Team Texas Junior Futures Game 1 Recap

July 30, 2021
Tyler King
PBR Texas Scout

LAKEPOINT- Texas JFG’s got off the plane ready to play. They jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a missile from Brody Mattox to LCF scoring Blaine Bullard after working a lead off walk.

2025 1B Brody Mattox (⁦https://twitter.com/BrodyMattox1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BrodyMattox1⁩) gets things started for https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamTexas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TeamTexas JFG with an RBI double to LF. https://twitter.com/hashtag/PBRJFG21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PBRJFG21 https://t.co/puTfnS7Q83">pic.twitter.com/puTfnS7Q83a>
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On the mound, Texas was led by Jake Fults going 4.2 innings allowing 1 unearned run on 3 hits with 7 strikeouts.

2025 RHP/UTL Jake Fults ⁦@jake_fults⁩

Athletic, loose arm throwing all 3 pitches for strikes.

FB 80-82 T83
CB 73-74
CH 74#PBRJFG21 pic.twitter.com/OG5XsMOp34
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The bats stayed hot in the 3rd putting up 4 runs. Joshua Viars led off with a double, then scoring on an RBI single from Asher Levy.

2026 Joshua Viars (⁦@JoshuaViars⁩) with a leadoff ground-rule double in the 3rd for Texas JFG. #PBRJFG21 pic.twitter.com/I9GYNUdOeV
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2025 Asher Levy (⁦@AsherLevy29⁩) with an RBI single in the 3rd for Texas JFG. #PBRJFG21 pic.twitter.com/m1eDb6hVG3
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Matthew Boughton then knocked in Levy on a two-run double making it 4-0 and then Juan Diego Amescua knocked in Blaine Bullard to go up 5-0.

2025 IF Matthew Boughton (⁦@Matt_Boughton10⁩) with an RBI single to deep LCF for Texas to extend the lead to 4-0 in the 3rd. #PBRJFG21 pic.twitter.com/ZrMFEKW740
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Ronin McCraw made it 6-0 in the 4th on an RBI single. Texas scored two more on the inning thanks to heads up baserunning to make it 8-0.

2026 IF Ronin McCraw (⁦@RoninMccraw⁩) with an RBI single in the 4th for Texas JFG. #PBRJFG21 pic.twitter.com/BPEKaRl9VI
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In the 5th, Blaine Bullard had an RBI single and then Matthew Boughton added his 3rd RBI of the day making it 10-0.

2025 OF Blaine Bullard (⁦@BlaineBullard3⁩) with an RBI single extending Texas JFG’s lead to 9-0 in the 5th inning. #PBRJFG21 pic.twitter.com/MeovqdpZ8u
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Brody Mattox came in to close out the game with a strikeout to finish off the 10-1 run rule victory to open up Junior Future Games.