Baseball: Walks help College Park roll past Lake Travis, even series

College Park’s Nate Fisbeck cheers as Noah Vaughan takes a third ball in the first inning of a Region II-6A regional quarterfinal game in Mumford Friday.
College Park’s Nate Fisbeck cheers as Noah Vaughan takes a third ball in the first inning of a Region II-6A regional quarterfinal game in Mumford Friday.

Following a rough offensive outing in the first of its best-of-three series with Lake Travis, College Park showed major patience at the plate in its 8-1 win Friday in Mumford in Game 2 of the Region-II 6A playoffs. The Cavaliers drew 11 walks, and half of their runs came from Lake Travis pitchers’ inability to throw strikes.

College Park starter Beau Ridgeway, meanwhile, took advantage of an early lead and never let his opponents back in the game. Read More…