High school baseball/softball: Coppell grabs crucial win in district 5-6A playoff race

Coppell's pitcher Jackson Floren (9) reacts after striking out Flower Mound's (11) during the fifth inning of a high school baseball game at Flower Mound High School, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Flower Mound. (Chitose Suzuki/The Dallas Morning News) Game of the day The District 5-6A race is heating up. Coppell's pitcher Jackson Floren (9) reacts after the seventh inning of a high school baseball game against Flower Mound at Flower Mound High School, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Flower Mound.

Coppell won 3-1. (Chitose Suzuki/The Dallas Morning News) Senior Jackson Floren showed out in Coppell ’s 3-0 win over Flower Mound Friday night, which avenged Tuesday’s midweek loss. The senior right-handed pitcher threw a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts against Flower Mound to help move his team into fourth place tied with Flower Mound Marcus , whom they play next week.

“I feel like every pitch was working,” Floren said. “The slider was really well on two-strike counts. I could throw that curveball anytime I wanted, for a strike, and the changeup was especially good to the lefties late in counts.

” Floren’s 10th strikeout came during the final frame with two runners on. The Navarro commit also had two other innings where he kept two runners on-base unscathed. Floren’s 8th strikeout of the night headed to the T7.