The Mount Pleasant Tigers picked up their 20th win of the season on Monday night in Atlanta as they defeated Texas High 8-6 to clinch the fourth place playoff seed from District 10-5A. Coach Tommy Stewart’s Tigers will face Melissa in bi-district later this week as the date and site were not known by press time. TRIBUNE PHOTOS / MICHAEL S. MCCRACKEN
Mount Pleasant Tiger shortstop BJ Brannon (8) makes a throw to 1st base during Monday night’s 8-6 win over Texas High in Atlanta.
Bennett Wall (13) delivers a pitch for the Tigers on Monday night. Wall pitched two innings in relief to earn the victory.
Tiger slugger Drew Cross (4) stands ready in the box to hit on Monday night. Cross went 2-for-2 with an RBI in the victory over Texas High.
Mount Pleasant’s Kortland Stovall (5) delivers a pitch against Texas High on Monday night. Stovall started and went five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts and three walks.
Mount Pleasant lead-off hitter Daxton Price (6) squares around to bunt against Texas High on Monday night in Atlanta.
Mount Pleasant Tiger second baseman Christian Johnson (2) makes a throw to first base during Monday night’s 8-6 win over Texas High.
The Mount Pleasant Tigers broke a 6-6 tie and scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning as they held on for an 8-6 win over Texas High in Atlanta on Monday night to clinch a berth into the Class 5A UIL state playoffs. The victory pushed Coach Tommy Stewart’s Tigers to 20-9 on the season as Mount Pleasant will face Melissa (21-4-1) in bi-district later this week.According to Coac...
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