It’s obvious that Art Senato can’t get enough baseball.  

     The Marcus head coach – who was recently named Coach of the Year on the Dallas Morning’ News’ All-Area Team – snuck away to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday to watch the Orioles host the Washington Nationals. Even amongst screaming fans and hot dog vendors, Senato still picked up a ringing cell phone to talk even more baseball.

     Guyer standout pitcher Brad Kottman was recently named District 5-4A’s Most Valuable Player, and leads a solid list of Wildcats on this year’s all-district team.

      Before this season began, Marcus head coach Art Senato made it a point to schedule at least one preseason tournament in Midland because he knew the experience would pay off big should the Marauders advance deep in the Class 5A playoffs.

     The Jags – fresh off a sweep of District 6-5A rival Southlake Carroll in last weekend’s third round of the Class 5A playoffs – open another best-of-three series with El Paso Socorro on Friday in the regional semifinals. The Jags faced both teams a year ago, beating Socorro before losing to Carroll with a trip to the state tournament on the line.

    Guyer head coach Johnny Kinzy tried hard to downplay his team’s success all season, citing that baseball is an underdog’s sport and at any time one team can beat another.

     For a while there, though, it seemed like no team could beat the Wildcats. That was until Saturday, when Guyer lost 9-6 in Game 3 of a best-of-three series with Arlington Heights in the third round of the Class 4A playoffs. Guyer forced the decisive third game with a 4-3 win on Friday.

     Noah Ringenberger drilled a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday as Flower Mound rallied to beat Allen 5-3 in a Class 5A area round match up.

    When asked about his team’s chances in its first-ever playoff appearance, Guyer baseball coach Johnny Kinzy was very matter of fact and wouldn’t let on an inch.

    The Liberty Christian baseball team is moving on to the second round of the TAPPS 5A playoffs after beating Tyler Grace Prep on Monday 3-1.

    The Marcus baseball team set the proverbial bar extremely high having advanced to the Class 5A region finals in its first season under new head coach Art Senato. But can they do it again?

    The Flower Mound baseball team’s season ended on Saturday in the Class 5A region semifinals, losing to El Paso Socorro in two games.

     Art Senato is in his first year as baseball coach at Marcus. And his team is already making history.

     With their 5-1 win over Plano East in Game 3 of the Class 5A regional quarterfinals last Saturday, the Marauders have advanced to the regional semifinals for the first time in the school’s 23-year history. The team won the first outing 5-0 only to get sucker punched in Game 2, 13-3.

     The Marcus senior has driven in seven runs in the Marauders’ four playoff games – including a clutch RBI double down the third base line in a 2-0 win over Plano on Tuesday that moves the team into the third round of playoffs this weekend.

    The Guyer baseball team’s initial run in the Class 4A playoffs will continue.

     The Wildcats won their ninth game in a row and third of the postseason on Tuesday in a 10-2 drubbing of Granbury in the second round. They will face Arlington Heights in a best-of-three series, which started on Thursday.

     The Liberty Christian baseball team is one win away from the state finals. And the team that stands in its way is none other than longtime district foe Midland Christian.

    Flower Mound has already clinched a playoff spot. But they want to finish out the regular season on a positive note with a win over District 6-5A leader, Coppell.