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Grapevine has been removed from the 5A Div. I playoffs due to an ineligible player, promoting Denton Ryan to the fourth playoff spot. The best-of-3 series will start Thursday at 7 p.m. at Northwest High School.
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5A Div. I
Aledo vs Colleyville Heritage [CANCELLED]
Minutes before Thursday's 7 p.m. slate of games, news broke of Grapevine's removal from the 5A Div. I playoffs after self-reporting an ineligible player.
Grapevine's ineligibility moves Denton Ryan up to the fourth playoff spot out of District 6-5A. The best-of-3 series begins Thursday night, 7 p.m. at Northwest High School.
4A Div. I
Springtown 26-0 Fort Worth Carter-Riverside [4 innings]
* Layton Murrell: 4-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 2B, BB
* Isaac Gonzalez/Omar Hernandez: 3 RBIs each
* Kaden Howard: 4 IP, 0 H, 9 K
Springtown's offense made a mockery of Carter-Riverside, who committed 10 errors. Layton Murrell led the Pines at the plate with a perfect 4-for-4 night, including two doubles, scoring two runs and driving in five.
Kaden Howard threw a perfect game in four innings of work, putting the Pines ahead in the series 1-0 for Thursday's game two, 4 p.m. at Castleberry High School.
3A Div. I
Peaster 14-7 Holliday [game one]
* Colby Fields: 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B
* Slayte Robertson: 3-5, 3 R, RBI, BB
Peaster 10-6 Holliday [game two]
* Asher Hutchins: 2-3, R, RBI
* Tanner Arias: 1-4, 2 RBI
Down 6-2 in game one, Peaster roared back by outscoring Holliday 12-1 in the final three innings. In game two, the Hounds scored in all but one inning, outhitting the Eagles 11-4. Holliday committed four errors as well.
Peaster moves on to face Jim Ned or Ingram Moore in the area round.
2A Div. I
Graford 1-28 Valley Mills
Valley Mills scored 14 in the opening frame, while holding the Jackrabbits to two hits in five innings. Graford committed seven errors.
Game two begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at Stephenville High School.
1A Region I & II
Gordon 12-1 Aquilla [game one]
* Brayden Walters: 3-3, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2B
* Evan Jackson: 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B
* Aiden Shank: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K
Gordon 9-10 Aquilla [game two]
* Gordon: 12 walks earned
* 9 combined errors
A tale of two games as Gordon dominated game one behind Brayden Walters' perfect day at the plate and Aiden Shank's 10 strikeouts.
In game two, both offenses came out hot with 12 runs in the first two innings. Aquilla went up 10-4 after scoring two in the fourth.
A rally attempt by the Longhorns began in the bottom of the seventh with two walks and two hit by pitches. After the first putout, back-to-back walks brought the deficit down to three.
A Cougar error allowed another Gordon run to score before Shank flew out, which brought in another runner. On a full count, Noah Kostiha hit a fly ball to right field that was caught.
Grapevine was removed from the playoffs after self-reporting an ineligible player.
Denton Ryan benefits by moving up to the fourth playoff spot in District 6-5A.
The best-of-3 series begins Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Northwest High School.

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Game three has just been announced for Monday, May 4, at Clifton's Parsons Sports Ranch. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.