Tigers tighten up playoff hunt

The Daingerfield Tigers, after a 1-4 start in District 16AA baseball play, have reeled off four wins in a row to put them in a three-way tie for third place with New Boston and Redwater at 5-4.
Daingerfield was in a must-win situation against Redwater in order to keep their playoff hopes alive, and the Tigers came up with a big 5-4 win Friday night over the Dragons.
Josh Terry and Ruben Mims were the leading hitters for Daingerfield, going 3-for-4 with each of them having a double. Terry scored 2 runs and had 1 RBI, and Mims had 1 RBI on the night. Ty Wilson and Cameron Precise contributed one hit each for the Tigers.
Terry registered the win for Daingerfield going six and a third innings, while striking out three Redwater batters, walking none and giving up 2 earned runs. Stone Kelley got the save for the Tigers, retiring the final two Redwater batters.
Daingerfield scored 3 runs in the fourth inning and added another 2 runs in the fifth to lift them to a 5-2 victory over Linden-Kildare on April 2.
Kelley got the pitching win for Daingerfield going five innings, and Josh Terry got the save, pitching the final two innings.
The leading hitter for Daingerfield was Ty Wilson who was 3-for-3 with 2 RBI’s and a run scored. Ruben Mims was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored. Kelley also scored 2 runs in the contest for Daingerfield.
Daingerfield played New Boston at home on Tuesday night and will travel to Hughes Springs on Friday for a 7 o’clock start.