High school baseball: The Colony still battling for 12-5A title; D-FW teams jockey for playoff spots

Area results

Northwest 4, Keller Timber Creek 0: The biggest Northwest fans this Friday will be Southlake Carroll, who are sitting to see their playoff fate.

Carroll finished the season 8-8 in District 4-6A while splitting the series with Keller Timber Creek. Timber Creek’s 7-8 now with its loss to Northwest leaving the door open for Southlake Carroll to claim the final playoff spot outright without a tiebreaker if Northwest wins again on Friday.

Red Oak 3, Crandall 0: Another result with playoff implications is Red Oak stepping into pole position for District 15-5A’s final spot with a 3-0 win over Crandall thanks to Nathan McKnight’s eight-strikeout effort in seven innings.

Midlothian (6-7) plays Terrell Wednesday, but Red Oak owns the head-to-head over Midlothian, so one more win over Crandall on Friday will likely guarantee them a playoff berth.

Flower Mound Marcus 3, Coppell 0: With last week’s win over Flower Mound, Coppell tied Flower Mound Marcus in the district standings headed into this week’s final round of games.

Marcus took a big leg up in the race behind an impressive outing from pitcher Michael Killian, who threw nine strikeouts in five innings, allowing just one hit. Jake Powell slowed things down in the final two frames with three strikeouts. The job is really simple for Marcus now: Win Friday and get into the playoffs.

Tuesday’s top performers

Zachary Ryan, Trinity: The senior pitcher tossed a complete-game shutout with seven strikeouts against LD Bell in Trinity’s 4-0 win. He allowed just three hits.

Trey Rangel, The Colony: Talk about getting it done when your team needed you the most. Rangel’s 16-strikeout performance was only matched by his solo home run to give his team a 1-0 win over Frisco Wakeland.

Daylon Brooks, South Grand Prairie: Brooks finished 3-of-4 at the plate with two RBI and an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the fifth to extend what would become his team’s 12-2 win over Arlington Bowie.

Aiden Gray, Birdville: Birdville never trailed after Aiden Gray’s solo home run in the bottom of the second inning as the team went on to win 6-0. Gray finished 3-of-4 at the plate, later adding an RBI.

Easton Moore, Burleson Centennial: An eight-strikeout one-hit performance from Easton Moore led to Burleson Centennial’s 14-0 win over Mansfield Timberview. Patch Tuggle also homered in the game.

James Jorgensen, Jesuit: A no-hitter with fourteen strikeouts from Texas signee James Jorgensen led to Jesuit’s convincing 10-0 win over Irving Nimitz.

Zach Richard, Frisco Emerson: Zach Richard went 3-for-3 at the plate with four RBI, including a two-run double in the bottom of the second inning that padded Frisco Emerson’s eventual 12-1 win over Frisco Liberty.