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VYPE Live Series Spotlight: Cedar Park vs. Glenn
It’s not unusual to see the Cedar Park Timberwolves in playoff contention around Easter time. The T’wolves, after all, are a perennial playoff contender prone to making deep post-season runs much like last year’s 28-8 squad that reached the third round. While the Glenn Grizzlies haven’t had the same success as Cedar Park in recent years, this year’s team finds itself in playoff contention.
With both teams tied for the final playoff spot, Cedar Park and Glenn will collide in an Easter Week showdown in this week’s VYPE Series Spotlight.
Senior pitchers Kyle McClure and Brice Schneider have provided a measure of stability for new Head Coach Ben Huffman’s Timberwolves (8-14 overall; 5-5 in District 25-5A). However, most of the other key players from last year’s club have graduated, leaving a host of underclassmen – such as sophomores Hudson Cuevas and Mack Galindo – to learn on the job. After a rugged tournament season, Cedar Park has stabilized since the start of district play.
Coach Zac Darling’s Grizzles (7-12, 5-5) have reached this point from the opposite direction. Glenn has multiple returning players back from last year’s team which struggled through a 9-23 campaign, including 1st Team All-district shortstop Chase Roberts and seniors Dominic Tanyag, Blake Rickmers, Aaron Wagner, Joe Brennan and Chance Newton.
Even as they battle each other, both teams know they’re just a game back of third-place Hays and – perhaps more important – maintain just a one-game edge over Lehman with four games remaining.
Game 1 will be tomorrow (4/15) from Cedar Park HS’s Matt Arellano Field at Jay Sevier Park before the series moves to the Glenn High School Baseball Field on Thursday (4/17). VYPE Live will broadcast both games, courtesy of the Cedar Park Baseball Booster Club and sponsors.What: Cedar Park vs. Glenn
When: Tuesday 4/15 and Thursday 4/17 (6:45 Pregame, 7:00 First Pitch)
Where: Cedar Park HS & Glenn HS
Who: Brad Cone and J.C. DeLeon/Holden Hudson
Watch:https://www.vype.com/ AND http://vypelive.com/web/broadcast/index
THE POWER RANKINGS: Johnson, Liberty Hill, Cedar Ridge still perched atop Austin area Softball chart
Buda Johnson, Liberty Hill and Cedar Ridge survived the week unscathed and remained atop this week’s softball Power Rankings – but they’d better be watching their mirrors.
Dripping Springs has climbed to fourth in the poll after defeating #9 Lake Travis, #8 Del Valle and Weiss. (The Lady Wolves were unrated at the time but have since cracked this week’s poll at #15 with wins over Little Rover Academy and an impressive win over now-#7 Georgetown.) Bowie entered the Top 5 and Stony Point also moved up after both teams swept their opponents.
Del Valle remained at #8 despite their loss to Dripping Springs, largely because the teams immediately behind them – Lake Travis, Leander and Bastrop – split their weeks and couldn’t completely take advantage. East View and Rouse each moved up a spot as Westlake fell out of the Rankings.
Here are the Rankings heading into the final week of the regular season.
VYPE's Austin Softball Rankings
1. (1) Buda Johnson Lady Jaguars (6A) 20-4-1 (Def. East Central; Def. Judson)
2. (2) Liberty Hill (5A) 20-4-1 (Def. Lehman; Def. Hays)
3. (3) Cedar Ridge Lady Raiders (6A) 17-3 (Def. Hutto)
4. (5) Dripping Springs (6A) 22-6-1 (Def. #9 Lake Travis; Def. #8 Del Valle; Def. Weiss)
5. (6) Bowie (6A) 15-7 (Def. Westlake; Def. Akins)
6. (7) Stony Point Lady Tigers (6A) 18-5-1 (Def. Vandegrift; Def. McNeil)
7. (4) Georgetown Lady Eagles (5A) 18-9-1 (Def. Hendrickson; L @ Weiss)
8. (8) Del Valle (6A) 14-5-1 (L @ #6 Dripping Springs)
9. (9) Lake Travis Lady Cavaliers (6A) 16-9-1 (L vs. #5 Dripping Springs; Def. Westlake)
10. (10) Leander Lady Lions (5A) 18-9 (L @ #15 Rouse; Def. Lockhart)
11. (11) Bastrop Lady Bears (5A) 16-7-1 (L @Crockett; Def. Anderson)
12. (12) Round Rock Lady Dragons (6A) 12-8 (Def. McNeil; Def. Westwood)
13. (14) East View Lady Patriots (5A) 15-7 (Def. Connally)
14. (15) Rouse Lady Raiders (5A) 15-9-2 (Def. #10 Leander; Def. Lehman)
15. (NR) Weiss Lady Wolves (5A) 16-10 (Def. Little River Academy; Def. #4 Georgetown; L @ #6 Dripping Springs)