Young     41      McKenna Beseda    34
 Missy Romero         2      Mary Jordan       24      Alex Henderson    25
 Kelsey Ahrens        2

 On Base Percentage          Slugging Percentage       At Bats
 Brianna Young     .494      Missy Romero    .689      Vicky Henderson  264
 Missy Romero      .479      Brianna Young   .664      Missy Romero     251
 Alexis Robinson   .452      Alexis Robinson .640      McKenna Beseda   243

 Wins                        Innings Pitched           Strikeouts
 Missy Romero        36      Missy Romero    498.1     Missy Romero     528
 Alexis Robinson     18      Alexis Robinson 227.2     Alexis Robinson  292
 Kelsey Ahrens        5      Kelsey Ahrens    57.2     Kelsey Ahrens     31

 Earned Run Average
 Missy Romero      2.77
 Alexis Robinson   3.33
 Kelsey Ahrens     6.36

Hawks Looking for a Rainbow to start their Season Fresh

CL Hawks continue to struggle offensively in the first few innings and Wimberley takes advantage in their 10-6 win on Tuesday night at the Hawk Diamond.

The Texans jutted out to a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning before CL could answer and that was the template for the rest of the evening. As Wimberley had Canyon Lake playing catch-up for the rest of the game.

“We are not starting like we were earlier this year on offense,” Head Coach John Gallagher said. “We are just not starting when we should.”

Kelsey Ahrens and Alexis Robinson both finished the game with two hits leading CL’s offense.

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Mariah Ellis clearing the Bar

This Week @ Canyon Lake

The Girl’s Soccer team beat Wimberley again last week to finish 3rd in District 53-4A with a 4-4 record.

That will put them in action this Tuesday in Boerne starting at 6pm. Canyon Lake has a decent chance of continuing this season and this game will be a big win for a Hawk team in any sport.

Go Hawks and bring Boerne’s ‘Champion’ name back home this Tuesday.

Canyon Lake will also be hosting their annual Hawk Relay’s Meet this Thursday as you can see many athletes for CL that have excelled this year as they prepare for the District 27-3A Meet coming in a couple of weeks.

Hawk Softball will be in action against Wimberley at home this Tuesday and will be attempting to get their first District 27-3A win.

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Softball Top Three

 At Bats                        Runs                        Hits
 Carly DuBois        69         Carly DuBois        27      Carly DuBois        28
 Alexis Robinson     68         Alexis Robinson     27      Alexis Robinson     27
 Kelsey Ahrens       68         Kelsey Ahrens       23      Brianna Young       26
                                                            Kelsey Ahrens       26

 RBI                            Extra Base Hits             Base on Balls
 Brianna Young       25         Alexis Robinson      9      Alexis Robinson     15
 Kelsey Ahrens       18         Kelsey Ahrens        8      Brianna Young       14
 Alexis Robinson     16         Brianna Young        5      Kat Weber           11

 Stolen Bases                   Singles                     Average
 Carly DuBois        12         Carly DuBois        27      Brianna Young     .473
 Alexis Robinson      4         Brianna Young       21      Carly DuBois      .406
 Kelsey Ahrens        4         Kirsten Jones       19      Alexis Robinson   .397
 Kirsten Jones        4

 On Base Pct.                   Slugging Pct.               SacHits/HBP
 Brianna Young     .586         Alexis Robinson   .779      Carly DuBois         5
 Alexis Robinson   .506         Kelsey Ahrens     .706      Kat Weber            3         
 Kat Weber         .472         Brianna Young     .691      Kelsey Ahrens        2

 Innings Pitched                ERA                         Wins
 Alexis Robinson   91.2         Alexis Robinson   3.22      Alexis Robinson     10
 Kelsey Ahrens     24.1         Kelsey Ahrens     4.94      Kelsey Ahrens        3