SPORTS Tejanos drop two twin bills FILE PHOTO
Tejanos outfielder, Bryan Nunez, awaiting the pitch against Scottsdale Community College.
Adrian Ordoñez Tejano Tribune The Tejanos lost two doubleheaders against Central Arizona College in Coolidge, Arizona on Feb. 10 and 11. The Tejanos have started their season with a 3-13 record. The Tejanos lost two games against the Vaqueros on Friday with scores of 3-2 and 15-0. They also lost both games on Saturday by scores of 4-1 and 12-2. Head coach Gabriel Saucedo talked about the level of opposition the Tejanos faced in Coolidge, pointing out that Central Arizona consistently pitched at speeds up to and in excess of 90 mph throughout the weekend. “They had NCAA Division 1 pitchers all weekend long and that made a difference for them. Like I’ve said, any time you have good pitching you’re going to have good hitting,” Saucedo said. Despite the good pitching from Central Arizona, the first games on both Friday and Saturday were close over,
EPCC allowing runs in the 6th and 7th innings to let Central Arizona back into the games. “I’ve explained to the guys that when we can let in one, two, maybe even three -sometimes (we can) still be in the game but it’s when the other team gets four or more that we lose the game.” Saucedo went on to talk more about being able to keep games close until the last three innings. He compared the games against the Vaqueros to EPCC’s opening weekend. While the road games were losses for EPCC baseball, the trip went a long way toward establishing the relationships and trust that are necesssary to develop for team synergy on the field. Saucedo added that traveling with teammates not only allows for bonding but also for a chance to “get away” and experience new things and places together. The Tejanos host Cochise College for two doubleheaders on Feb. 17 and 18 with both match days beginning at noon.
Tejanas struggle at WTC tournament
Adrian Ordoñez Tejano Tribune
The Tejanas had mixed results in Midland at the 2017 West Texas Classic Softball Tournament, winning two games while losing three. This leaves the ladies with a record of 6-10. The Tejanas beat Pratt Community College 11-2 and Northeastern Junior College 4-3. They went on to lose 1214, 1-9 and 6-17 against, Trinidad State Junior College, Otero Junior College and Seward County College, respectively. This followed an opening weekend at home on Feb. 3-4 in which the Tejanas
blew the opposition away, amassing 40 runs while only allowing 13. This sent the team to the Midland tournament with high hopes for high scoring games. While EPCC's success continued with an 11-2 win over Pratt, they dropped the rest of their games on Friday, coming close against Trinidad but letting the game get away from them against Seward, who they pummeled at home less than two weeks ago. EPCC Softball will host Colby Community College in two doubleheaders on February 17-18 at 1 p.m. and 11 a.m., respectively.
4 February 15, 2017
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