HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Making the program's first appearance in the state baseball tournament since 2005, Smithson Valley fell behind early and was unable to mount a late comeback in a loss to Rockwall Heath in the Class 6A semifinals on Friday night.

After defeating Los Fresnos in a one-game, winner-take-all Regional Final on Friday, the Smithson Valley baseball hit the practice field on Monday to prepare for the program's first berth in the UIL Class 6A State tournament since 2005.

After yet another rain delay forced the final innings to be postponed until Friday afternoon, Smithson Valley baseball survived another rally to defeat Los Fresnos in their one-game Regional Final playoff at Cabaniss Field.

The Smithson Valley baseball team was shown a lot of love by their hometown community, as they officially left on a chartered bus headed for Corpus Christi to take on Los Fresnos in a one-game Regional Final playoff on Thursday at 4 p.m.

The Smithson Valley baseball team returned to play on Saturday and completed the two-game sweep of Eagle Pass, racking up 19 hits in a 13-6 victory and punching their tickets to the UIL Class 6A Regional Final for the first time since 2005.

In the UIL Class 6A baseball regional semifinals, Smithson Valley builds a commanding 10-5 lead on Eagle Pass before weather delayed the remainder of game two to Saturday morning at 11 a.m.

Smithson Valley scores three runs in the top of the 6th to defeat Eagle Pass in game one of their best-of-three Class 6A Regional Semifinal, while Navarro takes on Calallen in Class 4A and Marion comes up short in a pair of close contests with London in Class 3A.

In the third round of the UIL Class 6A baseball playoffs, Smithson Valley comes from behind to defeat Reagan 6-5 in extra innings and clinch a series victory.

In the fourth round of the UIL Class 6A softball playoffs, O'Connor scored 6-runs in the bottom of the 6th inning to defeat Judson in game 1, while the Reagan and Navarro baseball teams keep their seasons alive with game two victories over Smithson Valley and Canyon Lake respectively.

In the third round of the high school baseball playoffs, Smithson Valley comes from behind to defeat Reagan 4-3 in 8 innings to a one-game series lead, while Navarro drops their series opener 3-0 to Canyon Lake.

In the Area Round of the high school baseball playoffs, Alamo Heights roars past Eagle Pass Winn with a 9-1 victory, while Johnson battles Round Rock looking to keep their season alive. In the high school softball playoffs, O'Connor jumps out to an early lead and survives a late rally to top Brennan and advance to the Regional Semifinals.

In the third round of the UIL softball playoffs, O'Connor erases an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Brennan, while Churchill baseball opens their second round series against Lake Travis.

Smithson Valley baseball takes the bi-district series lead with a 4-3 victory over Brandeis, while Judson softball clinches their opening round series against Buda Hays.

In the second round of the TAPPS baseball playoffs, Central Catholic advanced with a 2-1 victory over Katy St. John XXIII thanks to a pair of RBI singles from Damion Gonzales.

SAN ANTONIO – After their final seasons were cut short by the coronavirus, San Antonio area senior baseball players donned their high school jerseys for the final time Thursday night at Wolff Stadium for a doubleheader filled with All-Stars from 5A and 6A schools.

SAN ANTONIO On Saturday afternoon, the Churchill high school community gave the seniors on the baseball team a fitting sendoff with a parade at Blossom Athletic Center after their season ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.