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Dripping Springs Tigers fall in close game 3 of UIL state semifinals

Dripping Springs Tigers fall in close game 3 of UIL state semifinals
In the post-game talk, Tiger head baseball coach Chris Payne, center, thanks the players for a long and hard-fought season.

Author: PHOTO BY ALBERT SANCHEZ

VICTORIA — After going to extra innings, the Dripping Springs High School baseball team fell to Kingwood High School in a best-of-three game series in the University Interscholastic League (UIL) 6A Division 2 State Semifinals last week.

On Thursday, May 29, the Tigers traveled to play the Mustangs, the Region III Champion, at Riverside Stadium Baseball Park in Victoria for game one, which Kingwood won with a score of 8-5.

Then, on Friday, the Tigers bounced back and won game two, with a final score of Tigers 3, Mustangs 0. The winning pitcher was Taylor Tracey, who pitched a strong six-inning shutout. In relief, pitcher Blake Cox was called and closed out the Mustangs for the win. The Tigers had six hits and no errors, while the Mustangs had three hits and no errors.

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