At the plate for TWHS, Brice Ary and Mickey Armstrong each homered, while Andrew Kainer was 2-for-4 and Andrew Cooley had an RBI-single for the Tigers in the bottom of the sixth.
Stephan Darnell took the loss for the Tigers.
"We didn't play bad," said CHS head coach Frank Ro-mero. "We had some opportunities early and didn't take advantage of them. The few mistakes we made, they jumped on them. They also got some big two-out hits. I tip my hat to them. Kyle Drabek has some great stuff. We have to regroup and get ready for Oak Ridge."
Oak Ridge 11, K. Forest 1
Kyle Henson hammered three home runs and Jay Haak tossed a one-hitter as the War Eagles downed Klein Forest 11-1 in five innings at home on Tuesday night.
New Caney 4, Willis 3
It was a typical New Caney and Willis baseball battle Tuesday night as the District 18-4A contest wasn't decided until the final inning when the Eagles held off a late Wildkat rally to earn a 4-3 victory.
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New Caney struck first in the third inning as Allen Mitchell led off with a double and later scored on an error. The Wildkats would even the score in their half of the third as Trey Hogan singled and later advanced to third on an error. Matt Taylor then knocked him home with a two-out single.
In the fifth, the Eagles went ahead for good as Grady Smith hit a solo home run to give NCHS a 2-1 advantage. Thats the way the score would be until the seventh.
In their final at-bat, Smith led off with a single for the
Eagles and his courtesy runner Justin Votaw went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Mitchell. Votaw then advanced to third on a ground out by Eric Natalie and came home on a balk. With two outs, Andrew Riddick singled and Jared Smith drove him home with a double.
The extra insurance runs would prove to be needed as Willis would not go down without a fight. With one out, Brett Edwards singled to left and T.J. Wiggins singled through the left side of the infield. Taylor then doubled to plate Edwards. At that point Musick went to his bullpen as Michael Miller came on in relief of Dean. Miller would give up an RBI double to Mike Pawalowski but after an intentional walk to Shlelby Cannon, the Eagle reliever would get a strikeout and a pop out to end the threat and the game.
With the win, New Caney improves to 11-8 and 5-1 in 18-4A
while Willis falls to 9-7 and 3-3.
Montgomery 4, Brenham 1
In a battle between the top two teams in the Class 4A
Power Poll, the Montgomery baseball team used a clutch two-out hit from Corey Spaugh to bring home a 4-1 victory from Brenham Tuesday night.
The Bears, motivated after the Cubs took over the top spot from them in the weekly rankings, scored all their runs in the fourth as Cody DuPlantis led off with a single.
Michael Heard then doubled and after one out Chase Moore hit an RBI single. James Schroeder walked and after a pick-off play at first, Dustin McCandless drew another walk to load the bases. Spaugh then came through with a two-out, bases-clearing double to left center.
Pitcher Bobby Stone would make the four runs stand up as the freshman limited the Cubs to just one run on three hits while striking out 11 in a complete-game performance.
"I think it was the best game we've played all year," said Montgomery coach Clint Heard. "We were very focused with a lot of good at bats. Their short stop made a of couple big plays. Bobby Stone threw strikes and we played good defense behind him."
Montgomery improves to 17-4 on the year and 5-1 in District 18-4A. The Bears are now in a three-way tie for first-place with the Cubs and New Caney.
"No one win is bigger than any other," said Heard. "We've got a tough Willis team to play Friday night."
District 14-5A
The Woodlands 10, Conroe 4
TWHS 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 - 10 12 1
Conroe 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 - 4 4 3
Records: TWHS 15-2, 4-1; Conroe 10-8, 2-3
WP: Kyle Drabek (5-0; 3-0; 6 IP, 3 runs, 2 earned, 4 hits, 11 Ks, 2 BB)
Steven Maxwell (1 IP, 2 Ks, 2 BB, 0 H)
LP: Stephan Darnell (5 IP, 8 R, 5 earned, 8 H, 6 Ks, 2 BB)
Beau Ballard (2 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 K, 2 BB)
Stats: TWHS, Cody Harmon 2-4, 3 RBIs; Brice Ary 2-4, home run (3rd of season); Mickey Armstrong 1-3 (2-run homer; 2nd of season); Conroe, Andrew Kainer 2-4; Andrew Cooley RBI
Top 3rd: David Alleman BB; Cody Harmon single; Wayne Hrozek RBI-single; Kyle Drabek fielder's choice RBI
Top 4th: Paul Goldschmidt on error; Brice on error; David Alleman single; Cody Harmon 3-run double to left-center
Top 5th: Paul Goldschmidt single; Mickey Armstrong 2-run homer to left; Brice Ary solo homer to left-center
Bottom 5th: Kyle Rice BB; Hunter Junell reached on error; Rice scored on passed ball
Top 6th: Chad Watkins BB; Taylor Davis pinch-hit single; Wayne Hrozek FC; Watkins out at home on double-steal; Drabek RBI-double to left-center
Bottom 6th: Sean Meyers HBP; Andrew Kainer single; Andrew Cashner infield single; Andrew Cooley RBI-single; Kainer scored on wild pitch; Cashner scored on passed ball
Top 7th: Mickey Armstrong BB; Tim Schneider courtesy runs; Ary single; Chad Watkins RBI-single
Note: Conroe second baseman Kyle Rice outstanding defensive play snaring line drive off bat of Mickey Armstrong in the fourth.
Note: Conroe second baseman Kyle Rice outstanding defensive play snaring line drive off bat of Mickey Armstrong in the fourth.
Next: Lufkin at TWHS, Friday, 6 p.m.; Conroe hosts Oak Ridge, Friday, 7 p.m.
Oak Ridge 11, Klein Forest 1
Klein Forest 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 1 2
Oak Ridge 4 0 4 1 2 - 11 13 2
Records: Oak Ridge 12-6-1, 2-3; Klein Forest 3-16, 0-5
WP: Jay Haak (5 IP, 1 H, 8 Ks, 0 BB)
LP: Fisher
Stats: Oak Ridge, Kyle Henson 3-4, 5 RBIs (3 home runs; 5 for year); Gabe Compean 3-4; Thomas Rooke 2-3, RBI; Tyler Klein 2-4; Clark Dean 2 RBIs; Michael Whitehead 2 RBIs
1st: Compean single; Klein singled; Henson homered to left; Addison Doucet BB; Thomas Rooke RBI-double to left-center
3rd: Kyle Henson led off with homer to left-center; Frankie Miranda BB; Addison Doucet singled; Michael Whitehead 2-RBI single
4th: Kyle Henson led off with homer to left-center
5th: Compean one-out single; Klein doubled to right; Miranda BB; Clark Dean 2-RBI two-out double to left to end game
Next: Oak Ridge at Conroe, Friday, 7 p.m.
District 18-4A
New Caney 4, Willis 3
New Caney 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 - 4 9 2
Willis 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 9 1
Records: New Caney 11-8, 5-1; Willis 9-7, 3-3
WP: P.J. Dean 3-1 (6 1/3 IP, 2 BB, 3 K, 9 H, 2 ER)
LP: TJ Wiggins (7 IP, 1 BB, 6 K, 9 H, 3 ER)
Save: Michael Miller (2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K)
Top hitters: New Caney, Andrew Riddick, 3-4, double; Jared Smith, 1-4, double; Kris Miller, 1-4, single; Grady Smith, 2-3, HR; Alan Mitchell, 1-3, double; Eric Natalie, 1-3, single; Willis, Trey Hogan, 2-4; Brett Edwards, 1-4; TJ Wiggins, 1-4; Matt Taylor, 3-3, double; Mike Pawalowski, 1-4, double; Daniel Selensky, 2-3;
Next: New Caney hosts Livingston, Friday, 7 p.m.; Willis at Montogmery, Friday, 7 p.m.
Montgomery 4, Brenham 1
Montgomery 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
Brenham 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
Records: Montgomery 17-4, 5-1; Brenham 14-6, 5-1
WP: Bobby Stone 5-0, 3-0 (7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 11 K, 2 BB)
LP: Groover
Top hitters: Montgomery, Michael Heard 2-3, double, run; Chase Moore 2-3, run, RBI; Corey Spaugh 1-3, 3 RBI
Next: Montgomery hosts Willis, Friday, 7 p.m.
