Lake Travis baseball team falls out of playoffs – Austin American-Statesman

MUMFORD – Few things could drop for Lake Travis in the third game of its best-of-three series against Conroe Oak Ridge, except for the Cavs’ spot in the postseason.

Oak Ridge (22-13) eliminated the No. 3 Cavaliers (33-4-1) from the Class 6A regional quarterfinals with a 2-0 win at Mumford High School’s baseball field behind a stellar showing from pitcher Jacory Boudreaux. The slick southpaw held Lake Travis to just five hits in a complete-game win. The Cavs had several sharply hit balls, but few could fall in for hits against a speedy Oak Ridge outfield.

“I think we used up all our lucky breaks earlier in the playoffs,” said Lake Travis shortstop Jared Triolo, who went 2-for-3 in the game. “We had some hard hits. But it seemed like they all went right at them. That’s what happens in baseball sometimes. It’s a tough game.”

Lake Travis starting pitcher Landon Ausley didn’t last long after giving up five hits through 2 1/3^rd innings, including a two-out single by Nick Caldero in the second inning that drove in Tyler Davis for the game’s first run.

Bryce Sinclair came in in relief but didn’t throw beyond a walk that loaded the bases. Ian Quincy then entered the game and induced a double play that ended the inning.

Quincy also settled things down for the Cavs by giving up just two hits while throwing three and 2/3 innings. His only run allowed came in the top of the fifth, when Davis tripled home Michael Lausen to give the War Eagles a 2-0 lead.

Lake Travis’ best chance to score came in the sixth inning when a leadoff single by Triolo, a walk and a hit by Kyle Cronk loaded the bases. Sophomore pinch hitter Daniel Lindahl took a called third strike inside to end the inning.

The loss ended one of the best seasons in school history for Lake Travis. The Cavs won the District 14-6A title without a loss and, at one point, climbed to the top of MaxPreps’ national prep rankings.

But those achievements didn’t ease the pain of the season-ending loss.

“Baseball is a hard game sometimes,” Lake Travis coach Mike Rogers said. “We had some line drives that they’d make great plays on, and we couldn’t get that one hit. Our kids battled real hard, and I’m proud of them, we just couldn’t get a break tonight.”

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