UIL playoffs: 12 Central Texas high school baseball teams advance to area round

Cedar Ridge 7, Bowie 0: Luke Irwin struck out seven and scattered three hits in five innings, Riggs Gordon went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Paul Hernandez Jr. drove in three runs as the Raiders won Game 2. Langerhans finished 2-for-3 with an RBI in other notable offense for Cedar Ridge.

Class 6A Division II

Dripping Springs 5, Vista Ridge 0: Blake Cox threw a three-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts and Jake Pardue went 2-for-4 with a triple, double and two RBIs as the Tigers swept the series. Cade Sanders had a run-scoring single, Cash Nelson recorded a sacrifice fly and Bobby Wilkinson finished 2-for-2 with a walk for Dripping Springs.

Westlake 8, Vandegrift 4 (8): Lane Johnson’s two-run double keyed a four-run eighth inning as the Chaps took Game 3 to win the series. Hayden Chung’s RBI single and Owen Strain’s sacrifice fly added to Westlake’s lead in extra innings, with Nicholas Thompson retiring the side in the bottom half to secure the win. Johnson also had an RBI triple in the fifth. Strain finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Luke Rafferty struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings in other notable performances for the Chaps.

Vandegrift 11, Westlake 5: Thomas Foote hit a grand slam and drove in five runs and Tyler Miller went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Vipers in Game 2. Chung went 2-for-3 with a walk and four RBIs to pace the Chaps.

Class 5A Division I

Anderson 3, East View 2: Connor Comeau’s single, Leo Trevino’s RBI groundout and Darek Paiz’s sacrifice fly highlighted a three-run fifth inning and Jack Penders only allowed one hit in five innings of work as the Trojans recorded the series sweep. JJ Velasquez threw the final two innings to earn the save for Anderson. Andres Uzcategui struck out four and allowed only two hits in six innings to lead the Patriots.

Rouse 2, Smithson Valley 0: Mason Gonzalez and Connor Williams combined for a two-hit shutout with five strikeouts and the Raiders used two walks, a hit batter and two wild pitches to score twice in the top of the first as they completed the series sweep. Gonzalez struck out three in 4 1/3 innings and Williams tossed 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Gonzalez also paced the offense, finishing 2-for-2 with a walk. His pinch runner in the first, Dylan Glenn, scored one of the team’s runs. Joe Bury was hit by a pitch and eventually scored the second run.

Class 5A Division II

Georgetown 2, Bastrop 1: Connor Young threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and Cooper Thomas hit a solo home run and had two RBIs as the Eagles swept the series. Cooper Voight struck out five and tossed a complete game to lead the Bears.

Georgetown 8, Bastrop 2: Cade Ereckson struck out nine and scattered five hits in five innings, Thomas belted a three-run triple and Braden Kirton ripped a two-run double to lead the Eagles in Game 1. Young had a two-run single and Zeke Hernandez threw two innings of shutout relief in other notable performances for Georgetown. Roman Olvera’s two-run double paced the Bears.

Cedar Park 5, Boerne 2: Kayaan Kotharia threw four shutout innings, Hudson Cuevas went 2-for-3 with a walk, triple and two RBIs and Owen Mansfield belted a run-scoring single as the Timberwolves won Game 3 to take the series.

Class 4A Division II

Wimberley 13, Manor New Tech 2: Jacob Abrusley went 3-for-4 with a triple, double and 4 RBIs and Alex Abrusley struck out three and only allowed one hit in four scoreless innings as the Texans rolled to the series sweep. Jayden Hall had a two-run single and Cannon Couch, Sage Hall, Baron Botkin, Maverick Jacobs and Reed Kruzie all had an RBI for Wimberley.

Wimberley 10, Manor New Tech 0: Gentry McGinnis struck out six and only allowed one hit in four shutout innings and went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI to lead the Texans in Game 1. Hall went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Santana Raye drove in two runs and both Couch and Jacobs had two hits in other strong performances for Wimberley.