Navarro falls to Alvin in semifinal

May 12, 2008 03:42 pm

— The Navarro Bulldogs took their first loss of the Region XIV Tournament in Mount Pleasant Sunday.
The Bulldogs were unable to get past Alvin, losing in the semifinal round 10-6.
The games start was delayed until 11 p.m. Sunday due to other games going longer than expected.
Navarro (47-10) trailed early, giving up two runs to the Dolphins in the top of the first inning.
The Bulldogs quickly put themselves back in the game, scoring two runs on a throwing error.
An RBI-single by Pablo Salinas put Alvin back on top in the second inning.
The Dolphins added to their lead in the fifth with four runs coming in on four hits and pushing Alvin’s advantage to 7-2.
The Bulldogs chipped away at the deficit with an RBI-single by Zach Grichor in the bottom the fifth.
Alvin kept the runs coming again in the sixth with a two-run home run to right field by Chris Herrmann.
The Dolphins drove in another run in the ninth inning on a sacrifice-fly to score Richard Porfirio from third base.
Navarro kept hope alive, scoring three runs in the final inning, but the Dolphin lead was too large to overcome.
Navarro will face Wharton today to stay in the hunt for a Region XIV championship.