Lady Blues take out Venus
ALEDO – It took them longer than they intended, but the Graham Lady Blues are headed to the Region I-4A semifinals.
The Lady Blues were pushed to a third and decisive Game 3, falling 3-0 in Game 2 before prevailing 5-0 in the rubber match of a I-4A quarterfinals series. Graham moves on to play Bushland in the regional semifinals.
Lady Blues sophomore pitcher Emma Southerland held Venus to just two hits in the Game 3 shutout, striking out 10 batters and walking none. Southerland was also 2 for 3 at the plate with a RBI. Abree Beggs and Elizabeth Routon also had two hits and each scored a run. Alex Husen was 1 for 4 with two RBIs.
Southerland also had a shutout going into the seventh inning of Game 2 before Venus broke through for the only three runs in the game. Graham managed just two hits in the loss, including a double by Southerland.
Brock hammers Henrietta
GRAFORD – Brock showed why it has been in the last two Class 3A state tournaments Saturday, shellacking Henrietta 15-1. It brings a conclusion to what was an impressive midseason turnaround for the Lady Cats, who finish 19-12.
Senior catcher Maddie Brown drove in Henrietta's only run with a single to score Kailey Barnard in the top of the third inning. It pulled Henrietta within 3-1 at that point, but Brock responded with a 10-run bottom half of the third.
SOFTBALL LINESCORES
REGION I-4A QUARTERFINALS
GAME 2
Venus 3, Graham 0
Venus | 000 | 000 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Graham | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 |
WP: Kaylee Davis. LP: Emma Southerland.
2B: (V) Natalie Lopez; (G) Southerland.
Leading Hitters: (V) Alexis Jasso 3x4, 2 RBI; Lopez 2x4, run, RBI; (G) Nicole King 1x3; Tatum Trester 1x3.
Records: Venus 20-8-1; Graham 25-10.
GAME 2
Graham 5, Venus 0
Venus | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Graham | 000 | 014 | x | — | 5 | 10 | 1 |
WP: Emma Southerland. LP: Kaylee Davis.
Leading Hitters: (V) Natalie Lopez 1x3; (G) Southerland 2x3, RBI; Abree Beggs 2x4, run; Elizabeth Routon 2x4, run.
Records: Graham 26-10; Venus 20-9-1.
REGION I-3A QUARTERFINALS
GAME 2
Brock 15, Henrietta 1 (5)
Henrietta | 001 | 00 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Brock | 21(10) | 2x | — | 15 | 14 | 0 |
WP: Mattye Tyler. LP: Haleigh Hogan.
2B: (H) Kailey Barnard; (B) Landry Felts, Kacie Gilreath. 3B: (B) Bailey Wagner 2.
Leading Hitters: (H) Maddie Brown 2x3, RBI; Barnard 1x1, run; (B) Wagner 2x4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Payton Gasca 2x3, run, 2 RBI; Felts 2x3, run, 2 RBI.
Records: Henrietta 19-12; Brock 29-5.