{"id":5344,"date":"2021-03-04T13:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=5344"},"modified":"2021-03-19T19:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:29:24","slug":"exciting-week-on-the-grass-for-the-hogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/exciting-week-on-the-grass-for-the-hogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting week on the grass for the hogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Back-to-back series win for the Javelinas<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been a jam-packed week for the Javelina baseball team with competition going from Sunday to Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team kicked off the season opener against Texas A&M International in Laredo, Texas after a string of games and series were canceled due to COVID-19 and a devastating snowstorm that impacted the southern region of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series started with a loss against the Dust Devils, but was followed by back-to-back victories, giving a series win to the Javelinas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the series Head Coach Jason Gonzales caught up with Javelina Athletics to discuss the series victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of the team for being able to win a series on the road after losing the first game,\u201d Gonzales told Javelina Athletics. \u201cThey showed a lot of toughness to overcome two different deficits today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The definitive point in the final game of the series that put it away was by Giancarlo Servin, who sent a three-run shot to left field in the top of the eighth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was great to be back on the field again. I was excited to compete and had a great weekend with my teammates and coaches. I enjoyed it a lot and I\u2019m looking forward to the rest of the season,\u201d Servin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next series was against Arkansas-Fort Smith at Nolan Ryan Field where the Javelinas started off with a good team win on Friday, picking up a 7-1 victory with a great performance from Kolby Lunsford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day started with a 13-1 loss to the Lions, but game three went to the Javelinas in a pitching duel through the first five innings as neither side made head- way on the bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitcher Logan Garza sat down six of the seven leadoff batters he faced on the day and had multiple strikeouts in five of his seven innings of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHonestly though going into the game I knew I had to throw a lot of strikes,\u201d Garza said. \u201cOur coaches were stressing getting ahead of guys, and I just wanted to give our team a chance to win. My catcher Caleb Nash called a great game and my pitching coach, Coach Flores, gave us a great game plan. The guys made a lot of plays behind me. We had Austin DeLeon catch a deep fly ball that I thought was going to fall for a hit and Giancarlo Servin caught a tough pop up behind the mound late in the game. There are more plays I could go on about, but I know what this team can do when we\u2019re all on. I just knew it was a matter of time before our offense went off and I was confident our team would make plays behind me. I\u2019m just glad I could do my parton the mound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The series win marksthe second series won by the team. The next series is March 5 against Okla- homa Christian in Okla- homa City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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