Spring Roundup 5/2-4
Girls tennis runs through regional rounds; baseball splits; girls golf shortened again; lacrosse and soccer suffer defeats in the final week of the 2023 regular season.
Mullen girls tennis earned another high-end ace on Thursday, dominating as host of Class 4A Region 3 at Pinehurst Country Club.
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I’m very pleased,” Mustangs head coach Jera Sturgell said. “Everybody played amazing and showed what they can do.”
I’m very pleased,” Mustangs head coach Jera Sturgell said. “Everybody played amazing and showed what they can do.”
In order, Mullen’s singles are Lexi Yost, Lilly Evans and Savanna Hanley. Doubles are Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters, Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich, Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow and Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers. They won six-of-seven lines and finished runner-up in the other to advance to Pueblo, where they will be in the second year of individual brackets. There will be 16 entries in each of the three singles and four doubles groups from May 11-13 at the southern city’s City Park.
In addition, the Mustangs are in the second year of the 4A team bracket, where they have made the semifinals after easily handling Thomas Jefferson and Discovery Canyon. They will host Thompson Valley on Tuesday, May 9, 2 p.m.
And the individual brackets, also consisting of 16 spots, are scheduled for release on Monday,
May 8.
“You just hope everything comes together and it is,” Sturgell said.
The Mustangs, she insists, have gotten progressively better throughout 2023 and also overcome the usual weather difficulties as well as unexpected court problems (Mullen has been off-campus since the start of the spring).
“The girls have been great,” the coach added. “I have such a good feeling about them.”
CLASS 4A REGION 3
At Pinehurst Country Club
Mullen qualifiers
SINGLES
Lexi Yost, Lilly Evans and Savanna Hanley.
DOUBLES
Grace Brouillette-Avery Walters, Clara Dailey-Claire Lenich, Anna Lawrence-Maisie McMorrow and Emma Lehman-Grace Jeffers.
Baseball
The Mustangs split two games by shutout, one in the Centennial League and the other nonleague.
Mullen first blanked Eaglecrest 4-0 in league behind the pitching of starter and winner Thomas Stewart and reliever Andres Bertaud. Sage Hurley was 2-for-2 with all three of Mullen’s runs batted in.
And on Thursday, the Mustangs were shut out 11-0 by host Pine Creek in Colorado Springs in nonlgeaue. They had their five-game winning streak snapped and were held to two singles.
Next is the first game of the Centennial tournament on Friday, May 5, against Eaglecrest at Bill Swift Field.
PINE CREEK 11, MULLEN 0
Mullen 000 00 -- 0 5 0
Pine Creek 007 4x -- 11 9 1
Mullen – Krza 2-0-0-0, Dings 2-0-0-0, T. Stewart 2-0-2-0, Hurley 2-0-0-0, Gamueda 3-0-3-0, Jackson 2-0-0-0, Mackenzie 3-0-0-0, Brady 2-0-0-0, Peonio 2-0-0-0. Totals 20-0-5-0.
LOB – 5. SB – Gamueda, Jackson.
Pitching – Salazar (L) 2.1 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 3 K’s; Bertaud 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K’s, B. Stewart 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K. WP – Salazar, Bertaud. Bertaud hit 1 batter.
MULLEN 4, EAGLECREST 0
Eaglecrest 000 000 0 -- 0 4 1
Mullen 011 020 x -- 4 6 0
Mullen – Krza 1-0-0-0, Bertaud 1-0-0-0, Walker 2-0-0-0, T. Stewart 3-1-2-0, Hurley 2-0-2-3, Gamueda 4-0-2-0, Kreiling 0-2-0-0, Jackson 2-1-0-0, Mackenzie 3-0-0-0, Brady 1-0-0-0, Peonio 2-0-0-0, Duke 1-0-0-0, B. Stewart 1-0-0-0. Totals 23-4-6-3.
LOB – 7. SB – Peonio. BB – Krza, Jackson, Brady, Mackenzie. 2B – Hurley. 3B – Hurley.
Pitching – T. Stewart (W) 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K’s; Bertaud 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K’s. WP – T. Stewart, Bertaud. HBP – Krza. Bertaud hit 1 batter.
Girls Golf
In Aurora, Kaitlin Zingler was runner-up in the weather-shortened Centennial League No. 4 at Meadow Hills Golf Course.
The fourth-of-five league gatherings was limited to nine holes because of the windy and dark conditions that came with lightning.
Zingler, a senior, shot even-par 36 on the front nine that included an eagle on the par-5, 471-yard No. 6. She was second by a shot.
For teams, Mullen was plus-27, three strokes behind Cherry Creek.
The final league meet of the season, No. 5, is set for Saddle Rock G.C. in Aurora, Tuesday, May 9.
CENTENNIAL LEAGUE NO. 4
At Meadow Hills G.C., Aurora
Par 36 (9 holes)
Team scores – Cherry Creek plus-24; Mullen plus-27; Arapahoe plus-33, Cherokee Trail plus-46; Grandview plus-60.
Mullen scores – 2. Kaitlin Zingler, 36; 5. (tie) Riley Sullivan, 41; 14. (tie) Jane Gray and Sammy Yates, 47; 19. Braelynn Lawler, 50; 25. May Myles, 58.
Boys Lacrosse
In their final home match of the season, the Mustangs came up short to Evergreen by 14-1.
Nicky Bond, set up by Brody Meade, had the Mullen score.
The Mustangs will finish 2023 with a back-to-back on Friday, May 5, at Air Academy in the Colorado Springs area, 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 6, at Conifer, a 2 p.m. matinee.
EVERGREEN 14, MULLEN 1
Mullen goal – Nicky Bond.
Mullen assist – Brody Meade.
Girls Lacrosse
In their final home match of the season, the Mustangs lost 19-8 to Cherokee Trail in nonleague.
Earlier, Mullen lost 14-5 to Evergreen in the 4A West League.
The Mustangs’ season finale will be on Friday, May 5, at Arapahoe, 6 p.m.
CHEROKEE TRAIL 19, MULLEN 8
Cherokee Trail 14 5 -- 19
Mullen 4 5 -- 9
EVERGREEN 14, MULLEN 5
Girls Soccer
In Parker, the Mustangs had the early lead before losing 3-1 to host Lutheran in nonleague.
Mullen is 8-5-1.
On Tuesday, Mullen rolled Overland 10-0 in the Centennial behind three goals and an assist by Katie Luzietti
On Tuesday, Mullen rolled Overland 10-0 in the Centennial behind three goals and an assist by Katie Luzietti
The Mustangs will wrap up their regular season on Saturday, May 6, at home against Liberty Common in an early one, 9 a.m.
LUTHERAN 3, MULLEN 1
Mullen 1 0 -- 1
Lutheran 0 3 -- 3
MULLEN 10, OVERLAND 0
Overland 0 0 -- 0
Mullen 9 1 -- 10
Mullen goals – Katie Luzietti1 3, Olivia Luzietti 2, Steffi Thomas 2, Brie Brocato, Kendall Smith, Ella Grace.
Mullen assists – Steffi Thomas 2, Kate Vezzani 2, Kaitlin Tucker 2, Olivia Luzetti, Katie Luzetti.
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