CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Calallen Wildcats are moving on to the UIL 4A State Tournament for the first time since 2011 after defeating Boerne in game two 4-3 on a walk-off single from Chase Lynch. Sebastian Dennis slid home for the game winning run.
"I was able to come through and get a hit, but if it was any of my other guys up there they would have got a hit too," Lynch said. "I just happened to be the lucky one."
Boerne scored first, but Calallen answered right back in the bottom frame after Blake Quinn doubled and Matt Lopez singled. Calallen took the lead in the third when Quinn hit a sac fly RBI. Boerne tied it up in the seventh, but Lynch hit the RBI walk-off single to win the game.
"Just want to thank my Lord for giving me the opportunity to do good and we're going to try to represent this area and this region at State," Lynch said.
Cody Andrade earned the win on the mound. He surrendered 1 hit in 1 inning while striking out 2 batters. He came in relief for Drayton Mitchell who threw near maximum 109 pitches. Mitchell struck out 4 batters and only allowed 6 hits and 3 runs over 6 innings.
The UIL 4A State Semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, June 5 at 1 p.m. at the University of Texas at Austin.
Calallen baseball won the Regional Finals the day before the Lady Cats won the UIL 4A State Softball Championship. Calallen is, at least, the second school in Coastal Bend history to have both softball and baseball advancing to the State Tournament in the same season. Sinton achieved this feat in 1999.
Coastal Bend Baseball State Champions
Sinton - 1988, 1989, 2002, 2022
London - 2022
St. John Paul II - 2010, 2011
Carroll - 2010
Calallen - 2000, 2005, 2008
Moody - 2004, 2007
Orange Grove - 1994
Robstown - 1991, 1992
Falfurrias - 1991
Freer - 1990
Riviera Kaufer - 1979, 1985, 1986
Odem - 1984
King - 1967
