After opening district play with 4 consecutive away games, the Lake Highlands varsity baseball team will battle the Pearce Mustangs in the Wildcats’ district home opener on Monday, March 30.   Varsity will play at 7 pm, preceded by the junior varsity game at 5 pm. 

The Wildcats will try to gain ground in the wide open district 10-6A race, with no undefeated teams left after only 3 district games.  The Wildcats opened district play with a win at Berkner, which featured home runs by Brett Stell, Hunter Punjak and Sergio Soler, and a near-miss double to the wall by Andrew Vlad.  Pending the result of its district contest at Highland Park on Friday, March 27, Lake Highlands is 1-2 in district and 1-6 overall, after losses at Mesquite and Richardson.  The Pearce game begins a stretch in which the Wildcats will play 7 of their next 8 district games at home.  

Stell leads the Wildcats with a .316 batting average.  Odessa College commit Soler has 22 strikeouts in 14 innings on the mound for Lake Highlands and also leads the team in runs batted in.   

The Wildcat varsity baseball schedule and roster and junior varsity information can be found on the Wildcat Club website, www.lhwildcatclub.org.  Follow the team on Facebook, Lake Highlands High School Baseball 2015, www.facebook.com/lhhsbaseball.

As always the Cat Shack will be open for grilled burgers and hot dogs and other refreshments.  Proceeds benefit the Wildcat baseball program.  There is no charge for admission, so come out to the Cat, enjoy some baseball and support the Wildcats!