Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Lone Star Conference Information

The following is taken from the LSC Weekly Release...

LSC Softball Other Top Performers

Kaycee Bryan, Texas A&M-Kingsville, ripped through #17 West Texas A&M’s pitching staff this weekend. She opened the series by going just 1-for-4, but followed up with a 3-for-4 and 3-for-5 performance. In the second game of the series she scored twice, stole a base and scored a run. In the final game of the series, she hit a key three-run homer, the first of her career, as the team won 14-12. She also scored three times in the game. She finished the week hitting .538 with five runs scored and now has a .380 batting average on the season.

Report on Texas A&M-Kingsville:

Two weeks into the conference schedule and the Javelinas find themselves in a three-way tie for second place. They are seeking their fourth straight LSC Tournament appearance. Sophomore Kaycee Bryan ripped through #17 West Texas A&M’s pitching staff this weekend. She opened the series by going just 1-for- 4, but followed up with a 3-for-4 and 3-for-5 performance. In the second game of the series she scored twice, stole a base and scored a run. In the final game of the series, she hit a key three run homer, the first of her career, as the team won 14-12. She also scored three times in the game. She finished the week hitting .538 with five runs scored and now has a .380 batting average on the season. Fellow sophomore Jessica Schneider was recently moved to the designated hitter role and this weekend she showed that she can be productive in that spot. She went 6-for-8 at the plate, including two walks and a home run. On
Monday, she went 4-for-4 with two runs, four RBI’s and a home run. It was the best game of
her career. She is now hitting .360 and has a .515 on base percentage. 2009 First Team All-
American Cassie Anderson has been struggling lately. She had at least one hit in all three games against West Texas, but saw her batting average fall to a season low .386. She still leads the team in batting average, runs (22), hits (32), triples (4), homers (5), total bases (59) and slugging (.711). Her career average is currently .373 which is two points below Kassie Rezza who holds the school record at .375. Senior catcher Melissa St. Clair is one of the best defensive catchers in the region. She has played nearly every inning of every game behind the plate this year and has only allowed 11 stolen bases while throwing out 45% of attempted stealers. She only has one error and one passed ball this year.”

Saturday, March 13, 2010

High School Updates...3-13-10

MAGNOLIA – Friday night’s District 18-4A showdown between two softball powerhouses turned out to be a true slugfest as No. 16 state-ranked Montgomery held on for a dramatic 8-7 victory to remain undefeated in the loop.

Montgomery improves to 16-5 on the season and 3-0 in district play, while Magnolia falls to 13-8 and 2-1 respectively.

“We finally decided to go up to the plate with an approach,” said Lady Bear head coach Michelle Rochinski. “We came up with some timely hits. Katy Adair is a really good pitcher, and we have to give credit to Magnolia. They did a great job, but we got the hits when it mattered.”

Magnolia made an impressive move in the bottom of the seventh, but Rochinski had faith in her kids. “I have confidence in the girls. They have strong at bats, and we have to play solid defense.”

It was the Lady Bulldogs who first lit the scoreboard however, as Adair singled to short. Ariel Hovis followed with a nice double to right field, then freshman Reggie Harrison came through with a clutch two RBI double to centerfield to put Magnolia on top 2-0 with the early lead.

The score would remain stagnant until the sixth inning when the Montgomery bats came alive. Megan Armistead drew a base on balls to lead off, then Peyton Webb grounded a single to center, moving Armistead to third. Cali Lanphear would walk to load the bases. Bailey Chalmers rifled off an RBI single, and the Lady Bears were off to the races trailing 1-2.

Shelby Stone soared off a double, knocking in two more runs to give Montgomery a lead they would not relinquish. Devon Tunning took advantage of a pitching change as Magnolia freshman Kaci Hoskins took over in the circle. Tunning notched another single to put her team on top 4-2.

Montgomery wasn’t quite through, as Brittany Clopton tripled to the left wall for another two Lady Bear runs. Armistead and Amy Rogers each piled on a single, then Webb polished off the inning with a sweet double to center to make it 8-2 Montgomery.

The Lady Bulldogs led off the bottom of the 6th with a double from Harrison. A walk and ensuing single from Kassi Mushinski loaded the bases for Magnolia. Jackie Baimbridge smacked one up the gut to cut the margin of deficit to 8-3 before the end of the inning.

Victory Birdwell was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the 7th, but a quick Magnolia out, followed by a pair of walks loaded the bases for Magnolia. Harrison singled to center as two runners crossed the plate to make it 8-5 in favor of the Lady Bears. It got a bit dicey as Kaci Hoskins singled over second base to pull within one. A dramatic finish ensued as Baimbridge knocked one clear into left field with what could have been the game winning hit, but foul ball was called. Montgomery Kyndall Reaves took no chances as she smoked one across the plate for a strikeout as the Lady Bears managed to cling to an 8-7 win.

Both teams provided exciting offense at times, as Magnolia was led by Harrison, who went 4-for-4 at the plate, which included a pair of singles, a pair of doubles and four RBI’s. Hoskins was 2-for-4 with a pair of singles. Montgomery was led by Cali Lanphear with 2-4, and Armistead, 2-5.

“It was two good teams slugging it out,” said Magnolia head coach Renee Bialas. “We had a bad inning and it cost us. I thought our kids hit the ball well, we just came up a little short.”


Reaves picked up the win for Montgomery, improving her record to 12-3 in the circle with a complete game, while Adair took the loss for Magnolia. Reaves struck out seven batters, giving up 11 hits and walking two. Adair (5 1/3 innings) struck out six, allowed six hits and walked three. Hoskins pitched one and 2/3’s innings, striking out two, walking one and giving up seven hits.

“This was a great ballgame,” said Rochinski. “I have to give credit to both teams.”

Magnolia: Victoria Birdwell, 2-4, double, single; Katy Adair, 1-4; Ariel Hovis 1-4, double; Reggie Harrison 4-4, two singles, two doubles

Montgomery: Brittany Clopton, 1-5; Megan Armistead 2-5; Amy Rogers 1-4; Peyton Webb 2-4, single, double; Calie Lanphear 2-4, single, double; Bailey Chalmers 2-4; Shelby Stone 1-4; Devon Tunning 2-4

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Consol wins in nine innings: KATY -- Sarah Allison and Sarah Halliwell each hit RBI doubles in the top of the ninth inning as A&M Consolidated beat Katy Seven Lakes 2-0 on Friday night.

Halliwell (15-3) also had nine strikeouts while allowing only three hits in the complete-game shutout.

The Lady Tigers (17-3) will play at Temple at 2 p.m. Thursday.


Consol 2, Katy Seven Lakes 0, 9 innings

W -- Halliwell (15-3).
Leading Hitters: AMC -- Allison 2-4, 2 2Bs, RBI; Halliwell 1-4, 2B, RBI.

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Bryan falls in Spring Break Classic: FARMERS BRANCH -- The Bryan softball team gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and lost to Flower Mound 4-3 on Friday in the Spring Break Classic.

Emily Peirce went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Lady Vikings, while Jennifer Saxby was 2 for 4 with a double. Pitcher Jennifer Kasper saw her record drop to 8-2.

The Lady Vikes also beat Kennedale 2-1 on Thursday at the Classic.

Bryan (13-6) will face Flower Mound again at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

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Scoreboard.... La Grange 1 Katy Taylor 0. Walkoff single by Shelbe Sterling in 9th wins it.

Willis 4 Caney Creek 1. Sarah Debrow has 15K's in the victory.

The Woodlands 2 Conroe 1. Game decided in bottom of 7th inning.

Tomball 15 Klein Forest 0. Early run rule in this mismatch.

Caldwell wins again. Hollie Chennault plays there.

Crosby 1 Dayton 0. Hayley Alexander SS Crosby.

Barbers Hill 7 Galena Park 2. Kelsie Lee SS Barbers Hill

Others.

Brenham 5 Magnolia West 4. Brenham wins in bottom of 7th.

Huntsville 11 Waller 5.

New Caney 5 Oak Ridge 2

College Park 10 Lufkin 3

Splendora 10 Cleveland 0

Jersey Village 6 Cy Fair 5

Klein Collins 4 Spring 3



Monday, March 8, 2010

High School Updates featuring MC Elite Gold Players

BV softball scores

Published Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:50 AM

Caldwell 9, Weimar 4

Caldwell 200 010 6 -- 9 8 2

Weimar 003 010 0 -- 4 7 2

Hollie Chennault and Callee Norman. V. Maupin, K. Smith and K. Vann. W -- Chennault, 6-2. L -- Maupin. Leading Caldwell hitters -- Sam Menchaca 2 for 3, RBI; Chennault 2 for 3, HR, 2B, 2 RBIs; Allison Alford 1 for 4, grand slam. Notes -- Chennault tied the game in the seventh with a homer and Chennault's grand slam broke the tie.

Oak Ridge 2, Conroe 1, 11 innings



Oak Ridge’s Tina Schulz homered in the 11th inning and got the victory on the mound in a 14-5A opener at Conroe Wednesday night.

Schulz, who also doubled, led off the top of the 11th with the home run. Danielle White had Oak Ridge’s other RBI, in the first inning.

For Conroe,
Brittany Medina was 3 for 5, Hailey MacMahan was 2 for 4 and Samantha Dawson had the lone RBI, in the fifth inning.

“We outhit them and left more runners on base,” Conroe coach Rachel Whatley said. “We just couldn’t put the hits together to get them in.”

Conroe plays again today at 2:20 p.m. at Cy Creek in the opening round of the Cy-Fair Tournament.

The Woodlands 11, College Park 0


The No. 3 state-ranked Lady Highlanders moved to 13-0 on the season with a big 11-0 road victory over College Park in a 14-5A opener Wednesday night.

Paige McDuffee improved to 11-0 on the season, going the distance and striking out 10 while allowing four singles. Rebecca Romero took the loss for the Lady Cavaliers.

McDuffee also had three RBI, while Lizzi Arana and
Jessica Snyder doubled for the Lady Highlanders.

The Woodlands plays again today in the HSSL Tournament at Community Park in Missouri at 3 p.m. vs. Alvin and at 5 p.m. vs. Clements.

District 14-5A

The Woodlands 11, College Park 0

TWHS 111 011 5 — 10 15 1

College Park 000 000 0 — 0 4 2

Record: TWHS 13-0, 1-0; College Park 0-1 in district

WP: Paige McDuffee (11-0; 7 IP, 10 Ks)

LP: Rebecca Romero

Leaders: TWHS, Lizzi Arana double;
Jessica Snyder double; Paige McDuffie 3 RBI

Next: TWHS at HSSL Tournament, today, 3 p.m. vs. Alvin at Community Park in Missouri City; 5 p.m. vs. Clements; Friday, Sienna Park, 11 a.m. vs. Dobie, 1 p.m. vs. Katy; Saturday, Sienna Park, 11 a.m. vs. Santa Fe; 1 p.m. vs. Brazoswood

Oak Ridge 2, Conroe 1, 11 innings

Oak Ridge 100 000 000 01 — 2 4 1

Conroe 000 010 000 00 — 1 7 2

Records: Conroe 8-6, 0-1; Oak Ridge 1-0 in district

WP: Tina Schulz

LP: Meagan Depugh

Leaders: Conroe,
Brittany Medina 3-5; Hailey MacMahan 2-4; Samantha Dawson RBI; Oak Ridge, Tina Schulz double, home run (11th inning, no outs), RBI; Danielle White RBI
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HSSL TOURNAMENT


The Woodlands High School Lady Highlanders are now 16-1 on the season after sweeping both of their games in the HSSL Tournament on Friday.

The Woodlands took a 1-0 win over Paseadena Doby in their first game of the day. Kristen Clark took the win on the mound for TWHS and had two strikeouts.

The Lady Highlanders second game of the day went into the extra innings as both teams were tied at two. In the bottom of the eight, Jessica Snider his a grand slam to give The Woodlands a 6-4 win. Paige McDuffy got the win on the mound and had 10 strikeouts.

The Woodlands will play Santa Fe at 11 a.m. and Brazos Wood at 1 p.m. in the HSSL Tournament today.


HSSL TOURNAMENT

The Woodlands 1, Dobie 0

The Woodlands 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 – 1

Pasadena Dobie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0

Pitcher: TWHS Kristen Clark 2 Ks

The Woodlands 6, Katy 2

Katy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2

The Woodlands (16-1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 – 6

Ledaers: TWHS Jessica Snider 1 grand slam

Pitcher TWHS Paige McDuffee 10 K’s

Next: TWHS plays Santa Fe at 11 a.m. and Brazos Wood at 1 p.m. in the HSSL Tournament today


Non-district

Ladykats take second at Cy-Fair Tournament


Updated: 03.06.10

The Willis softball team took second in the Cy-Fair Tournament Saturday.

Sarah Debrow pitched three games, winning two as the Ladykats would go 2-0 in tournament action Saturday before falling to Klein Collins 3-0 in the championship game.

Willis won its first game of the day 5-0 over Cy-Woods. Debrow picked up the win while striking out nine in six innings.

The Ladykats would win their second game of the day 1-0 over New Caney. Debrow was again the winning pitcher, striking out two while only allowing three hits.

The Ladykats would fall in the championship game to Klein Collins though. Debrow struck out nine but the Willis offense couldn’t pull through for the win.

Willis now moves to 10-8 on the season.


The Woodlands softball team picked up two wins in the Baseball USA Tournament Saturday.

With the wins the Lady Highlanders move to 18-1 on the season.

The Woodlands’ first win came in the form of an 8-1 victory over Santa Fe. Paige McDuffy would get the win, striking out six batters in the game.

The Lady Highlanders would win again later in the day 6-0 over Brazoswood. Kristin Clark pitched a complete game, striking out one batter.

McDuffy had a triple against Brazoswood.

Belton Tournament



Magnolia picked up a pair of wins in the Belton Tournament Saturday.

The first was a 5-4 win over host Belton and the second was a 4-1 victory over Pasadena.

Kaci Hoskins picked up the victory over Belton while Katie Adair got the win against Pasadena.

Consol softball team takes third at tournament

Published Sunday, March 07, 2010 12:06 AM

Eagle Staff Report

One bad inning spoiled A&M Consolidated's plan for a rematch against Dripping Springs, but it didn't completely ruin the weekend for the Lady Tigers softball team.

Consol bounced back from a Friday loss to Fort Bend Travis with a pair of victories Saturday to take third place in the College Station ISD Tournament. Consol completed pool play Saturday morning by beating Little Cypress-Mauriceville 9-6, then thumped Henderson 8-0 in the third-place game at Lady Tiger Field.

Consol went 5-1 in the tournament, raising its season record to 15-2.

Travis shocked the 11th-ranked Lady Tigers by scoring seven runs in the sixth inning to beat Consol 8-5 in Friday's late game. Travis won its final pool game Saturday to earn a spot in the championship game, which Dripping Springs won 4-2.

Last weekend, Consol won the tournament title at Dripping Springs by beating the host team in the championship.

Consol's resolve was tested Saturday morning, when sloppy fielding allowed Little Cypress-Mauriceville to take a 4-1 lead after the first inning. The Lady Tigers fought back with six runs in the third and finished the game with 12 hits, getting two apiece from Jordan Bettiol, Sarah Allison, Alyssa Gregg and Kayley Smith.

"This team has bounced back over and over," Consol coach Billy Hicks said. "The kids really have done a great job of sticking together, fighting and playing hard. I'm just thrilled with the effort these kids have given. I don't feel like we're out of any game. We hit the ball, and that helps a lot."

In the third-place game, Sydney Parks went 3 for 3 with two doubles and Allison belted a home run.

Sarah Halliwell got the pitching decision in both Friday games and the win over Little Cypress-Mauriceville, moving her record to 13-2. Freshman Macy Hicks (2-0) pitched all five innings against Henderson, providing a timely break for Halliwell as the Lady Tigers prepare to play Belton in a make-up game Monday before facing Bryan on Tuesday.

The top of the Consol lineup had a big weekend, with Allison going 10 for 17 and driving in eight runs to lead the way. Parks was 8 for 13 with five doubles, while Bettiol went 7 for 14 with three doubles and a triple.

Consol 8, Henderson 0

Consol 103 22 -- 8 12 1

Henderson 000 00 -- 0 5 0

Macy Hicks and Kayley Smith. Parton and Thomas. W -- Hicks, 2-0. L -- Parton. 2B -- Consol: Sydney Parks, Gina Delisa. HR -- Consol: Sarah Allison.

Fort Bend Travis 8, Consol 5

Travis 100 007 -- 8 11 2

Consol 102 002 -- 5 8 3

Sarah Halliwell and Sarah Allison. Estrada and Webb. W -- Estrada. L -- Halliwell, 12-2. 2B -- Consol: Jordan Bettiol, Sydney Parks 2, Allison, Halliwell.