The top-ranked Eagles won the first team state crown in Rogers High School sports history Saturday at Round Rock’s Dell Diamond, overcoming a 4-1 deficit by scoring five third-inning runs and getting 5 1/3 strong innings from reliever Ricky Brenek as they defeated Hooks 8-4 to capture the Class 2A state baseball title.

After losing a 2006 state semifinal, coach Craig Coheley’s 2007 squad went 36-2 and was perfect against 2A opponents. The Eagles outscored playoff foes 85-14.

Senior Brenek (9-0) was voted Most Valuable Player of the championship game after he allowed only two hits and had five strikeouts.

Taylor Jungmann, Marcus Psencik and Kory Michalka had two hits each, and Psencik drove in two runs.

The large, loud Rogers crowd had extra cheers during the medals/trophy ceremony for senior Alan Valenzuela, the 10-0 pitcher whose broken ankle ended his season two weeks ago.