On Saturday, April 9, 2011, the Jesuit Rangers took on Waco Midway in a much anticipated high school baseball matchup at the Ballpark in Arlington. Hyped by the Jesuit coaching staff and players for weeks, the game matched Waco, a top five team in UIL AAAA against the red-hot Jesuit Rangers.
Student turnout was fantastic for the game, with many Jesuit...
As the drama wound down and the loud cheers quieted from the end of the Jesuit Soccer playoff win over Naaman Forest, the rowdy crowd headed over to the diamond to cheer on the baseball team at just the right time during the fifth inning. The Ranger baseball team were taking on the Wildcats of Lake Highlands in their...
Jesuit’s JV baseball team competed in the annual Little Elm Tournament February 24-26, 2011, winning all five games and bringing home the championship. In their first game on Thursday afternoon, they defeated McKinney 10-8. An early and chilly morning didn’t slow down the Rangers’ bats for game two as they routed Wakeland 13-0. The third and last pool-play game, later...
In baseball, homeruns are amazing. The ability to hit a baseball with a nine-inch diameter 400 ft. in the two tenths of a second it takes to reach the catcher’s mitt requires quickness, athleticism, power, coordination, and incredible natural skill. In high school baseball homeruns are seldom seen, with average power hitters hitting only 4 or 5 a season.
Of course,...
