WIMBERLEY — The Wimberley High School Texans baseball team split the final two games of the regular season against Davenport High School with each team taking a win at home — Wimberley 3-2 and Davenport 5-4 — April 22 and 25. The results are a three-way tie between Davenport, Navarro High School and Wimberley in 4A District 27.
In the first game April 22, Wimberley’s pitching combination of the starter Gentry McGinnis and Jaden Hall had a two-run lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Texans were able to turn a pair of double plays to keep Davenport off the board, until a two-run equalizer homer tied the game 2-2 in the top of the third inning. Centerfielder Bryson Anderson made a nice catch in deep centerfield and a ground out ended the inning. Wimberley had the bases loaded in the bottom of the home team frame, but couldn’t push a run across the plate.
In the top of the fourth, Davenport had the go ahead run at second base, but a spectacular sliding catch by Anderson and a strikeout ended the threat. It remained tied until Wyatt Yeatter hit a sacrifice fly in the home half of the fifth inning for a 3-2 lead. The Texans turned their third double play in the game to shut down Davenport in the top of the sixth inning.
