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Roadrunners Sweep TCS PostGrad

By: Gary Stallard

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Moreno Drives in Five in Twinbill

The Angelina College Roadrunners picked up their sixth and seventh wins of the season with Friday’s 10-1, 6-3 doubleheader sweep of TCS PostGrad at Poland Stadium on the AC campus.

Angelina College’s Heladio Moreno drives the ball into the outfield for a base hit during Friday’s doubleheader with TCS PostGrad. Moreno drove in five runs in the two games, and the Roadrunners took a 10-1, 6-3 sweep at Poland Stadium on the AC campus. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)
Angelina College first baseman Mason Swidersky stretches for a throw during Friday’s doubleheader with TCS PostGrad. The Roadrunners earned a 10-1, 6-3 sweep at Poland Stadium on the AC campus. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)

Three Roadrunners drove in two runs each in the 10-1 win in the opener: Heladio Moreno, Mason Swidersky and Dylan Bourgeois. Starting pitcher Tyler Ward struck out five batters in his three innings of work; and reliever Kaden Reep struck out a pair of hitters in his time on the mound.

Angelina College’s Parker Mason gets into second base with a double Friday’s doubleheader with TCS PostGrad. The Roadrunners earned a 10-1, 6-3 sweep at Poland Stadium on the AC campus. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)
Angelina College pitcher Kaden Reep delivers during Friday’s doubleheader with TCS PostGrad. The Roadrunners earned a 10-1, 6-3 sweep at Poland Stadium on the AC campus. (Gary Stallard/AC Athletics photo)

In the nightcap, Heladio Moreno drove in three runs with a pair of hits, and Parker Mason added an RBI with two hits in the game, helping AC rally from a 3-0 deficit for the 6-3 win. Peyton Fosher struck out four hitters over five innings. Brad Wilcott and James Grantland each pitched scoreless innings in relief, with Grantland striking out the side in the seventh to finish the game.

The Roadrunners (7-3) will host Blinn College on Tuesday in a doubleheader scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

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Gary Stallard
Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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