January 22, 2026 Sterling at Nelson (Texas)

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Line Score
Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Sterling	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	5	7	0
Nelson (Texas)	0	1	3	1	7	0	X	12	16	4

Box Score

Sterling

Nelson (Texas)

Sterling Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Matthew Garcia ss	4	2	1	0	0	0	0
Chuck Lang lf	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
Jackson Harding dh	4	1	0	1	0	2	1
Joshua Garcia 1b	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Emmanuel Huerta Cardenas cf	3	1	0	1	1	0	0
Nehemiah House rf	3	0	2	0	0	1	1
Ezavien Campos 3b	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Landen Volner c	3	0	0	0	0	2	4
Jason Smith 2b	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
Jackson Califono p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Landon Snyder p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Lovelace p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Elsasser p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	27	5	7	5	3	6	6

Batting

2B: Chuck Lang , Nehemiah House

RBI: Chuck Lang , Jackson Harding , Emmanuel Huerta Cardenas , Ezavien Campos (2)

Sac Fly: Ezavien Campos

Baserunning

CS: Jason Smith

Fielding

DP: Matthew Garcia , Joshua Garcia , Jason Smith

Nelson (Texas) Batters
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB
Drew Ortiz cf	4	1	3	0	0	0	0
O. rivera ss	3	2	2	2	0	0	0
Joshua Pinter 3b	3	2	2	2	1	0	0
Ethan Starks rf	4	1	2	3	0	2	3
Diego Arcay lf	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Tate Thrasher dh	3	1	2	0	0	0	1
Seth Perkins ph	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zeke Velazquez c	3	0	2	1	0	0	0
TJ Sweat pr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cooper Hanson ph	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tristian McGee 1b	3	1	1	2	0	0	1
Alex Puente ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Addison Patton 2b	2	0	1	1	1	0	0
Caleb Dennis pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carter Harrison pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Montano 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mario Velasco p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Zajicek p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash Eckermann p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	32	12	16	12	2	3	5

Batting

2B: Drew Ortiz (2) , O. rivera , Joshua Pinter , Tate Thrasher , Zeke Velazquez , Tristian McGee , Addison Patton

HR: Ethan Starks

RBI: O. rivera (2) , Joshua Pinter (2) , Ethan Starks (3) , Diego Arcay , Zeke Velazquez , Tristian McGee (2) , Addison Patton

Baserunning

CS: Tristian McGee

Fielding

E: Joshua Pinter , Addison Patton (3)

Sterling Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Jackson Califono (L, 0-1)	3.0	8	4	4	0	1	0
Landon Snyder	1.1	5	5	5	2	1	0
Cooper Lovelace	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	1
Aaron Elsasser	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	6.0	16	12	12	2	3	1

Pitching

Batters faced: Jackson Califono (16) , Landon Snyder (11) , Cooper Lovelace (4) , Aaron Elsasser (4)

WP: Jackson Califono

HBP: Landon Snyder

Pitches-Strikes: Jackson Califono (47-32), Landon Snyder (39-24), Cooper Lovelace (14-7), Aaron Elsasser (13-10)

Nelson (Texas) Pitchers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Mario Velasco	4.1	5	5	4	3	4
Dylan Zajicek (W, 1-0)	1.2	2	0	0	0	1
Cash Eckermann	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Totals	7.0	7	5	4	3	6

Pitching

Batters faced: Mario Velasco (23) , Dylan Zajicek (6) , Cash Eckermann (3)

HBP: Mario Velasco

Pitches-Strikes: Mario Velasco (85-54), Dylan Zajicek (15-12), Cash Eckermann (13-9)

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Sterling 1st	C. Lang reached first on an error by 2b, RBI; M. Garcia scored, unearned.	1 - 0
Sterling 1st	E. Cardenas reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an error by 2b, RBI; J. Garcia out at second ss to 2b; C. Lang scored on an error by 2b.	2 - 0
Nelson (Texas) 2nd	Z. Velazquez doubled, RBI; T. Thrasher scored.	2 - 1
Sterling 3rd	J. Harding reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; C. Lang out at second ss to 2b; M. Garcia scored.	3 - 1
Sterling 3rd	E. Campos hit by pitch, RBI; N. House advanced to second; J. Garcia advanced to third; J. Harding scored.	4 - 1
Nelson (Texas) 3rd	O. rivera singled, RBI; D. Ortiz scored.	4 - 2
Nelson (Texas) 3rd	E. Starks singled, RBI; J. Pinter advanced to third; O. rivera scored.	4 - 3
Nelson (Texas) 3rd	D. Arcay grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; E. Starks advanced to second; J. Pinter scored.	4 - 4
Nelson (Texas) 4th	J. Pinter walked, RBI; O. rivera advanced to second; D. Ortiz advanced to third; C. Dennis scored.	4 - 5
Sterling 5th	E. Campos flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; N. House advanced to third; E. Cardenas scored.	5 - 5
Nelson (Texas) 5th	T. McGee doubled, 2 RBI; S. Perkins scored; D. Arcay scored.	5 - 7
Nelson (Texas) 5th	A. Patton doubled, RBI; T. McGee scored.	5 - 8
Nelson (Texas) 5th	O. rivera doubled, RBI; C. Harrison scored.	5 - 9
Nelson (Texas) 5th	J. Pinter doubled, RBI; O. rivera scored.	5 - 10
Nelson (Texas) 5th	E. Starks homered, 2 RBI; J. Pinter scored.	5 - 12

Other Information

Location:

1200 Sycamore St., Waxahachie, TX, 75165

Attendance:

200

Duration:

1:30

Play By Play

Scoring Summary
Innings	Play	V - H
Sterling 1st	C. Lang reached first on an error by 2b, RBI; M. Garcia scored, unearned.	1 - 0
Sterling 1st	E. Cardenas reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an error by 2b, RBI; J. Garcia out at second ss to 2b; C. Lang scored on an error by 2b.	2 - 0
Nelson (Texas) 2nd	Z. Velazquez doubled, RBI; T. Thrasher scored.	2 - 1
Sterling 3rd	J. Harding reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; C. Lang out at second ss to 2b; M. Garcia scored.	3 - 1
Sterling 3rd	E. Campos hit by pitch, RBI; N. House advanced to second; J. Garcia advanced to third; J. Harding scored.	4 - 1
Nelson (Texas) 3rd	O. rivera singled, RBI; D. Ortiz scored.	4 - 2
Nelson (Texas) 3rd	E. Starks singled, RBI; J. Pinter advanced to third; O. rivera scored.	4 - 3
Nelson (Texas) 3rd	D. Arcay grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; E. Starks advanced to second; J. Pinter scored.	4 - 4
Nelson (Texas) 4th	J. Pinter walked, RBI; O. rivera advanced to second; D. Ortiz advanced to third; C. Dennis scored.	4 - 5
Sterling 5th	E. Campos flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; N. House advanced to third; E. Cardenas scored.	5 - 5
Nelson (Texas) 5th	T. McGee doubled, 2 RBI; S. Perkins scored; D. Arcay scored.	5 - 7
Nelson (Texas) 5th	A. Patton doubled, RBI; T. McGee scored.	5 - 8
Nelson (Texas) 5th	O. rivera doubled, RBI; C. Harrison scored.	5 - 9
Nelson (Texas) 5th	J. Pinter doubled, RBI; O. rivera scored.	5 - 10
Nelson (Texas) 5th	E. Starks homered, 2 RBI; J. Pinter scored.	5 - 12

All Plays

Sterling Top of 1st Inning

M. Garcia reached first on an error by 3b.

M. Garcia advanced to second on the error.

C. Lang reached first on an error by 2b, RBI; M. Garcia scored, unearned.

J. Harding flied out to cf. (1 out)

C. Lang advanced to second on a passed ball.

J. Garcia walked.

E. Cardenas reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on an error by 2b, RBI; J. Garcia out at second ss to 2b; C. Lang scored on an error by 2b.

N. House struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 0 Hits , 2 Errors , 1 LOB

Nelson (Texas) Bottom of 1st Inning

D. Ortiz singled.

O. rivera grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; D. Ortiz out on the play. (2 out)

J. Pinter popped up to lf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Sterling Top of 2nd Inning

E. Campos singled.

L. Volner reached on a fielder's choice; E. Campos out at second 2b to ss. (1 out)

L. Volner out at first p to 1b, picked off. (2 out)

J. Smith struck out looking. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Nelson (Texas) Bottom of 2nd Inning

E. Starks struck out looking. (1 out)

D. Arcay popped up to 2b. (2 out)

T. Thrasher doubled.

T. Thrasher advanced to third on a wild pitch.

Z. Velazquez doubled, RBI; T. Thrasher scored.

T. Sweat pinch ran for Z. Velazquez.

T. McGee popped up to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Sterling Top of 3rd Inning

Z. Velazquez to c for T. Sweat.

M. Garcia singled.

C. Lang singled; M. Garcia advanced to third.

J. Harding reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; C. Lang out at second ss to 2b; M. Garcia scored.

J. Garcia walked; J. Harding advanced to second.

E. Cardenas popped up to cf. (2 out)

N. House singled; J. Garcia advanced to second; J. Harding advanced to third.

E. Campos hit by pitch, RBI; N. House advanced to second; J. Garcia advanced to third; J. Harding scored.

L. Volner struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 2 Runs , 3 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB

Nelson (Texas) Bottom of 3rd Inning

A. Patton flied out to rf. (1 out)

D. Ortiz doubled.

O. rivera singled, RBI; D. Ortiz scored.

J. Pinter singled; O. rivera advanced to second.

E. Starks singled, RBI; J. Pinter advanced to third; O. rivera scored.

D. Arcay grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; E. Starks advanced to second; J. Pinter scored.

T. Thrasher flied out to cf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 3 Runs , 4 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Sterling Top of 4th Inning

J. Smith grounded out to 2b. (1 out)

M. Garcia grounded out to ss. (2 out)

C. Lang doubled.

J. Harding struck out swinging. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Nelson (Texas) Bottom of 4th Inning

Z. Velazquez singled.

T. Sweat pinch ran for Z. Velazquez.

L. Snyder to p for J. Califono.

T. McGee reached on a fielder's choice; T. Sweat out at second ss to 2b. (1 out)

T. McGee out at second 1b to 2b, caught stealing. (2 out)

A. Patton walked.

C. Dennis pinch ran for A. Patton.

D. Ortiz doubled; C. Dennis advanced to third.

O. rivera hit by pitch.

J. Pinter walked, RBI; O. rivera advanced to second; D. Ortiz advanced to third; C. Dennis scored.

E. Starks struck out looking. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 2 Hits , 0 Errors , 3 LOB

Sterling Top of 5th Inning

Z. Velazquez to c for T. Sweat.

A. Patton to 2b for C. Dennis.

J. Garcia grounded out to ss. (1 out)

E. Cardenas walked.

D. Zajicek to p for M. Velasco.

N. House doubled; E. Cardenas advanced to third.

E. Campos flied out to rf, sacrifice fly, RBI; N. House advanced to third; E. Cardenas scored.

L. Volner struck out looking. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 1 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Nelson (Texas) Bottom of 5th Inning

D. Arcay singled.

T. Thrasher singled; D. Arcay advanced to second.

Z. Velazquez fouled out to 3b. (1 out)

S. Perkins pinch ran for T. Thrasher.

T. McGee doubled, 2 RBI; S. Perkins scored; D. Arcay scored.

A. Patton doubled, RBI; T. McGee scored.

C. Harrison pinch ran for A. Patton.

C. Lovelace to p for L. Snyder.

D. Ortiz popped up to cf. (2 out)

O. rivera doubled, RBI; C. Harrison scored.

J. Pinter doubled, RBI; O. rivera scored.

E. Starks homered, 2 RBI; J. Pinter scored.

A. Elsasser to p for C. Lovelace.

D. Arcay grounded out to 3b. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 7 Runs , 7 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Sterling Top of 6th Inning

T. Thrasher to dh for S. Perkins.

M. Montano to 2b for C. Harrison.

J. Smith singled.

M. Garcia popped up to rf. (1 out)

C. Lang popped up to 2b. (2 out)

J. Smith out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 1 Hits , 0 Errors , 1 LOB

Nelson (Texas) Bottom of 6th Inning

S. Perkins pinch hit for T. Thrasher.

S. Perkins grounded out to 3b. (1 out)

C. Hanson pinch hit for Z. Velazquez.

C. Hanson struck out swinging. (2 out)

A. Puente pinch hit for T. McGee.

A. Puente popped up to lf. (3 out)

Inning Summary: 0 Runs , 0 Hits , 0 Errors , 0 LOB

Sterling Top of 7th Inning

T. Thrasher pinch hit for S. Perkins.

Z. Velazquez pinch hit for C. Hanson.

T. Thrasher to dh.

Z. Velazquez to c.

T. McGee to 1b for A. Puente.

C. Eckermann to p for D. Zajicek.

J. Harding struck out looking. (1 out)

J. Garcia grounded out to 2b. (2 out)

E. Cardenas grounded out to p. (3 out)