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The Pampa Harvesters (7-5) traveled to Amarillo to play in the Keller Tournament last weekend, which included a game at Hodgetown Stadium, home of the Amarillo Sod Poodles.
The tournament saw the Harvesters earn wins over Palo Duro (9-8) and Caprock (9-4), but drop games to Levelland (12-6) and Trinity Christian (10-0).
“We went into the Keller tournament this weekend with a better idea of who we were compared to the previous tournament,” Head Coach Austin Samulowitz said.
“That’s what you want out of tournament season, figuring out what lineup works and which one doesn’t. I’m happy with how we competed and kept showing up. I believe we have a good idea of who we are heading into a tough district schedule.”
Part of finding themselves was figuring out their pitching rotation. Senior Greyson Paronto and Junior Gage Gamblin pitched well in the tournament and now the Harvesters head into District play with confidence on the mound.
“The biggest issue heading into this weekend was our pitching rotation,” Samulowitz said. “We still weren’t sure what our district pitching rotation was going to look like. We got two solid pitching performances by Gamblin and Paronto and they will more than likely round out the rotation for district play.”
The Harvesters welcomed Senior Conner Hall to the lineup this past weekend. The infielder joins the team after making a playoff run in basketball.
Conner Hall
“Conner Hall just got back to us from basketball,” Samuowitz said. “He has a lot of experience in the middle of the infield and was a part of our playoff run from last year. He brings a lot of good energy and positivity to the program that we were looking forward to when he came over from basketball. He is going to have a great senior season for us.”
The Harvesters open District play tonight at Borger. Game time is at 5 p.m.
“Borger is playing better than they have in years,” Samulowitz said. “Coach Odell has done a great job as the head coach. He knows baseball and he is getting them to play competitively. We are going to have to play our game and not give them any freebies, put pressure on them offensively and throw strikes. Looking forward to starting district play.”
Stat Round Up
Vs. Palo Duro
Junior Gage Gamblin pitched 4.1 innings with nine hits, seven runs, six earned runs, five walks ans six strikeout; Freshman Cruise Godino pitched .1 innings with one run scored and one walk; Junior Jaime Soto pitched .1 innings
Freshman Phoenix Lopez went 2-3 with a run scored, a double and two RBI; Senior Boston Botello went 2-3 with two runs scored, a stolen base and a double; Senior Jack Dyer went 1-2 with a run scored and two RBI; Junior Jaime Soto had an RBI and was hit by a pitch; Senior Clayton Rogers went 1-3 with a run scored and a stolen base; Junior Gage Gamblin went 3-3 with a run scored, a double and a stolen base; Freshman Austin Hunt had a run scored and was hit by a pitch and Junior Cy LeBlanc went 1-3 with a run scored, two RBI and a double.
Vs. Levelland
Soto went 2.2 innings with eight hits, 11 runs, three earned runs, three walks and five strikeout; Godino went .1 inning with a walk and a strikeout; Sophomore Connor Alva pitched one inning with two hits, one run, one earned run and two strikeouts.
Lopez went 1-3 with an RBI; Botello went 1-1 with a run scored; Godino went 1-2 with a run scored and a double; Dyer went 2-3; Soto went 1-3 with a run scored and an RBI; Rogers went 1-2 with a run scored, an RBI and a double; Senior Conner Hall had a run scored and drew a walk and Gamblin had a run scored, an RBI and a walk.
Vs. Trinity Christian
Godino went three innings with 10 hits, six runs, six earned runs, one walk and a strikeout; Alva pitched one inning with five hits, four runs, four earned runs and a walk.
Lopez went 1-3; Botello drew a walk; Rogers went 1-2 and Gamblin went 1-2.
Vs. Caprock
Greyson Paronto went six innings with six hits, four runs, three earned runs, three walks and three strikeouts.
Lopez had an RBI and a walk; Botello went 2-4 with three runs scored, a triple and an RBI; Dyer went 2-4 with a run scored, a double, two RBI and a home run; Soto went 1-3 with a run scored; Rogers went 2-4 with a run scored and a stolen base; Gamblin had an RBI and a stolen base; Senior Tristan Bagwell went 1-1; Hall went 1-2 with an RBI and a walk; Hall went 1-2 with an RBI, a stolen base and a walk; Senior Max Neff scored two runs; Hunt went 1-3 with a stolen base and a run scored.