ROUND ROCK — Not each consequence essentially goes as deliberate or hoped. That’s simply sports activities. That’s simply baseball.

Mansfield Legacy’s consequence on Thursday on the 5A state semifinals at Dell Diamond in Round Rock — a 4-2 loss to Friendswood — was not the one it had deliberate or hoped for. But Legacy coach Chris McMullen, together with his gamers behind him hugging and packing their issues, understood the larger image.

“There’s a good quote out there,” McMullen stated. “’It’s only impossible until someone does it.’ I think that summarizes, for the little kids in all the feeder patterns that, ‘hey man, this is possible.’”

Legacy (32-10) turned the first-ever Mansfield ISD baseball group to play in a state semifinal. And whereas a win would have been candy, setting a precedent and instance could make waves.

“I think it opens up the eyes of the entire Mansfield baseball community,” McMullen stated.

Friendswood (30-7-1) will play the winner of the Frisco Wakeland vs. Georgetown semifinal in the 5A state championship sport on Saturday at Dell Diamond.

Now on its approach to the state title sport for the primary time in its program historical past, Friendswood scored three runs in the primary inning on three hits and an error. Leadoff man Dylan Maxcey, a Texas Tech signee, reached base on an error and was pushed in by a Boots Landry single. Dane Perry then singled, and he and Landry have been pushed in by a Ty Brantley double to make it 3-0.

“Whether we’re up or down,” McMullen stated. “The only thing we know how to do is keep fighting for the entire game.”

After Friendswood pitcher Jacob Rogers — a senior signed to Texas Tech — allowed only one hit by way of three innings, Legacy’s bats got here to life a bit. Kayden Voelkel and Andrew Taylor each singled to open the fourth inning, and a Luke Devasher double with two outs scored each to lower Friendswood’s lead to one run.

Legacy pitcher Blake Julius, a junior dedicated to Oklahoma State, allowed only one run in his closing 4 innings of labor. McMullen stated that he’d been battling a finger pressure on his throwing hand for 3 weeks.

Friendswood loaded the bases with two outs in the underside of the fourth inning, however Julius induced a groundout to escape the body unscathed. He pitched 5 innings, and allowed two earned runs on six hits.

“The fact that he was able to settle down against arguably the best hitting team we’ve faced all year,” McMullen stated. “and go a couple goose eggs and one unearned run kind of shows what he’s capable of, and the type of kid he is.”

Perry hit a one-out triple in the fifth inning, and scored on a floor ball from Ty Brantley to make it 4-2. Legacy second baseman Cole Moore tried to throw Perry out at dwelling, however Perry touched dwelling plate earlier than the tag from Taylor, the catcher.

Rogers retired Legacy in order in the sixth inning, and hit the dugout after permitting a leadoff single to Cade Sanberg in the seventh. He struck out 5 batters and allowed 5 hits in six innings of labor. Griffin Kasemeyer recorded the ultimate three outs on the mound for Friendswood, all on strikeouts.