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March 19, 2011

MONDAY
Sweetwater at Big Spring (conclusion of suspended game), 6 p.m.

TUESDAY
Baseball — Snyder at Big Spring, 7 p.m.
Baseball — Lubbock Roosevelt at Coahoma, 7 p.m.
Baseball — Forsan at Midland Trinity, 5 p.m.
Softball — Snyder at Big Spring, 6:30 p.m.
Softball — Lubbock Roosevelt at Coahoma, 5:30 p.m.
Softball — Lubbock Christian at Forsan, 5 p.m.
Golf — Forsan boys at Big Lake tournament.

WEDNESDAY
Golf — Coahoma boys and girls at Roosevelt tournament, Lorenzo CC.
Golf — Forsan girls at Big Lake tournament.

To be continued: Lightning halts Lady Steers' district opener

March 19, 2011

The Big Spring Lady Steers had no shortage of opponents Friday night.

For starters, there was the visiting Sweetwater Lady Mustangs, who spotted the Lady Steers a six-run lead, then came roaring back with six runs of their own.

Then, there was the Lady Steers themselves, who gave the Sweetwater rally a helping hand with ineffective pitching and two three errors.

Finally, there was Mother Nature, who proved to be the toughest opponent of the night.

Steers sweep Lake View

March 16, 2011

A quick lesson from Baseball 101: When your pitcher throws strikes, the game becomes a lot easier.

Two varying examples of this rule were on display during the Big Spring Steers' doubleheader vs. San Angelo Lake View Tuesday afternoon. In game one, both the Steers and the Chiefs had trouble finding the strike zone and the end result was a 13-12 marathon win for the Steers. In the nightcap, however, Big Spring pitcher Jacob Acosta consistently got ahead of the opposing batters and the Steers cruised to a relatively easy 7-3 victory.

BSHS baseball takes care of Brownfield

March 9, 2011

It wasn’t exactly a night full of offense for Brownfield and Big Spring in their matchup Tuesday at Steer Park.

Big Spring third baseman Jacob Acosta changed all that with one swing, though.

Acosta’s three-run RBI double sparked a five-run third inning as the Steers went on to beat the Cubs 12-2 in five innings.

The Steers were up 3-1 before Acosta’s blast to left field, but they hadn’t had an extra base hit. Ascota’s double went past the Brownfield left-fielder and Gunnar Kennedy, Jared Deporto and Max Pappajohn were sent home. The Steers went from a 3-1 lead to an 8-1 lead.