Carthage Bulldogs Baseball Complex on Thursday, May 15, 2025 –
The Shelbyville Dragons varsity baseball team took a 5-2 run Game 1 win over the Frankston Indians on Thursday at Carthage Bulldogs Ballpark. The game was the beginning of a best-of-three game series between the two teams and is a Texas UIL State Region III Semifinal Elimination Playoff. The win improves the Dragons season mark to 24-7-1 and Frankston stands at 23-7.
Shelbyville gained an early lead when Gavin McDonald led off the bottom of the first inning with a double to leftfield. He moved to third base on a passed ball and then scored on a ground ball put in play by Tanor Doggett. Morgan Doggett drew a walk and scored later in the inning on a base hit to centerfield by Jaxon Lambright which put SHS up 2-0.
In the bottom of the fifth inning the Dragons extended their lead to 5-0 runs when McDonald started off the inning with a triple to left-centerfield, Tanor Doggett followed with an RBI single to centerfield. Doggett scored when the Indians committed an error on a ball put in play by Gus Duvon. Lambright later drove in Duvon with an infield hit.
The Indians later gained runs by Tucker Palmer and Carter Stibbens to cut the Dragons lead to 5-2 in the top of the sixth frame but this score ultimately held up for the remainder of the seven-inning contest.
Dallas Murry earned the win pitching for SHS and he gave up just three hits, struck out four and walked five.
Carson Bizzell and Kason Poe pitched for FHS and they teamed up to give up nine hits, walked three and struck out four.
Game 2 will be at Tatum Eagles Ballpark today, Friday May 6, 2025 at 6 p.m. If needed game 3 will be at Tatum at noon on Saturday May 17.
