The ReSporter: When you have a very quick player to lead off and can get on

Head Softball Coach John Gallagher

with a bunt, why do you bat Robinson first, when she has an opportunity to have players on base more and using her bat to knock then in?

Coach Gallagher: “I look at first, a player that can consistency get on and Alexis Robinson has a high percentage of getting a base hit. When you use a player that bunts well and has speed the defense can read that and play in more. With that player (DuBois) in the two hole you have the ability to slap, bunt, hit, and get that runner over without having to give up an out. It also puts more pressure on the defense not knowing how to play that hitter. Your leadoff hitter after the first at bat usually does not lead off more than once more, and we try to put speed in the 9th spot so she can hit in the bottom of the order. We also try to put contact hitters toward the bottom of the lineup to help with getting on base.”

(more…)

Corey Shedrock is Safe…..

What a wild week at The Lake.

First off, Girl’s Soccer: The game with Wimberley last Tuesday was a great contest.

Jen Crownover sponsors Hawk Sports. As she asks for your vote this Tuesday.

With so many ebbs and flows and a final outcome that could not have been scripted in hollywood.

That win has Canyon Lake in the driver’s seat for a chance to make it two years in a row of playing in the playoffs. The Hawks will play this coming Friday against Seguin a team CL beat 7-0 earlier this year.

Another win and one stop closer.

(more…)

 Softball Top Three for this Season

 At Bats                      Runs                     Hits
 Alexis Robinson     42       Alexis Robinson    21    Carly DuBois      18
 Kelsey Ahrens       41       Kelsey Ahrens      18    Kelsey Ahrens     18
 Carly DuBois        40       Carly DuBois       18    Alexis Robinson   17

 RBI                          Doubles                  Triples
 Brianna Young       16       Kelsey Ahrens       4    Alexis Robinson    2
 Kelsey Ahrens       13       Brianna Young       3
 Alexis Robinson     11       Lizzy Henderson     2
                              Alexis Robinson     2

 Home Runs                    Stolen Bases              Base on Balls
 Kelsey Ahrens        2       Carly DuBois        8     Alexis Robinson    10
 Alexis Robinson      2       Kelsey Ahrens       4     Brianna Young       9
 Brianna Young        1       Alexis Robinson     4     Kat Weber           8

 15 or more at bats
 Batting Average              On Base Average           Slugging Average
 Carly DuBois      .450       Brianna Young     .545    Alexis Robinson   .833
 Kelsey Ahrens     .439       Carly DuBois      .532    Kelsey Ahrens     .829
 Brianna Young     .429       Alexis Robinson   .519    Brianna Young     .714

 ==========================

 All Time TopThree (based on 50 or more at bats)
 At Bats                      Runs                      Hits
 Vicky Henderson    274       Missy Romero        78    McKenna Beseda      90
 Missy Romero       251       McKenna Beseda      74    Missy Romero        90
 McKenna Beseda     243       Tiffany Arredondo   54    Vicky Henderson     68

 RBI                          Singles                   Doubles
 Missy Romero        55       McKenna Beseda      78    Missy Romero        24
 Brianna Young       51       Vicky Henderson     63    Brianna Young       19
 Katy Payne          40       Missy Romero        55    Kelsey Ahrens       18

 Triples                      Home Runs                 Base on Balls
 Missy Romero         9       Brianna Young        2    Missy Romero        55
 Alexis Robinson      4       Alexis Robinson      2    Brianna Young       33
 McKenna Beseda       2       Kelsey Ahrens        2    Mary Jordan         24
 Katy Payne           2       Missy Romero         2
 Mary Jordan          2

 Batting Average              On Base Average           Slugging Percentage
 Alexis Robinson   .378       Missy Romero      .479    Missy Romero       .689
 McKenna Beseda    .370       Brianna Young     .464    Alexis Robinson    .664
 Missy Romero      .359       Alexis Robinson   .444    Brianna Young      .638

 Stolen Bases                 Hit by Pitch              Sac. Hit and Fly Ball
 McKenna Beseda      34       Megan Browning       7    Vicky Henderson       7
 Tiffany Arredondo   34       Lilimae Daily        5    Tiffany Arredondo     6
 Alex Henderson      25       Mary Jordan          4    Alex Henderson        5

 Pitching
 Innings Pitched              Wins                      Earned Run Average
 Missy Romero     498.1       Missy Romero        36    Missy Romero        2.77
 Alexis Robinson  186.1       Alexis Robinson     16    Alexis Robinson     2.90
 Kelsey Ahrens     47.2       Kelsey Ahrens        4    Kelsey Ahrens       6.97
                                                        Megan Blackburn     6.97

Hawks setting the table for a breakout year

Hawks took the title from Blanco in their own backyard when Kat Weber singled in Alexis Robinson in the fifth inning which proved to be enough needed to pull off another milestone for this Canyon Lake club.

Winning a tournament will be another bench mark that can be put on their wall for a team that is on a roll. This game also allowed CL to avenge an earlier loss this year when the Hawks gave up 9 runs in the 5th inning helping Blanco to a 14-11 win.

Robinson pitched another gem in this seven inning battle, giving up one walk and striking out four Panthers.

Robinson also was pretty salty from the batter’s box with a double and triple in this contest.

(more…)

Alexis Robinson reaches 8 wins in Blanco Tournament

Canyon Lake won the Blanco Softball Tournament with a win over Llano and Blanco on Saturday afternoon as the Hawks reached 10 wins the earliest in their history.

Against Llano, old timer Sophomore Cameron Berger knocked in two runs with a double as the Hawks responded with four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead for good.

Another old timer, Sophomore Alexis Robinson was also nails in the circle with 11 strikeouts leaving only four outs being recorded in the field.

(more…)

Hawks Kelsey Ahrens puts the tag on player while Kat Weber comes in for reinforcements.

Canyon Lake finished their first day in the Blanco tournament with a 2-1 record as the Hawks clinched a No. 1 Seed for games on Saturday before play started on the night cap game with Harper.

Comfort was controlled with a shut-out and 10 runs by the good gals.

Other teams in the same bracket beat up on each other which allowed CL to rest players and in their loss to Harper.

In the Johnson City game, the Hawks walked their way to a four run first inning and Alexis Robinson had enough runs to run the table on Johnson City.

(more…)

Same song but different verse as Canyon Lake beat Luling for the second time

Kat Weber and Emma Broussard after win over Luling

this year at home, 13-2.

The Hawks piled on the hits and overmatched the Eagles on this night as Freshman Kat Weber (3) led four other players with multiple hits.

“I think we did well tonight and we got aggressive,” Short Stop Weber said. “Our base running has got to get better.”

Coaches have to like players that are not satisfied and that statement speaks volumes for a player that is in her first year.

Is there competition amongst the freshman on this team? “There is always competition but we definitely love each other and are getting more comfortable with our game.”

(more…)

First Baseman Tiare Kacir readies for a put out.

Softball Top Three
 At Bats                    Runs                      Hits
 Kelsey Ahrens      27      Carly DuBois      14      Kelsey Ahrens      13
 Alexis Robinson    23      Alexis Robinson   12      Carly DuBois       12
 Carly DuBois       22      Kelsey Ahrens     12      Brianna Young      10

 RBI                        Doubles                   Triples
 Brianna Young      10      Brianna Young      3      Alexis Robinson     1
 Kelsey Ahrens       9      Kelsey Ahrens      3
 Alexis Robinson     7      Kirsten Jones      1
                            Lizzy Henderson    1
                            Kat Weber          1

 Home Runs                  Base on Balls              Stolen Bases
 Kelsey Ahrens       2      Alexis Robinson     8      Carly DuBois        5
 Brianna Young       1      Brianna Young       7      Kirsten Jones       3
 Alexis Robinson     1      Kat Weber           4      Alexis Robinson     3
                            Carly DuBois        4

 Batting Average            On Base Percentage         Slugging Percentage
 Danellia Bustamante .600   Danellia Bustamante .667   Brianna Young    1.053
 Carly DuBois        .545   Brianna Young       .653   Kelsey Ahrens    1.000
 Brianna Young       .526   Carly DuBois        .630   Alexis Robinson   .652

 Pitching
 Innings Pitched            Base on Balls              Strikeouts
 Alexis Robinson     28.2   Kelsey Ahrens       13     Alexis Robinson    38
 Kelsey Ahrens       10.0   Alexis Robinson     28     Kelsey Ahrens       9

 Earned Run Average         Wins
 Kelsey Ahrens       2.10   Alexis Robinson      3
 Alexis Robinson     3.97   Kelsey Ahrens        2

CL Hawk Band would be busy this week with all the events planned.

The Hawks are off and running as this Spring Season has all sports in full gear.

Baseball lead off with some tough competition when the Junior Varsity were on the road in Marble Falls and losing two games. That was not all bad, when the Hawks rebounded in their second game with a two run contest.

This week, CLJV Baseball will be on the road again in Llano with a team in that same classification and hopefully a different result.

Hawk Varsity also started in Marble Falls with four games against some high caliber teams. With each passing game you could see CL start to mature with each bout.

That will be a good thing as this week CL will be playing some more tough competition in the Comal ISD Tournament.

For the next week, ready or not, Canyon Lake starts District 27-3A with a game against Fredericksburg.

Softball also had an up and down week when your Hawks started in Blanco with a loss and then a rebound in Comfort.

This week, Canyon Lake will have their opening game on Tuesday night against Luling. Then on the road again but just for a short distance as the team will start off with three games on Thursday and then back to Blanco for Saturday games.

Soccer is into their district games and the Lady Hawks did win a game that was pivotable for having a chance of making the playoffs. Again this week, a game on Tuesday with Wimberley will be huge in seeing if this Hawk team will be having a chance of continuing there season in a few weeks.

The Hawk’s Boys Soccer team lost a tough game to Seguin, 2-0 which puts pressure for this club beating Wimberley. Last year, Canyon Lake had a big win against the Texans and their game on Tuesday needs to be carried over for another win in order to keep the playoffs in their mirror.

Canyon Lake Track teams started in a very tough Meet in Bastrop last Saturday. The teams in this Meet were all larger than the CL and 10th and 13th place finish for the girls and boys respectfully was not viewed as a bad day.

Christian Dittman was on schedule when he cleared 14’6 and winning that event and now clearing that 15 foot barrier is now a goal for this athlete and continuing a Hawk with a legit chance of going to Regions.

That 14’6 mark beat his personal best of 14’3 cleared last year in the Hawk Relays.

Canyon Lake also had a decent start in Boys Golf and will look to continue their game in Blanco this week.
Skyler Tschoepe shot a 78 that was second best in the Navarro tournament.

The ReSporter will be busy this week as February 28th will also be celebrating the 27th year of marriage to a wonderful life partner.

Thanks for reading.

 This Week at Canyon Lake                                     Time      Sport
 February 24     CL Hawks JV      @    Llano                  6:00pm    Baseball
                 CL Hawks Boys    Finish 5th in Vaaler Golf Course      Golf

 February 25     Luling           @    CL Hawks JV            Cxl       Softball
                 Luling           2    CL Hawks Varsity       13        Softball
                 CL Hawks Varsity 5    Llano                   2        Baseball
                 Wimberley        1    CL Hawks                2        Girls Soccer
                 Wimberley        2    CL Hawks                0        Boys Soccer
                 CL Hawks Girls   @    Vaaler Golf Course     All Day   Golf

 February 27     CL Hawks         @    Blanco Panther Relays  3:00pm    Track
                 Austin Akins    14    CL Hawks               15        Baseball
                                       Comal ISD Tournament
                 CL Hawks         6    Johnson City            3        Softball
                                 10    Comfort                 0        Softball
                                  4    Harper                 10        Softball
                                       Blanco Tournament
                 Bandera          @    CL Hawks               4:15pm    Tennis

 February 28     Burnet           8    CL Hawks                8        Baseball    
                 Antonian        12    CL Hawks                5        Baseball
                                       Comal ISD Tournament
                 Schertz Clemens  6    CL Hawks                0        Girls Soccer
                 CL Hawks         0    Schertz Clemens         6        Boys Soccer

 March 1         Lehman           @    CL Hawks               5:00pm    Baseball
                                       Comal ISD Tournament
                 CL Hawks         @    Blanco Tournament      TBA       Softball

 March 3         CL Hawks Varsity @    Hyde Park              5:00pm    Softball

2nd Baseman Kirsten Jones snagging another ball for an out.

The Hawks got back on the winning track and scurried out for an eight run lead before settling in and beating Comfort, 12-5 last Friday night on the road.

After taking a tough loss to Blanco, Canyon Lake did not take long to forge into a lead that would not be threatened in winning by a seven run margin.

Two things was noticeable that did not happen in Blanco.

(more…)