Tomball tops Houston Memorial in Texas High School Baseball Class 6A-D2 Championship: Live Score Recap

The Tomball Cougars (43-1-1) defeated the Houston Memorial Mustangs (34-8) 9-1 in the UIL Class 6A Division 2 championship on Saturday at Dell Diamond in Austin.

The win gives the Cougars their third title in program history. They won in 2024 and 2013. They finish with an impressive 43 wins this season, and they will be ranked as the top team in the nation by multiple rankings.

The Cougars began the game with three runs in the first inning. They added another two runs in the third inning thanks to an error by Houston Memorial. The Mustangs had three errors in the opening three innings.

Meanwhile, the Mustangs earned hits against Tomball senior pitcher CJ Sampson, but they could not capitalize. They left five runners on base, and Sampson was able to strike out Mustang hitters when it mattered. He finished with eight strikeouts on the night.

Tomball scored three runs in the fourth inning. Nolan Rush hit a 2-RBI single, and he finished with four RBIs in the game.

Memorial scored its only run in the fifth inning. Tannder Drda hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Boone McLaughlin.

Live Score Recap: Tomball vs. Houston Memorial in Texas High School Baseball Class 6A-D2 Championship

FINAL: Tomball 9, Memorial 1

7TH INNING

Tomball pitcher CJ Sampson gets all three Memorial batters out, and Tomball wins the game.

6TH INNING

One run for Tomball! The Cougars added another run when Nolan Rush singled to left center field to score Landon Reynolds from second base.

5TH INNING

One run for Memorial! The Mustangs had runners on first and third with one, and Tanner Drda hit a sacrifice fly to score Boone McLaughlin. The Mustangs have seven hits, but Tomball pitcher CJ Sampson has avoided damage by accumulating six strikeouts.

4TH INNING

Tomball added three more runs in the fourth inning. The Cougars loaded the bases and scored two runs when Nolan Rush hit a 2-RBI single. They added the third run of the inning when Corbin Cook grounded into a double play, but Catcher Hopkins scored from third.

3RD INNING

Memorial added more errors in the third inning, and the Mustangs are up to three in the game.

Two runs for Tomball! Daniel Obriant singled to right center to score Rush and Landon Courcier from third and second base.

2ND INNING

Tomball strands two runners on in the second.

Memorial gets another hit in the top of the inning, but that's it for the Mustangs.

1ST INNING

Three runs for Tomball! With runners on second and third base, Catcher Hopkins grounded out to second base, but Jay Sralla scored from third. The next better, Nolan Rush, hit an RBI single to shortstop to make it 2-0. Later in the inning, with runners on second and third, Caleb Gafford hit an RBI single, but the inning then ended when Brady Burrow was thrown out at home.

The Mustangs get a runner to second base after a single and a steal, but Sampson gets three strikeouts, and were going to the bottom of the inning.

Sampson throws the first pitch, a strike, and we're underway.

Memorial is the away team, so the Mustangs will bet at the top of the order. CJ Sampson is pitching for Tomball. Grant Sperandino is pitching for Memorial.

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