Game of the day

Flower Mound earned its second district win of the season with a 5-1 victory over crosstown rival Flower Mound Marcus on Friday night.

Much of the Mound Showdown action started in the top of the sixth inning when Zane Becker, Garrett Wallace and Adam Hawrylak singled, as Texas A&M pledge Sam Erickson hit into a fielder’s choice. Each of them scored a run. But the scoring began in the fourth inning when Wallace hit a sacrifice fly and scored a run.

Flower Mound’s Zack James, the starting pitcher, allowed three hits and one run (zero earned) through six innings. The senior TCU pledge struck out seven and walked two.

Photos: Flower Mound gets 5-1 victory over crosstown rival Flower Mound Marcus

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The reigning Class 6A champion beat Flower Mound Marcus 10–0 on Wednesday when Erickson drove in four runs on three hits. Flower Mound (19–3, 2–0 District 6-6A) first scored in the bottom of the second inning after Texas state commit Josh Glaser scored one run on a single and Erickson hit a home run to left field.

Glaser opened the game at pitcher for top-ranked Flower Mound, which allowed four hits and no runs over five innings. Flower Mound struck out nine and walked one. District 6-6A play continues for Flower Mound at Plano on Tuesday. Nationally ranked, Flower Mound tops the 6A area baseball rankings and is the No. 2 team in the state, according to MaxPreps.

Spotlight

McKinney Boyd denied Allen a two-game sweep with a 1-0 win on Friday night. Boyd scored the game-winning point on a decisive pitch in the sixth inning.

Nick Wesloski allowed no hits or runs over seven innings. The junior right-handed pitcher struck out 11 and walked two.

Friday was a change in fortune for Allen, which defeated Boyd 8-6 on Wednesday to open District 5-6A play. Brady Coe gave up four hits and no runs over nearly five innings in Allen’s victory earlier this week.

Wednesday/ Friday standouts

Baseball

Karsen Davis, Mansfield Lake Ridge: Davis led Lake Ridge to a 5-0 win over Duncanville on Wednesday, as he struck out 10 batters. Over seven innings, the lefty allowed three hits and zero runs while walking one to help Lake Ridge complete a two-game sweep of Duncanville.

In Lake Ridge’s 8-5 win over Duncanville on Tuesday, Matthew Millet collected three hits in four at-bats. The senior Texas pledge tripled in the first inning, singled in the second inning and doubled in the fifth.

Owen Skinner, Mansfield Legacy: Skinner allowed one hit and no runs over seven innings in Legacy’s 4-0 win over Mansfield on Friday. Striking out eight and walking one, the junior also collected one hit and drove in one run.

Christian Benson, Mesquite Poteet: Opening the game, Benson gave up two hits and no runs over five innings in a 10-0 win over North Mesquite on Friday night. The senior struck out eight and walked two.

Tyler Hughes, Frisco Centennial: Hughes allowed five hits and one run (zero earned) over seven innings in a 10-1 victory over Frisco Heritage. The senior right-handed pitcher struck out seven and walked none.

Ruben Ramon, Seagoville: In a 17-2 win over Samuell, Ramon had four hits in four at-bats. The junior hit a homer in the first inning, tripled in the third inning and singled in the second.

Grady Emerson, Argyle: The sophomore made three hits in four at-bats in Argyle’s 6-3 win over Lake Dallas on Wednesday. He singled in the first inning, doubled in the fourth inning and tripled in the sixth.

Emerson was The Dallas Morning News’ Newcomer of the Year in 2023, when Argyle finished as the Class 5A state runner-up. The TCU pledge also made The News’ preseason all-area baseball team.

Spencer Coon, Celina: Coon struck out 11 batters in a 7-0 win over Van Alstyne on Friday night. The senior allowed two hits and no runs over six innings while walking none. Coon also singled in the first inning and scored a run in the bottom of the first inning after Kingston Hangartner doubled.

Ranked fourth in the Class 5A / other list, Celina should be a contender this season after making a deep run last year and advancing to the state semifinal in 2022. Next up for Celina is a road game at Frisco Panther Creek on Tuesday.

Softball

Erin Peterson, Denton Guyer: Peterson led Guyer to a 13-3 win over Denton Braswell on Wednesday. The senior Texas State commit drove in four runs on two hits. She hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning for one, singled in the fourth for one and singled in the fifth for two. Guyer ranked first in The Dallas Morning News’ 6A softball rankings, is the state’s No. 4-ranked team and the nation’s 24th-best team, according to Max Preps.

Ainsley Pemberton, Rockwall: The right-handed pitcher gave up one hit and no runs over three innings in a 12-0 win over North Forney on Wednesday. Pemberton, a senior Penn commit, struck out five and walked one for the area’s fourth-ranked 6A team.

Sadie Beck, Keller: Beck allowed one run (zero earned) and four hits over seven innings in Keller’s 3-1 win over Trophy Club Byron Nelson on Wednesday. The senior signed to Tarleton State struck out seven and walked two.

Abby Chunn, Plano West: With the game tied at two in the bottom of the ninth, Chunn doubled to score one run in a 3-2 win over Flower Mound Marcus on Wednesday. Chunn helped Plano West tie the game at one when she hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second.

Top Ticket

Frisco baseball ranked third in the Class 5A/other area rankings, meets Frisco Centennial on Saturday. Plano West softball meets Plano East on Tuesday for a cross-town rivalry game. Plano West ranks sixth in the area softball rankings.

In District 5-6A, Allen softball meets Denton Guyer on Tuesday. Guyer is the top-ranked 6A softball team in the area and Allen is the ninth-ranked team.

Stat sheet

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The number of batters Michael Catalano struck out in Frisco’s 3-0 win over Carrollton R.L. Turner on Friday night. Catalano, a senior Oklahoma pledge, surrendered no hits and zero runs over seven innings while walking none.

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