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 BucPride 2014: Keeping the Winning Tradition Alive!

• Bi-District Champions
• Area Champions
• Region III Quarter-Final Champions
• Region III Semi-Final Champions
• Region III Finalists (3rd time in the last 6 years)

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In 2014, the Bucs started out slow but gradually ended up playing one game away from going back to the State Tournament for the first time since winning the 5A State Championship in 2011.

 

Earlier in the season, the Bucs had competed well during the non-district and tournament season. Some big wins included Foster, payback against Manvel, wins against Tomball, Denton (Lamar CISD Tournament), and a good showing at the annual Pete Runnels Shootout in Lufkin.

 

The Bucs began 24-5A play with a 3-3 record, including a narrow 2-1 loss to Clear Brook. The second half of District play saw some highs and lows. The highs included starting out 3-0, including getting some payback on Lake with a 3-0 win. Lows included falling to Creek and a rare sweep by the Gene Flores led Clear Brook Wolverines, in a 1-0 loss.

 

The Brook game was the second-place tie breaker with  both teams ending up 7-5 in District on the season. Brook got second playoff seed and the Bucs got the third playoff seed.

 

Like its been said, the playoffs are the third season, and the Bucs had hardly gotten started.

 

The Bucs began by sweeping the District 23-5A Runner-up Clements Rangers, two games to none in Bi-District.

 

Next was Channelview for the Area Championship, (Channelview had eliminated Pearland's nemesis- Pasadena Dobie one game in round one.) Channelview was indeed a threat, but the Bucs swept them too at Pearland Dawson's Baseball Field, two games to none.

 

Thus, came the third round, and the last surviving Fort Bend District 23-5A team- the Travis Tigers, taking on the Bucs. Travis was on the rise, surviving a playoff season that already saw 23-5A Champ Elkins and Clements exit. Game one was played at Travis's baseball field where Joey Pulido got the win behind a last-inning rally to win game one 5-4.

 

Travis would deal the Bucs their first loss of the playoff season the next game to even up the series, but have no fear, Garrett Reed would shut down the Tigers 2-0 at Wilson Field to help the Bucs get to the next round.

 

Langham Creek would be the next opponent and many critics were claiming that the Bucs would be quickly exited out of this round behind Langham and their big lefty Aaron Fletcher.

 

Langham was the District 17-5A Champion and one of the top-ranked teams in the Houston area.

 

Langham had just beaten Katy Taylor to earn a bout with the Bucs. Brazoswood proved to be no Katy Taylor, as the Bucs notched a 6-1 victory behind the arm of Pulido. Fletcher gave Langham another day to live with a 4-2 win at Langham Creek High School. Dustin Lacaze notched a solid home run in the loss.

 

The deciding game would be played at the University of Houston. A tense battle ensued and Garrett Reed pulled out a solid game and Pulido got the save to send the Bucs back to the Region III Finals with a 2-1 series win over Langham.

   

Brazoswood finished 27-12-1 on the season, falling to #5 State-Ranked Pearland at the Region III Final by a score of 5-3. The Bucs didn't make it easy for the Oilers, forcing Pearland to use four pitchers in the game before Brendan Owens was finally able to stem the Buc rally.

 

Pearland was another team that did not win its District outright.  Two of Pearland’s five losses were to Pasadena Dobie in District 22-5A play; Dobie lost in the first round of the 5A playoffs to Channelview.

 

Nevertheless, Pearland would in turn be denied a State Title again, getting beat 8-1 by Flower Mound at the State Semi-Final round.

 

Pearland won its only baseball state title in 1980 behind all-state player Craig Smajstrla, who would later play in eight games with the Houston Astros in 1988 before becoming a major league scout.

 

Brazoswood in turn, added a third Region III Championship appearance in six years, and earned many

honors doing so.

 

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2014 Final District 24-5A Varsity Standings:

   

	11-1
	7-5
	7-5
	6-6
	5-7
	5-7
	1-11

 

 

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*Bi-District Championship*:

 

Bwood vs. Sugar Land Clements
Game 1- May 1, 2014 @ Wilson Field
Bucs- 3, Clements- 1

WP- Joey Pulido-CG-7IP-3H-1R-2BB-6K;
Hits/BW-Gerry Guel-1-1/RBI/BB; Chris Byrd-1-2/RBI

 

Game 2- May 2, 2014 (Frankie Field)

Bucs- 9, Clements- 1
WP- Anthony Dahl-CG-7IP-2H-1R-1BB-11K;

Hits/ BW-3B-Garrett Reed; 2B-Dustin Lacaze-2, Anthony Dahl

 

(Bucs win series 2 games to 0)

 

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**Area Championship**:

 

Bwood vs Channelview
Game 1-May 8, 2014 Thurs @ Pearland Dawson 7:30 pm

Bucs- 7, Channelview- 0

WP- Joey Pulido

Game 2-May 10, 2014 Sat @ Pearland Dawson 2:00 pm
Bucs- 4, Channelview- 3

WP- Anthony Dahl

 

(Bucs win series 2 games to 0)

 

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***Region III Quarter-Final Championship*** :

 

Bwood vs. Fort Bend (Richmond) Travis

Game 1- May 15 Thu 7:30pm at FB Travis High School

Bucs- 5, Travis- 4

WP- Joey Pulido

 

Game 2- May 16 Fri 7:30pm at Brazoswood Wilson Field

Travis- 6, Bucs- 3

WP- Mushinski

 

Game 3- May 17 Sat at 1pm at Wilson Field

Bucs- 2, Travis- 0

WP- Garrett Reed

 

(Bucs win series 2 games to 1)

 

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****Region III Semi-Final Championship****:

 

Bwood vs. Langham Creek

Game 1- May 22 Thur 7:30pm at Wilson Field

Bucs- 6 , Langham- 1

WP- Joey Pulido

 

Game 2- May 23 Fri 7:30pm at Langham Creek

Langham- 4, Bucs- 2

 

Game 3- May 24 Sat at Univ. of Houston 12pm

Bucs- 2, Langham- 1

WP- Garrett Reed, SV- Joey Pulido

 

(Bucs win series 2 games to 1)

 

 

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*****2014 REGION III CHAMPIONSHIP*****:

Class AAAAA Final Eight in Texas

 

Brazoswood vs. Pearland

1- Game only

 

7:30 pm Wednesday May 28, 2014

University of Houston's Cougar Field

Pearland- 5, Bucs- 3

 

(Pland wins series 1 game to 0)

 

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2014 Brazoswood Baseball Varsity Roster:

#22  Buck Alexander

#25  Anthony Bell

#36  Brenner Bundick

#11  Chris Byrd

#1  Landon Cooper

#2  Anthony Dahl

#3  Jared Damian

#15  Gerry Guel

#12  Layne Heble

#10  Dustin Lacaze

#24  Tyler McKay

#23  Blake Nelson

#8  Joey Pulido

#4  Cole Randolph

#5  Garrett Reed

#18  Zach Rheams

#17  JC Salinas

#32  Kenan Sizemore

#19  Hector Uranga

#21  Kolin Wade

#9  Tracy Walts

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2014 Honors and Recognition:

 

Joey Pulido:

Houston Area Baseball Coaches 5A South All-Star Game (Dell Diamond)

All-Southern Brazoria County Pitcher of the Year

KHOU Athlete of the Week- June 3, 2014

Vype Pre-season Watchlist

Texas High School Baseball.com Pre-season Top 50 Players Watchlist/ Region 3

All-Houston 5A Pre-Season First-Team All Houston Pitcher by Houston 5A Baseball

All-Greater Houston Chronicle 2nd Team

All-District 24-5A First Team

*Alvin Community College commit (on Spring 2015 Roster)

 

Anthony Dahl:

Named a top 500 prospect by Perfect Game, including a No. 272 national ranking among right-handed pitchers

Ranked the No. 77 prospect in the state of Texas and the No. 8 right-handed pitcher

Named Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2014

Texas High School Baseball.com Pre-season Top 50 Players Watchlist/ Region 3

All-Southern Brazoria County First Team- Shortstop

All-Houston First Team Underclassman

All-District 24-5A First Team

*University of Arkansas commit

 

Dustin Lacaze:

All-Southern Brazoria County First Team- Outfield

All-District 24-5A First Team

*Texas A&M Corpus Christi commit

 

Zach Rheams:

All-Southern Brazoria County Offensive MVP

All-District 24-5A First Team

*Cisco College commit (on Spring 2015 Roster)

 

Landon Cooper:

All-Brazoria County Second Team- Third Base

All-District 24-5A Second Team

 

Gerry Guel:

All-Brazoria County Second Team- Catcher

All-District 24-5A Honorable Mention

 

2014 Pitching Leaders:
Player:	IP	W-L	SO	ERA
Joey Pulido	91 1/2	11-3	101	1.76
Anthony Dahl	73.1	7-5	101	1.24
Garrett Reed	19.1	4-1	30	1.81

 

2014 Hitting Leaders:
	Homeruns:	Batting avg	Hits	RBIs
Zach Rheams	5	.464	45	34
Dustin Lacaze	4* *= 1 in Region 3 Semi-Final	.378	42	25
Anthony Dahl	2	.333	39	15

 

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Anthony Dahl in action in the Bucs 3-0 win at Clear Lake (Cobb Field: 4/09/14) bwoodbaseball.com

 

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