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District 26-3A Softball Records

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Team                W   L   GB   Remaining Games
Bandera             9   0   --    Wimberley
Canyon Lake         5   3   3.5   Fredericksburg, Navarro
Wimberley           4   3   4.0   Navarro, Boerne, Bandera
Fredericksburg      3   4   5.0   Hawks, Navarro, Boerne
Navarro             2   5   6.0   Wimberley, Fredericksburg, Hawks
Boerne              0   8   8.5   Wimberley, Fredericksburg

The Bandera Bulldogs have clinched the District with just one game remaining the closest team to the Bulldogs being your Hawks.

With only one game left for Bandera, the race is now between the next four teams with only Boerne not able to qualify for a playoff spot. (more…)

Hawks Softball Sweep Texans, 6-4

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Canyon Lake improved their district record to 5-3 with a win over Wimberley to put themselves in position for the playoffs.

The Hawks were cruising with a three run lead going into the bottom of the fifth inning when the Texans came storming back to tie the score.

The first four players reached base for Wimberley in the fifth with two singles a double and fielders choice. The third run came home off a sacrifice fly and the momentum seemed to be with the home team.

The Hawks answered in the top of the sixth inning when McKenna Beseda singled with two outs. Beseda has been on a tear the past couple of weeks raising her batting percentage over .200 points to a lofty .360 for the season. (more…)

Hawks lose close Softball game to Bandera, 4-3

Friday, April 8th, 2011

040111-185709-katy-payne4The Canyon Lake Softball team lost another close game to Bulldogs on the road last Tuesday night at Bandera.

Bandera is in first place in the District 26-3A race and two of their wins have come in games against the Hawks by the slimmest of margins.

The Hawks tied the game up in the top of the seventh inning only to lose control of the game in the bottom of that same inning. (more…)

Hawks Softball Win Third Straight over Boerne, 6-0

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Canyon Lake whitewashed the Boerne Greyhounds in a win that helped cement the Hawks into second place in the District 26-3A race last Friday night at the Canyon Lake diamond.

Pitcher Missy Romero helped the Hawks win their third game in a row and also winning their second straight over the Greyhounds.

Canyon Lake has now scored 29 runs In the last three games helping take a lot of pressure off the defense. The bottom of the batting order were the players that raised the bar for this win. (more…)

Softball Profile: Missy Romero

Monday, April 4th, 2011

MissyRomeroThe Hilltop ReSporter will be taking a look at individual players for the rest of the season.

The first stop will be from the circle as we look at Junior Pitcher Missy Romero.

Pitcher for a softball team has been the pivotal player for any team, because of the chance of dominating the game with strikeout power. This aspect had been adjusted this year when UIL moved the circle back three feet to the same distance as the college game. (more…)

Coaches Corner with John Gallagher

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

coachjohngallagherReSporter: What are you looking for from the team the next round through District play?

Coach Gallagher: “More consistency in our offensive production, continued strong defensive effort, keeping errors to a minimum, and getting everyone to improve their knowledge of games situations.”

ReSporter: With the game being divided into three parts: Fielding—Hitting—Pitching…
What are some numbers you think you need to get to to be put in a position for winning or placing in the playoffs? (number of errors per game, hits per game, etc….) (more…)

Standings for 26-3A Softball

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

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The Hawks are fighting with three teams for two playoff spots as district play goes into the second round.

Canyon Lake, Billies, and Texans, will be fighting for those two spots and the games between those teams the second time around will determine who can advance. (more…)

Lady Hawks Beat Navarro, 11-3

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

The Canyon Lake Softball team beat the Navarro Panthers, 11-3 scoring in every inning but one last Tuesday night on the road.

The Hawks have plugged in their extension cord after suffering a power outage as recently as last week. In the last two games Canyon Lake has scored 24 runs improving the most important part of the game….scoring. (more…)

Lady Hawks taking care of Business, Win 12-5

Monday, March 28th, 2011
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McKenna Beseda

The Hawks scored some much needed runs in their win over San Angelo Central last Friday at the Canyon Lake Softball field.

The Hawks were running on a streak of not having more than two runs in the previous three games and responded with a break our inning, scoring five runs in the first. (more…)

Softball: CL suffers power outage in loss, 1-0

Friday, March 25th, 2011

img_2518The Canyon Lake Hawks could not get the run to put the team in prime position in district play, when they lost a one run game to Fredericksburg Billies last Tuesday in Fredericksburg.

This was the second game in a row where the Hawks played some very good defense as pitcher Missy Romero only mustered two strikeouts.

In the fifth inning the Billies had runners on third and second after a double with one out. Enter the defense in full display when leftfielder Megan Browning caught the flyball and threw a strike to Katy Payne gunning out the Billie trying to score. (more…)