JOAQUIN, Tx -- Just like the 'severe weather event' that seemed to circle Ram Field here Tuesday night before a lightning storm suspended and later ended the Rams' regular season finale with one out in the top of the sixth inning, the Rams must have thought the rest of the teams in the District 20-2A race were doing the same.

JOAQUIN -- The Joaquin Rams have a motto this year and the team - and their fans and players wear it proudly on their shirts: "E2W". And when the team made up of a starting lineup with seven underclassmen takes the field, it's that "expect to win" attitude that has kept them motivated.

Texas High School
Baseball Coaches Association
State Baseball Poll
April 7, 2011

This week's Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association poll had a surprise or two in the Class 1A ranks as the Garrison Bulldogs bowed out and the Douglass Indians failed to show up.

The Bulldogs, who had moved up from No.8 to No.7 in consecutive weeks, didn't lose since the last poll was released. But nevertheless, Garrison was dropped out despite recording victories over Gary, 15-0, and Martinsville, 16-3, in games cut short because of the 10-run rule.