JV Bulldog Baseball goes 4-2 in district play

Waller High School’s JV Bulldog baseball team had a tough time with a well coached Magnolia West team March 17. After the Bulldogs had a great outing against Montgomery March 14 with a 4-2 win, they came up just a little short against Magnolia’s Mustangs. The Bulldogs lost 6-3 after the time limit hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. Solid pitching from sophomore Parker Edmonds, who only gave up four runs in five innings, led the defense, but Bulldog offense could only muster three runs. Edmonds, Jesse Lain, Tyler Bain, Kody Merchant, and Chance Kammerer all had solid hits. Showing up defensively for the Bulldogs were Zach Bellinger, Brett Lednicky, Jacob Wendt, Austin Tilton, and many others.
     March 20, the ‘Dogs brought back the “W” from Livingston with a resounding 20-5 win in five innings with the 10 run rule coming in to play. Great pitching by Bellinger and Corey Hightower allowed the Bulldogs to get their second district win of the year and their ninth overall. The offense was led by Kammerer, Bain, Edmonds, Lednicky, Merchant, Bellinger, Tilton, Lain, and Jacob Wendt. Each contributed with timely hits and walks to make it tough for the Lions to relax. Solid defense was played by all with key contributions from Trevor Mathis, Karter Ginn, Ryan Hall, Zach Salinas, and Tilton.
     March 24, the Willis Wildkats did not answer the Bulldog attack as the ‘Dogs brought home a resounding 15-5 win in five innings with the 10 run rule coming in to play. The win improved the Bulldogs record to 10-4 overall and 3-2 in district. Lain pitched all five innings getting the complete game win. The Bulldog offense was lethal as the team played at their best game all season. Great at bats teamed with timely hits helped contribute to the 15 run game. Everyone on the roster deserves a pat on the back for the win. The offense was led by Merchant, Bain, Kammerer, Lain, Lednicky, Edmonds, and Bellinger. Great hitting and stellar defense was displayed by Hall, Tilton, Mathis, and Salinas. all helped the Bulldogs get the win.
     March 28, the Bulldogs hammered out another run ruled 18-4 win over Caney Creek.
     Behind another solid pitching performance the Bulldogs had a close game but couldn’t shut the door in the inning to earn the win over Huntsvillin March 31. Edmonds pitched a complete game and gave up only six runs. The Bulldogs committed five heartbreaking errors that helped give the win back to the Hornets. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early lead with three runs in the first thanks to offensive work by Edmonds, Bain, Lednicky, Lain, and others, but they didn’t show up with more action until the last inning. Huntsville tied up the score at 3 a piece in the fifth. Two innings later, the Bulldogs bounced back and had a rally of their own scoring 2 runs in the top of the seventh to go ahead. Huntsville answered the rally with a lead off with a triple in the bottom of the seventh and never looked back. It was a tough loss for the ‘Dogs.

WHS JV Bulldog Baseball wins 4-2 over Montgomery

March 14, Waller High School’s JV Bulldog Baseball team pulled out a close victory against the Montgomery Bears. Behind brilliant pitching by Zach Bellinger and timely hitting by Kody Merchant, Jesse Lain, Tyler Bain, Parker Edmonds, Chance Kammerer, and Bellinger, the Bulldogs fought through a two run deficit to take the 4-2 win.
     Bellinger, who gave up only two runs in the first inning, pitched a complete game for the win.  He was aided by some solid defense played by Brett Lednicky, Ryan Hall, Karter Ginn, Trevor Mathis, Corey Hightower, and Edmonds. All the Bulldogs contributed to the hard fought victory.  The Bulldogs stayed focused and battled to roll off two runs of their own in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth. Hats off to the JV Bulldogs who currently boast an 8-3 record overall and 1-1 in district after a tough loss to Brenham earlier in the week. Keep up the good work Bulldogs!

WHS JV Bulldog Baseball wins Willis Tourney

Waller High School’s Junior Varsity (JV) Bulldog Baseball team won the Willis Tournament March 8 led by outstanding pitching from sophomore Zach Bellinger and junior Jesse Lain.
     Rain on March 6, when the tournament was slated to begin, had the team had to relying on a coin flip that allowed them to move on in the winner’s bracket. March 7, the Bulldogs got down to business on the field with an 11-3 win over Willis to take them to the championship game. During the game, the Bulldogs put together an impressive showing with numerous hits and stolen bases by Jacob Wendt, Tyler Bain, Zach Bellinger, Brett Lednicky, Kody Merchant, Zach Salinas, and Corey Hightower. Hightower helped with a three run homerun. Stingy defense was provided by Karter Ginn, Ryan Hall, Trevor Mathis, and Austin Tilton. The Bulldogs kept the pressure on with at least one score in every inning. 
     WHS took on Magnolia High School in the championship game March 8 and the battle of the Bulldogs did not disappoint. Great pitching from both teams made it hard to put runs on the board. Bellinger pitched the complete game for WHS in what was likely his best pitching performance to date. Waller scraped a run across in the third inning and two innings later put three more on the scoreboard. Bain, Bellinger, Lednicky, Tilton, Hall, Mathis, and Chance Kammerer all helped put up seven runs for Waller. Defensively the team was helped by Wendt, Merchant, Lain, Ginn, and Hightower. Magnolia rallied in the last inning, but with two outs remaining, Wendt made a running catch in centerfield and threw to first to double the runner off and end the game. It was a great ending for a great game. Thanks for all the support for the WHS JV Bulldogs and go ‘Dogs!

WHS JV Bulldog Baseball takes two wins over New Caney

March 1 Waller High School’s JV baseball team took two wins in a doubleheader against New Caney.
     In game one, the Bulldogs pulled out the win by one run in the last inning to make the final score 11-10. Game two was not such a close contest with a decisive 10-2 win by the Bulldogs.
     The two wins bring the Bulldogs current record to 5-2. The team was led by Zach Bellinger and Jesse Lain who both pitched well and completed both their respective games. Defensively the team was helped by good plays from Trevor Mathis, Tyler Bain, Karter Ginn, Zach Salinas, Ryan Hall, Corey Hightower. Offensively the JV was led by Bellinger, Lain, Chance Kammerer, Kody Merchant, Jacob Wendt, Austin Tilton, Brett Lednicky, and many others. It was great to see the Bulldogs pull out a tough first game win and then keep the momentum going through the second game. Great job Bulldogs and keep it up! 

WHS JV Baseball goes 1-2 in Brenham Tourney

Waller High School’s JV Bulldog baseball team competed in Brenham’s annual tournament Feb. 22-23. The team started out great with an 8-2 victory over the Livingston Lions Feb. 22 at Fireman’s Park. With solid pitching from Tyler Bain and Chance Kammerer, and aggressive hitting and base running from Jacob Wendt, Kody Merchant, Brent Lednicky, Jesse Lain, Zach Bellinger and the rest of the Bulldogs they, earned the victory in prime fashion. Unfortunately, celebration for the Bulldogs was short lived. After a tough start against Brenham Feb. 23, the Bulldogs gave up 15 runs to lose a tough one 15-3. The Bulldogs then took the field to take on a tough Montgomery team. The team was down 6-2 in the third inning, but rallied back to tie the ball game 6-6. The game stayed tied until late in the game when Montgomery capitalized on some Bulldog mistakes to make the final score 10-6 Bears. Great effort was put forth in the tournament by all the Bulldogs including Zach Salinas, Trevor Mathis, Ryan Hall, Austin Tilton, Karter Ginn, and Corey Hightower and the Bulldogs’ fabulous fans were there to support the team!    

JV Bulldogs beat Bellville 12-1

Waller High School’s JV baseball team looked as if they were in midseason form for their first game of the season Feb.18 when they beat Bellville 12-1 in five innings. The Bulldogs were led by Parker Edmonds and Zach Bellinger on the mound. The duo gave up one run combined. Good plays by Chance Kammerer, Brett Lednicky, Jacob Wendt, Jesse Lain, and Tyler Bain led the Bulldods defensively. The spark offensively was directed by Bain, Kody Merchant, and Cory Hightower. Bain had two hits with one being a three run homerun. Merchant and Hightower each supported the Bulldog cause by contributing doubles with men on base. With seven walks and timely hits coupled with outstanding pitching, the Bulldogs rallied for a decisive first win of the season. Hopefully the game is a sign of thing to come this 2008 season.