Taylor Wall said he didn’t have his best stuff Friday, but it was good enough.

The senior pitcher gave up three hits and struck out seven as the Westside Wolves beat Spring Woods 11-0 in five innings Friday afternoon at Jersey Village to advance to the area round of the Region III-5A playoffs.

Westside (23-2) had 12 hits in four innings and made a statement that the Wolves are a contender in a deep playoff field.

“This is the first time in a while that I felt we competed at the plate,” Westside coach Emrick Jagneaux said. “It was a big ball game for us and it’s a great win for our program.”

The Wolves scored seven runs in the second inning, as they got six hits in the inning off Tiger starter Sammy Bissett. Designated hitter Hunter Lewis got an RBI single, then second baseman Michael Falcone added a two-run single that scored first baseman Daniel Mengden and Lewis.

Falcone was 2-for-3 with four RBIs, while Mengden, Wall and infielder Brent Zieren each had two hits.

Meanwhile, Wall remained dominant on the mound. The Rice commit only faced trouble once, as Spring Woods had runners on second and third base with two out after singles by Corbin Casson and Ray Hernandez. But Wall got the next batter to ground out to the shortstop to end the inning.

“I didn’t have my good stuff today, but I battled through it and kept a zero on the board,” Wall said.

Wall only gave up one walk in the game, but it came with two outs in the fifth inning and ended the game on a force out at second base.

“Taylor has done this before. He’s a four-year starter for us and anytime there’s a big game, he’s the guy I want to give the baseball to,” Jagneaux said. “Our kids played well behind him, and he didn’t have his best stuff today, but you see that zero up on the board.”

Westside will face defending state champion Cy-Fair in the next round, but the Wolves look like a team that can match up with anyone, as long as they have Wall on the hill.

“I like this group of kids. They’re not as talented as the groups of kids we had here in the past, but when you have two guys on the hill who can pitch as well as they can and are two-year starters, you have a chance to win some ballgames,” Jagneaux said. “We’re going to try to make a run at this thing.”

Spring Woods ends its season at 12-12.

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