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The Nazareth Swifts baseball team have played their way to the state tournament in Round Rock on June 8. The team is coached by Tyler Goodwin.
The Nazareth Swifts punched their ticket to state, beating the #1 ranked Ira Bulldogs in two of three games in the Regional playoffs this past weekend. Both teams came to the Region I-1A baseball championship series undefeated.
The Swifts came out on top of the pitcher's duel, Trent Gerber from Nazareth and Ira’s Jerek Pena, to take the series lead in the first game last Friday; the Swifts won 3-2. The second game of the series, Ira took the victory, 7-5.
The third game was real nailbiter, with the Swifts pulling off an incredible comeback, winning with a walk-off in 8 innings, 15-14.
Playoff games leading up to the Regional title: Bi-District, Naz vs Follett – 20-0; Quarterfinals, Naz vs. Borden County – 10-0 and 13-0; and Regional Semifinals, Naz vs. Kress - 10-0.
Naz head coach Tyler Goodwin and his father, Ira head coach Toby Goodwin, gave the Regional championships added spice to playoff games in their head-to-head matchup. But in the end, the younger firstyear coach advanced his team to state against the tough Bulldogs.
Coming out of Region 2 & 4 is Abbott, who won Region 2, and will play either play Fayetteville or D’Hanis from Region 4 in the state semifinals.
The Texas State UIL 1A semifinal games are set to begin on June 8 at 9 a.m. at Dell Diamond in Round Rock. The Swifts will take on the Kennard Tigers (23-13, 9-3) from Region 3.
The state championship game will be on June 9 at a.m.
Tickets are $15 per person per day and are all general admission seating. Children under the age of two do not require a ticket. Parking for all 2022 UIL Baseball Tournament games at Dell Diamond is $10 per vehicle per day, credit card only. There is no charge for bus parking. Tailgating is allowed in the parking lots. However, guests must stay confined to one parking space per vehicle.
Dell Diamond is located at 3400 East Palm Valley Blvd in Round Rock.