Texarkana beat Heath, 7-4, Thursday night in Texarkana.

Stunning because the run-rule caused the game to end after just five innings.

Heath (27-10) commited three errors in the second, leading to a seven-run inning, including Slade Heathcott’s two-run homer, which gave Texas a 7-0 lead. The visitors tacked on two more in the third and three in the fifth.

John Branum and Drew VerHagen were the only two normally hard-hitting Heath players who managed hits off Texas starter Josh Turley.

Although the Hawks were eliminated from the playoffs, their baseball program has exceeded what they expected to do since the high school opened just three short years ago. The program has already turned out 10 major college recruits and seems primed for more success next season.

“I really believe that we’ve set a mark now that we’re going to achieve every single year,” said Hawks’ head baseball coach .

“Fourth [playoff] round and beyond, that’s our goal.”

“We have the talent coming back to be just as good, if not better.”

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