The Rattlers defeated Eagle Pass 8-7 in a one-game regional semifinal playoff.
Reagan baseball coach Chans Chapman speaks to his team after the Rattlers defeated Eagle Pass 8-7 in a one-game Region IV-6A semifinal playoff on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Veterans Field in Laredo.LAREDO — With the prospect of having its season end playing one of its worst games, Reagan mustered four two-out runs in the bottom of the fifth to rally to an 8-7 victory over Eagle Pass in a one-game Class 6A regional semifinal Thursday night at Veterans Field.
The Rattlers found a way to win despite losing its leading hitter to an ejection in the first inning and committing three errors in a game that lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes. “I’m so incredibly proud of our guys for sticking through the adversity and coming back and make it out on top,” senior centerfielder Britton Moore said. Reagan had to make a huge adjustment early when starting catcher Andrew Ermis, the Rattlers’ leading home run hitter with eight, was ejected in the first inning when he collided with Eagles first baseman Derek Ruiz on a grounder to third. Umpires determined Ermis was too aggressive on the play.The Rattlers lost the lead twice and the game appeared like it got away in the top of the fifth when the Eagles scored five runs on four hits to take a 7-4 lead. The Rattlers had managed just one hit to that point. They scored four runs in the third thanks to three Eagles errors to take a 4-2 lead.Junior third baseman Brennan Greer had a one-out single and scored on Luke Sasser’s two-out double that made it 7-5. Jacob King’s run-scoring single pulled the Ratters to 7-6. Moore followed with a two-run single that put the Rattlers on top, 8-7. “Luke Sasser did an incredible job getting that rally started with a double with two outs,” Moore said. “From there, it was a ripple effect. We got the whole team hitting, and I just happened to be up and was doing it for the team.”Rattlers reliever Billy Baehr, who entered with no outs in the fifth inning, struck out Jared Romero and Ruiz looking. In between that, Roy threw out Lopez at second on a delayed steal. “Caden is a great teammate,” Baehr said. “That throw out was a huge, huge boost for our team, and it really helped us get out of that inning.” Eagle Pass threatened again in the seventh when right fielder Isaac Stanwick walked with one out and stole second and third. Baehr struck out Mathew Elizondo with a full count before shortstop Robert De La Garza flied out to center to end the game. “You just have to for the next pitch,” Baehr said of getting out of the jams. “You can’t look back on anything. You can’t fix the past. You have to go off what’s about to happen next and try to give it your best effort.”Lopez opened the game with an opposite-field double to left. He moved to second on Jared Romero’s single and scored when a Reagan fielder mishandled the ball coming back to the infielder, and Lopez raced home for the first run. Romero moved to second on the error and went to third on a grounder. He then scored on a chopper to third to make it 2-0 heading into the bottom of the first.“This was our first game of the season where everything was on the line,” Moore said. “We got the job done, and we’re ready for the fifth round.” Reagan advances to the regional finals for the first time since 2018, when they lost to Southlake Carroll in the Class 6A state final. The Rattlers will face Austin Lake Travis or La Joya in the regional final. Lake Travis defeated La Joya 11-0 in five innings on Thursday in a best-of-three series. They resume play Saturday in Sinton.
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