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The UIL Texas high school baseball regional semifinals are underway, and several Fort Worth-area teams competed Friday. See a roundup of results from the area, and check back for updates.
Keller’s Cole Koeninger shines as Indians even series
Keller senior Cole Koeninger, a Tennessee pledge, was electric on the mound as the Indians forced game three in a Class 6A Division I regional semifinal series.
Koeninger pitched the entire game, allowing one hit and giving up two walks. He struck out 16 batters. Offensively, Keller tallied two hits as a team and walked twice, but it was enough to complete the shutout victory.
Game three is scheduled for noon Saturday at Coppell Sports Complex.
Aledo advances to regional finals
For the second consecutive season, Aledo will play in the regional finals.
The Bearcats trounced Amarillo 7-2 in game two of a UIL Class 5A Division I regional semifinal series to finish a sweep at Abilene Christian University. Aledo’s offense scored 15 runs in the series to Amarillo’s three.
Aledo (35-3) will face El Paso Americas at a time and place that is to be determined.
Pitcher Luke Sandefur paved the way, conceding two hits and allowing no earned runs in 4 2/3 innings. He walked five batters and tallied six strikeouts. Dane Brown took over in relief and allowed zero hits the rest of the game.
LSU pledge Lucas Nawrocki was a force, tallying four RBIs on two doubles. Six Bearcats had multiple hits: Nawrocki, Wilson Sehnem, Luke Gladchuck, Landon Barnes, Dylan Duran and Jackson Loos.
The Bearcats are searching for their first championship repeat in program history.
Trinity’s late surge not enough as Hebron forces game three
Euless Trinity (25-10-2) trailed Hebron 3-0 in the seventh inning in game two of a Class 6A Division I regional semifinal series but got in a position to tie the game after a solo home run from Zorian Palmore.
It seemed the Trojans would tie the game on a single from David Dagnino, but Trinity’s Ian Mason hesitated rounding third and stuck his finger up in celebration — the confusion led to Hebron getting the game’s final out at home plate off a cannon of a throw from Casey McGinnis.
Game three will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Lake Dallas High School.
Birdville loses twice, drops series to Americas
Birdville started the day with a one-game advantage over El Paso Americas in a Class 5A Division I regional semifinal series at Permian High School.
But things took a turn, and Birdville (24-14-2) dropped consecutive games on Friday and was eliminated. The Hawks lost game two in extra innings; the contest was tied at 2-2 after both teams scored twice in the third inning, but from then on, both teams struggled to find a groove.
The game was scoreless until the eighth inning, when Americas (27-8-1) seized a walk-off win on a Hawk error. Birdville starting pitcher Carsen Blake threw the entire game, surrendering five hits and zero earned runs.
In that contest, Birdville outhit Americas 12-5 but struggled situationally. The offensive woes continued in the deciding game three, as Americas starting pitcher Aiden Lester was nearly perfect, allowing one hit and no walks in a complete game, shutout.
More scores
G2: Burleson 5, Wylie 3 / G3: Wylie 14, Burleson 4 * Wylie advances to Class 5A Division II regional final
G3: Brock 13, Canyon 2 (5) *Brock advances to Class 4A Division II regional final
This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM.
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Charles Baggarly is a high school sports editor and reporter for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. He graduated from TCU in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and served as TCU 360’s sports editor. Connect with Charles on Twitter or via email.