District 23-5A champ Milby moves on to face Foster or La Porte in the regional...
SANTA FE — Milby coach Carlos Morales waited more than 20 years to see his team win an area playoff. He didn’t want to wait a minute longer.Santa Fe won Game 2 Saturday at home to even the series, then they played 11 innings in Game 3 before Leo Berrones’ run on a wild pitch finally lifted the Buffaloes to a 7-6 win and 2-1 series victory in the Class 5A Region III playoffs.“But credit to Santa Fe. We were going back and forth. I just feel blessed we were able to get out of this with the win.
Milby jumped out 5-0 in the first inning of Game 2, using five consecutive one-out hits to secure a big advantage. Arthur Perez hit a run-scoring double, Christian Torres and Jonathan Gonzales drove in runs, and Julian Saucedo and Gonzales both scored on passed balls. “We struggled throwing strikes and let them back in the game, and they did what they were supposed to do and capitalized on our mistakes.”