87° F Saturday, July 31, 2010

Dell Diamond, Round Rock

Semifinals: Pearland vs. Lufkin, 10 a.m. Friday; El Paso Socorro vs. Westlake, 1 p.m. Friday

Finals: Saturday, noon

 Team: El Paso Socorro Bulldogs, Region I, Record 33-4

• With their No. 4 ranking by the THSBCA, the Bulldogs are the lone top-10 team at the state tournament. … Power lineup had four HRs in sweep of FM Marcus in regional  finals. … Cory Falvey has an El Paso-record 17 homers this season… Team topped 10 runs 22 times this year.

• First state appearance.

Team: Lufkin Panthers, Region II, Record 29-9

• Panthers finished second in District 14-5A behind College Park but garnered vengeance with a sweep in regional finals. … Fourth-year coach Clay Berry has turned around program that won two district games in 2006. … Small-ball offense has topped 10 runs just once in playoffs.

• Nine state appearances, won 1963 title.

 Team: Pearland Oilers, Region III, Record: 30-7-1

• Heavy-hitting lineup has rolled to 12 wins in 13 playoff games while outscoring foes 104-47. … Oilers have 119 hits in that span. … Pearland topped Brazoswood 1-0 and 11-8 in regional finals. … Josh Gonzalez (.286, 19 RBIs) and Kevin Miller (.361, 19 RBIs) anchor solid lineup.

• Four state appearances, won 1980 Class 4A title.

Team: Westlake Chaparrals, Region: IV, Record: 26-12

• Chaps have won 23 of past 28 games. … Southpaws James Ferguson (0.86 ERA) and Holt McNair (1.85) combined for 15 complete-game wins in a combined 19 regular-season starts. … Small-ball squad hit .314 with 71 stolen bases in regular season. … Swept San Antonio Reagan 1-0, 4-3 in regional finals.

• Nine state appearances, won 1980 Class 3A title and 1984 Class 4A title.

 

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