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Calallen players return to the bus after a lightning delay was called at Cabaniss Baseball Field on Friday, May 22, 2026 in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen players return to the bus after a lightning delay was called at Cabaniss Baseball Field on Friday, May 22, 2026 in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Drayton Mitchell, right, is greeted by teammate Blake Quinn after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final against Davenport on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen baseball weathers delays to storm back into state semifinals
Calallen’s Drayton Mitchell (22) celebrates with the Wildcats after hitting a solo home run against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Drayson Gamez rounds second base after connecting on a three-run triple against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen pitcher Drayton Mitchell delivers a pitch against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Drayton Mitchell is greeted by head coach Steve Chapman after hitting a solo home run against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen superfan Larissa Duke cheers on the Wildcats in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Reese Rusher slides across home plate during Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final against Davenport on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Blake Quinn talks to Drayton Mitchell after his at-bat against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen pitcher Jimmy Tipton III pitches against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen baseball rallies to take Game 1 over Bullard in extra innings
Calallen head baseball coach Steve Chapman talks to the Wildcats after defeating Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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The Wildcats take a team photo after defeating Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Blake Quinn bats against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Blake Quinn prepares to make a play at first base in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final against Davenport on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Ian Garcia fires a throw to first base to complate a double play against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen’s Drayton Mitchell hits the ball to the outfield before reaching first base against Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen faced Davenport in Game 2 of the Class 4A Division I regional final on Friday, May 22, 2026, at Cabaniss Baseball Field in Corpus Christi.
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Calallen found itself in an unfamiliar position Friday night.
Trailing by multiple runs after the first inning, the defending state champions were forced to play from behind in Game 1 of the Class 4A Division I state semifinals at Buda Johnson High School.
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But like they have all season, the Wildcats responded with dominant pitching and a late rally to defeat Bullard 4-3 in eight innings.
The victory gave Calallen a 1-0 series lead with Game 2 slated for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30 back at Buda Johnson.
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How the game unfolded
Bullard struck first behind Ty Rigsby’s two-run home run, Gage Alderman added an RBI double in the first inning to give the Panthers an early 3-1 lead.
But Coll Carroll, who has shined all season for the Wildcats, took over from there.
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Carroll delivered six strong innings, allowing three hits and striking out 12 as Calallen increased its winning streak to 25 games.
The Wildcats broke through in the sixth when Reese Rusher singled and later scored on Drayton Mitchell’s RBI single to cut the deficit to 3-2. Two batters later, Blake Quinn hit an RBI single to score Drayson Gamez and tie the game at three.
In extras, Mitchell drew a leadoff walk in the eighth and advanced to third on a passed ball. Wyatt Duke followed with the game’s biggest hit — a go-ahead RBI single to score Mitchell.
Jimmy Tipton III handled the final two innings, retiring six of the seven batters he faced.
Dallin DeBellas led the Wildcats with three of the team’s 12 hits.
This article originally appeared on Corpus Christi Caller Times: Calallen takes Game 1 over Bullard in extra innings