High school baseball, softball: Keller survives test; Melissa continues home run barrage

Denton Guyer third baseman Madison Joyer connects with a home run against Denton Braswell during a District 5-6A softball game played at Denton Braswell High School on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Aubrey. (Steve Nurenberg / Special Contributor) Game of the day The Keller baseball team, ranked No. 2 in the state in Class 6A, found itself clinging to a one-run lead over Keller Central through five innings Tuesday.

But Maximus Segura made sure there would be no upset. Segura hit an RBI double in the top of the sixth and then scored on a groundout as Keller went on to win 7-3. Maddox McCrary provided some final insurance with an RBI single in the seventh.

Tennessee pledge Cole Koeninger homered for Keller, as did Logan Brown to help Keller (20-1-2) extend its winning streak to 13 games. Brown was the starting pitcher and allowed three runs on two hits in four innings before Cameron Ireland followed with 2 2/3 innings of hitless relief while striking out seven. Spotlight Last season, Melissa set a new high school national record for most home runs in a season by hitting 122 in 39 games.

That's an average of 3. 1 per game. The nation's eighth-ranked team isn't quite on that same pace this year, but it has 53 home runs through the first 22 games for an average of 2.