Solid fielding, Whitehead’s homer lift Badgers past Lions

  • Elijah Stanley hits a double in the bottom of the fourth against Brownwood. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Elijah Stanley hits a double in the bottom of the fourth against Brownwood. JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
  • Ace Whitehead (10) crosses the plate on his two-run home run. Teammates celebrating the play include Gauge Gholson (4), Nate Borchardt (7), Carson Bekker (3), Elijah Stanley (next to Whitehead), Tak Stinnett (8) and Hayden Waldrip (42). JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Ace Whitehead (10) crosses the plate on his two-run home run. Teammates celebrating the play include Gauge Gholson (4), Nate Borchardt (7), Carson Bekker (3), Elijah Stanley (next to Whitehead), Tak Stinnett (8) and Hayden Waldrip (42). JEFF LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
  • Solid fielding, Whitehead’s homer lift Badgers past Lions
    Solid fielding, Whitehead’s homer lift Badgers past Lions

    Ace Whitehead hit his first varsity career out-of-the-park home run to give Lampasas a 2-0 lead, just enough for the win on Tuesday. The Badgers won 2-1 over Brownwood, a team that beat them 13-10 in the first round of district play.

    Whitehead also pitched a complete game with 13 strikeouts. He reached the UIL’s maximum pitch count, 110 pitches, in Brownwood’s final at-bat, but league rules allow a…