When San Marcos and Hays gather on a baseball diamond, it’s almost certain to be intense.
After game one of the series ended with sophomore right-handed pitcher Reagan Chomel striking out three straight batters with two runners in scoring position, the tone was once again set for what the Rattler call “The Rivalry.” San Marcos completed its season sweep over cross-county rival Buda Hays in its second consecutive 2-1 victory over the Hawks Friday evening.
“Every game’s important but, you know, Hays is going to be right there at the end,” head coach Bryan Webb said. “They’re going to be fighting for that spot, you know, they’re going through the tough part of the schedule right now and we were there last year. But (the kids) go in here and get two from them, and (that) puts us in a pretty good spot. We’re just worried about us and we’ve gotta go find a win anyway we can and find a way to clinch a spot and seed up from there.”
