Yoakum baseball: Bulldogs split with Palacios, Tidehaven in district games

Yoakum defeated Palacios and lost by two runs to Tidehaven in district action last week. Yoakum played at Edna on Tuesday to close out the regular-season.
Yoakum 13, Palacios 7
Yoakum scored some early-game runs to down Palacios 13-7 April 18 in Palacio. The Bulldogs scored three runs in each of the first and second innings for a 6-1 lead before plating four runs in the third box.
The Sharks got within 11-3 after five innings and scored three in the sixth before Yoakum outscored them 2-1 in the seventh.
At the plate for Yoakum, Ethan Franklin got two hits, three runs and an RBI; Sutton Pavliska scored once and had two RBI on two hits; Ty Gordon got a triple and scored two runs with two RBI.
Wyatt Hanzelka started on the hill with 12 hits, five runs, two walks and six strikeouts in five innings. Trey Olivares went two innings with two runs on four hits with one strikeout.
In the field, Pavliska had six putouts and one assist.
Yoakum hitting/base running —  Ethan Franklin 2-3, 3 runs, 1 RBI, 1 stolen base; Sutton Pavliska 2-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, 2 stolen bases; Ty Gordon 1-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 triple; Jayden Jones 1-2, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Garrett Green 1-1, 1 run, 1 RBI; Trey Olivares 1-4, 2 RBI; Trae Cuellar 1-3; Will Robbins 2 runs, 1 RBI 1 stolen base; Jamar Hopkins 1 run;; Corey Gomez 1 run; Qyion Williams 1 stolen base.
Yoakum pitching —  Wyatt Hanzelka  5 IP, 12 hits, 5 runs, 2 walks, 6K, winning pitcher; Olivares 2 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1K.
Yoakum fielding/defense — Pavliska 6 putouts, 1 assist; Olivares 1 putout, 2 assists; Gordon 1 putout, 2 assists; Robbins 1 putout, 2 assists; Hopkins 1 putout, 1 assist; Jones 1 putout; Corey Gomez 1 putout;  Williams 1 putout; Brett Lerch 1 putout; Hanzelka 2 assists.
Y 334 010 2 13 8 0
P 010 023 1 7 16 3
Tidehaven 15, Yoakum 13
Tidehaven rallied from a 5-3 deficit in the bottom of the fourth by scoring eight runs and held off Yoakum in 15-13 barn burner.
The Tigers led 3-2 after the first inning; the Bulldogs took the lead 4-3 in the third and scored a run in the top of the fourth.
Tidehaven outscored Yoakum 4-3 in the fifth for a 15-8 lead. Yoakum closed the gap to 15-12 after the sixth frame and scored one run in the top of the seventh.
Qyion Williams got three hits and scored one run; Jayden Jones was 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a triple. Olivares got two doubles, a run, four RBI; Will Robbins got two hits and scored three runs; Pavliska got two hits with a run and RBI.
Brenton Jacob, Robbins, Olivares, Garrett Green and Gordon all pitched for Yoakum. Jones had four putouts.
Yoakum hitting/base running — Qyion Williams 3-5, 1 run; Jayden Jones 2-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 1 triple, 2 stolen bases; Trey Olivares 2-4, 1 run, 4 RBI, 2 doubles; Will Robbins 2-3, 3 runs,; Sutton Pavliska 2-3, 1 run, 1 RBI; Trae Cuellar 1-4, 1 run, 2 RBI, 1 double; Ethan Franklin 1-4, 2 runs, 1 RBI; Garrett Green 1-1, 1 run; Jamar Hopkins 1-1, 1 run, 1 RBI.  
Yoakum pitching —  Brenton Jacob 1 IP, 5 hits, 3 runs, 1 walk, 1K; Robbins 2.1 IP, 5 hits, 6 runs, 2 batters hit, 2K; Olivares 0.0 IP, 2 runs, 1 batter hit, 2 walks; Green 1 IP, 2 runs, 4 walks; Ty Gordon 1.2 IP, 2 hits, 2 runs, 1 batter hit, 4 walks, 3K.
Yoakum fielding/defense — Jones 4 putouts; Williams 2 putouts; Robbins 1 putout, 1 assist; Brett Lerch 1 putout; Pavliska 1 putout; Corey Gomez 1 putout; Olivares 1 putout; Cuellar 1 putout; Gordon 1 putout.
Y 202 134 1 13 15 0
T 300 840 x 15 12 9