Rattler Baseball Heads to State

Ronald Reagan High School baseball will make the 98-mile journey back to the Del Diamond Stadium in Round Rock Friday, June 8, to play in the UIL State Tournament.  The Rattlers (36-7) will face Cypress Ranch (32-8-2) at 7 p.m.  The winner will play the victor of South Lake Carroll (33-6) vs Conroe The Woodlands (25-14-1) at 4 p.m., Saturday, June 9.  

Expectations are high, as the 2017 State finalist team, coached by Chans Chapman, returned 11 lettermen, including 8 starters.  Look for senior outfielder Ben Sanchez, a baseball commit to Western Texas College, and pitcher Travis Stehle, who has caught the eye of many with his 90+ mph fastball and presence at the plate. 

Since coming to Reagan in 2004 as the head baseball coach, Chapman's teams have won 7 district championships, made 3 regional final trips and appeared in the state tournament in 2014. In 2014 Reagan won their first regional title and finished as the state runner-up in 5AAAAA.  That team ranked in the top 25 in the country in Max Preps rankings.  Chapman was named SA Express-News Coach of the Year in 2014

FOX Sports Southwest and NFHS Network will televise and webcast the UIL State Baseball Tournament.  Find NFHSNetwork.com at www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/uil.  Games shown on FOX Sports Southwest also will be streamed on the FOX Sports GO mobile app.

You can listen to audio broadcasts from TSRN at star810.com/joa/index.html and Texan Live at https://www.texanlive.com/2018/06/san-antonio-reagan-vs-cy-ranch-baseball-6a-state-semi-finals-audio-broadcast-6-9-2018-7pm/.

Strike ’em, Rattlers!

Photo courtesy Alamo Sports Photography

Thanks to the Diamondbacker Sports Association