Wimberley brought home another gold glove trophy this past weekend, sweeping the Pleasanton Eagles in a two-game series in the Area round of the playoffs.
The Texans won their 20th game of the season and won their first Area championship since 2018.
In Game 1 of the series on Thursday, the Texans and the Eagles were locked in a scoreless draw through the first four innings. After being held scoreless, Wimberley found the offense they needed in the top of the fifth.
Gentry McGinnis reached base on a Pleasanton fielding error to reach second. Following two consecutive strikeouts, Bryson Anderson kept the atbat alive with an RBI single in right field and scored the first Texan run of the game.
Anderson later stole second before moving to third on another Eagle error as Jayden Hall forced a walk to put runners on the corners with two outs. Ty Thames capitalized in the next at-bat, hitting a two-run RBI single and putting the Texans up 3-0.
Wimberley later added much needed insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Loading up the bases with one out, Thames hit a sacrifice fly into deep right field, scoring one run. Next, Wyatt Yeatter hit an RBI single to extend the lead followed up by an RBI single from Sage Hall.
Going into the bottom of the seventh, Wimberley led 6-0.
The Texans turned a critical 5-4-3 double play before Maverick Jacobs caught the final out on a flyout to right, sealing the Game 1 victory.
The pitching duo of McGinnis and Jackson Parker allowed a combined four hits, no earned runs, five walks and struck out five batters.
On Friday, the Texans entered Game 2 looking to complete the sweep.
Following a scoreless first two innings, Wimberley once again struck first. Facing runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the third, Thames connected with an RBI double into right field, putting the Texans up 1-0.
Later in the bottom of the fourth, Wimberley added on to their lead. The Texans scored two runs on two Pleasanton errors before Jayden Hall hit an RBI single to put Wimberley up 4-0.
The Eagles were unable to score any runs as the Texans ended the game on a strikeout to seal the Game 2 win and bring home the Area championship trophy.
Thames earned the win, throwing 5.2 innings and allowing just one hit, no earned runs, five walks and striking out seven batters. Anderson closed out the game throwing 1.1 innings, allowing no hits, no earned runs, two walks and striking out two batters.
Wimberley advances to the Regional Semifinals where Texans will meet the Sweeny Bulldogs. Sweeny enters the game with a 23-10-1 overall record, having won District 29. The Bulldogs captured the Bi-District champion-ship with a two-game sweep of the Rockport- Fulton Pirates and won the Area championship with a two-game sweep of the Robstown Cotton-Pickers.
Game 1 is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. followed by Game 2 on Saturday at 1 p.m.. Game 3, if needed, will take place 30 minutes later after Game 2.
All games will be played at La Grange High School.
