Stratford Sophomore Baseball – March 2-4

The sophomore baseball team had a busy week as they played in their first round robin tournament of the season hosted by the Katy ISD schools. The tournament included roughly 20 of the biggest programs in the Houston area from Katy, Cy Fair, Spring Branch and Ft. Bend school districts. The Spartans were up for the challenge as they went 2-1-1 on the weekend versus some strong competition.

Thursday’s first game versus Richmond Foster got off to a sloppy start as both teams struggled in the field and allowed several unearned runs early in the contest. The Spartans were down 4-0 after the first inning, but their bats continued to put pressure on the Foster defense and were able to climb back in the game and tie it up 4-4 in the third inning thanks to 2-out RBI single by Cody Hanlen. The pitching and defense settled down, and William Coates had a solid relief outing, allowing no runs to preserve the tie.

Final Score - Spartans 6, Richmond