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Uncharacteristic mistakes early proved costly for the No. 9 Westlake Lady Rams in a 10-0 quarterfinal loss to the No. 1 Buckeye Lady Panthers on Friday at Frasch Park in Sulphur.
“It just seemed like everything went wrong,” said Westlake head coach Jessica Provost. “They were so nervous and they looked so scared. I don’t even know who that team was out there.”
Mikayla Brown led off the game for Buckeye with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. With one out, Lacie Nugent hit a double down the line to score Brown for a one-run lead. Nugent took third on a steal and scored on a Westlake error.
“We had a plan that if we got anybody on base it was worth taking the chance,” said Buckeye head coach Darlene Wiley. “That’s why we took the chance on the steal, bunt steal. We had to try to make a habit to get on top for my pitcher.”
The Lady Panthers’ freshman starter Kelsea Wallace was able to keep the Westlake bats off balance all night with the Lady Rams’ best scoring chance coming in the third.
Jase Johnson hit a one-out single to right and Kasha Carpenter followed with her second hit of the night to put runners on at first and second with one out. Wallace got out of the jam by striking out the next two batters to end the inning.
Wallace retired 12 consecutive batters to end the game for the win.
“They couldn’t get their hits going,” said Wiley. “They are a very sound defensive team too and we just won.”
Bradshaw was able to keep the Lady Rams in the game until Buckeye erupted for eight runs on no outs in the top of the seventh.
“She did what she’s supposed to do,” Provost said on her junior pitcher. “I think they hit the ball. I knew they were No. 1 for a reason. They are good and they can hit the ball.
“We knocked them out last year and I knew they were hungry for us.”
Friday night’s game was the last for four Lady Ram seniors. Seniors Hali and Heidi Corley, Emily Dickerson, and score keeper Catherine Johnson will be graduated in the next month.
“My seniors are just amazing,” stated Provost. “They are definitely going to be missed. It’s sad to lose them. They have the right attitude and all of them are going to go very far in life and I will be able to say that I was apart of that.”
Uncharacteristic mistakes early proved costly for the No. 9 Westlake Lady Rams in a 10-0 quarterfinal loss to the No. 1 Buckeye Lady Panthers on Friday at Frasch Park in Sulphur.
“It just seemed like everything went wrong,” said Westlake head coach Jessica Provost. “They were so nervous and they looked so scared. I don’t even know who that team was out there.”
Mikayla Brown led off the game for Buckeye with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. With one out, Lacie Nugent hit a double down the line to score Brown for a one-run lead. Nugent took third on a steal and scored on a Westlake error.
“We had a plan that if we got anybody on base it was worth taking the chance,” said Buckeye head coach Darlene Wiley. “That’s why we took the chance on the steal, bunt steal. We had to try to make a habit to get on top for my pitcher.”
The Lady Panthers’ freshman starter Kelsea Wallace was able to keep the Westlake bats off balance all night with the Lady Rams’ best scoring chance coming in the third.
Jase Johnson hit a one-out single to right and Kasha Carpenter followed with her second hit of the night to put runners on at first and second with one out. Wallace got out of the jam by striking out the next two batters to end the inning.
Wallace retired 12 consecutive batters to end the game for the win.
“They couldn’t get their hits going,” said Wiley. “They are a very sound defensive team too and we just won.”
Bradshaw was able to keep the Lady Rams in the game until Buckeye erupted for eight runs on no outs in the top of the seventh.
“She did what she’s supposed to do,” Provost said on her junior pitcher. “I think they hit the ball. I knew they were No. 1 for a reason. They are good and they can hit the ball.
“We knocked them out last year and I knew they were hungry for us.”
Friday night’s game was the last for four Lady Ram seniors. Seniors Hali and Heidi Corley, Emily Dickerson, and score keeper Catherine Johnson will be graduated in the next month.
“My seniors are just amazing,” stated Provost. “They are definitely going to be missed. It’s sad to lose them. They have the right attitude and all of them are going to go very far in life and I will be able to say that I was apart of that.”
With the win, the Lady Panthers move on to the semifinals on Saturday to take on No. 5 Notre Dame at 1 p.m. on Field 17.
Box score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7– R H E
BHS 2 0 0 2 0 0 8– 10 11 0
WHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0– 0 3 2
WP: K. Wallace (7IP, 0R, 3H, 9K, 0BB)
LP: M. Bradshaw (7IP, 8ER, 11H, 9K, 2BB)
BATTING: BUCKEYE-M. Brown (2-3, BB, 2R); C. Richardson (1-3, 2RBI, double); L. Nugent (3-4, double, 2RBI); V. Eldridge (3-4, double, 2RBI); A. Driggers (1-4, RBI, double); S. Taylor (1-3, 2RBI, double). WESTLAKE-K. Carpenter (2-3, SB); J. Johnson (1-2).
Class 3A Quarterfinals
No. 6 Parkview Baptist. 8, No. 3 Avoyelles 5
The No. 3 Avoyelles Lady Mustangs took a 5-3 lead into the fifth inning, but the No. 6 Parkview Baptist Lady Eagles answered in the bottom of the fifth to advance to the Class 3A semifinals with a 8-5 win on Friday.
Kathryn Bailey led off the fifth for the Lady Eagles with a walk and Victoria Hugghins added a one out single for Parkview. Rachel Hugghins knocked a RBI double up the middle to bring the Lady Eagles within one. Lauren Yawn followed with two run single for a 6-5 Parkview lead.
The Lady Eagles added two more insurance runs in the sixth.
Brooklyn Guillot picked up the win for the Lady Eagles while striking out five while allowing seven hits and two walks.
Victoria Hugghins went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Jaycee Blades added a 2-for-4 effort.
Brit Daigrepont took the loss allowing 11 hits with five strikeouts and two walks.
Parkview will take on No. 7 Rayne at 1 p.m. on Field 18.
No. 7 Rayne 7, No. 2 Albany 5
The No. 7 Rayne Lady Wolves upset the No. 2 Albany Lady Panthers in the Class 3A quarterfinals with a 7-5 win on Friday at Frasch Park.
The Lady Wolves scored three unearned runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to take a 7-0 lead into the last inning.
Albany made things interesting with five singles including a two run single by Hanna Gill to score five runs, but had the rally end on pop-out and ground out to the pitcher to give Rayne the win.
Kelsey Hollier led the Lady Wolves with a 2-for-4 effort with a double and a triple and Ariel Meche added a 1-for-3 performance with a triple.
Mariel Meche picked up the win for Rayne allowing five runs on six hits with seven strikeouts and one walk.
Gill took the loss for Albany while striking out 13 batters while allowing just four hits and one walk.
No. 5 Notre Dame 3, No. 4 Catholic-New Iberia 0
The No. 5 Notre Dame Lady Pioneers gave the No. 4 Catholic-New Iberia Lady Panthers an early exit in the 2010 Fast Pitch 56 with a 3-0 quarterfinal win on Friday at Frasch Park.
Lady Pios’ pitcher Hannah Godeaux pitched seven innings of three-hit scoreless softball, but got a lot of help from her offense.
Taylor Boulet led off the third inning with a triple and scored a batter later when Godeaux roped a double to score Boulet for a 1-0 lead.
Notre Dame added to the one-run lead in the seventh led by Caroline Stewart’s solo blast to left to begin a two-run rally for the 3-0 win.
Godeaux finished the game with just one strikeout and two walks.
Marie Hoag took the loss for Catholic-NI allowing three runs on five hits with four strikeouts.
Notre Dame will take on No. 1 Buckeye in the Class 3A semifinals on Saturday at 1 p.m. on Field 17.
