2018 Bi-District Champions

Congratulations!
2018 L.D. Bell Blue Raider 5-6A All-District Selections
 
Coach of the Year
Paul Gibson
 
Defensive Player of the Year
 Grant Plunkett, Sr. - Catcher
 
First Team
Michael Bernhardt, Sr. - Short Stop
*Blake Empkey, Sr. - Outfielder
*Reece Gould, Sr. - Pitcher
*Mason Ornelas, Jr. - Pitcher
Landry Choate, Soph. - D.H.
 
Second Team
 Johnny Sifuentes, Sr. - Pitcher
 
Honorable Mention
Jayvien Joseph, Sr. - Outfielder
Dylan Herd, Jr. - Second Base
 
*Congratulations to Reece Gould and Blake Empkey on their 2018 North Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association West All Star Team selection. The NTHSBCA All-Star game is Monday, June 11th 7pm at Grand Prairie High School.
*Congratulations to Mason Ornelas on his Junior Team Texas selection. Mason will play in the 24th Annual Junior Sunbelt Classic in McAlester, OK, June 8-11

National Signing Day

May 18, 2018

Congratulations!!

(Front Row): Michael Bernhardt - Northeast Texas, Carlos Pimentel - Hill College, Reece Gould - Texas State, Johnny Sifuentes - Howard College, Blake Empkey - Oklahoma Christian

(Back Row): Jayvien Joseph - Oklahoma Christian, Grant Plunkett - Central Arkansas

L.D. Bell 2, McKinney Boyd 0
BY BRIAN GOSSET
BGOSSET@STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
May 05, 2018 07:57 PM

Senior right-hander Reece Gould allowed two hits in six innings and the Blue Raiders completed the sweep to clinch their first bi-district title since 2013.

Blake Empkey and Dylan Herd drove in runs during the fifth and sixth innings for Bell (21-9), which won 4-0 in Game 1.


Read more here: https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/dfwvarsity/article210563004.html#storylink=cpy

Texas A&M commit excited for L.D. Bell postseason run

May 03, 2018 04:10 PM

L.D. Bell Tops Southlake Carroll 8-2


Toby Bicknell
Texas Scouting Director

HURST, TX - Tuesday night was a showdown in District 5-6A between the L.D. Bell Blue Raiders and the Southlake Carroll Dragons. Southlake, ranked No. 4 in the PBR Texas Power 25 rankings, entered the contest at 9-1 in district, 21-5 overall. L.D. Bell has been making noise all year, posting a 17-7 overall record, and sitting just a game behind the Dragons at 8-2 in district. Two highly touted pitchers faced off in what could decide the district champion, 2019 RHP Mason Ornelas for L.D. Bell, and 2018 LHP Adam Stephenson for Carroll.

Southlake got a run in the first when Adam Stephenson doubled and three batters later, Nik Millsap drove him in with a laser sac fly to left field.

Coach Gibson’s Raider club played the aggressor all night, scoring in each of the first four innings. In the bottom of the first, Blake Empkey singled to centerfield, driving in SS Michael Bernhardt. Three pitches later, Reece Gould scored on a wild pitch. They added a run in the bottom of the second, this time scoring on back-to-back errant picks at second base. 3-1 Bell.

In the third, L.D. Bell loaded the bases with no outs after a single by Reece Gould, a Plunkett walk, and Blake Empkey singled on a drag bunt. Gould scored on a passed ball, then Mason Ornelas hit a sac fly to score Plunkett’s pinch runner. Empkey scored the 6th run on an infield error. 6-0 Blue Raiders.

Southlake Carroll had opportunities to score throughout the night, loading the bases again in the fourth with two outs, but they only managed one run on a wild pitch. 6-2 Bell

In the fourth, Empkey came up with another big hit for the Blue Raiders, this time a slicing line drive to left field that scored Bernhardt and Suarez.

Blue Raider starter 2019 RHP Mason Ornelas, a Texas A&M commit, settled in after the first inning, ultimately going 6 strong innings, working around 6 hits and four walks, to allow only 2 runs, 1 earned. 2018 RHP Johnny Sifuentes worked a 1-2-3 seventh inning to clinch the victory for L.D. Bell. Final Score: Bell 8, Carroll 2. With the victory, Bell moves into a first place tie at 9-2 with Southlake Carroll, setting up a huge matchup on Friday night that could ultimately decide first place in district 5-6A.

STATS

L.D. Bell
Ornelas: (W) 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 K, 4 BB. Batting: 1-2, RBI.
Sifuentes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 K.
Bernhardt: 1-2, 2 R, 2 SB, 2 BB
Gould: 2-4, 2 R
Empkey: 3-4, 3 RBI, 2B, R

Southlake Carroll
Stephenson: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, K, 2 BB. Batting: 3-4, R
Bell: 2-3
Hill: 1-3

                                                                                                  

 

L.D. BELL BLUE RAIDER BASEBALL FUNDRAISER

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New 2018 Blue Raider Varsity Uniforms

L.D. Bell  continues to impact our community this Christmas season by adopting families through Christmas Providers. Tonight, the Blue Raiders delivered gifts and food to their adopted families. There’s nothing better than giving and helping others. Thank you to all the families that participated in purchasing & wrapping gifts for our adopted families. A BIG THANK YOU to our Class Representatives Jennifer Gould (Senior Rep.), Angie Herd (Junior Rep.) and Amy Ruby ( Soph. Rep.) for an unforgettable night of sharing the JOY of Christmas.

Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. "For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2: 10-11

MERRY CHRISTMAS

L.D. Bell Head Coach Paul Gibson and the Blue Raider Baseball team continue their rich tradition of giving back to the community by purchasing and delivering Thanksgiving Baskets. This is the 19th year coaches and players of the L.D. Bell Baseball team have donated meals to families in the H-E-B area.

L.D. Bell Baseball will also partner with Christmas Providers in December and adopt five local families.

Happy Thanksgiving