By Clint Cox
Three Jackson County varsity softball teams made the FHSAA playoffs, including two squads that captured their respective District Championships. The Cottondale Lady Hornets claimed the Class 2A District Two Championship with a 8-4 win over the Sneads Lady Pirates last Thursday night. Also on last Thursday night the Graceville Lady Tigers won the Class 1A District Two Championship with a 12-10 come from behind win over Bethlehem.
Sneads played host to Cottondale and the Lady Hornets took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Shaunte Forward singled and then scored on an RBI single by Brianna Curl. Sneads tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Samantha Culpepper sent one deep over the left field fence. Both squads scored two runs in the third inning as Cottondale’s Deb Davis scored on a RBI triple by Shanae Dickens. That was followed by Dickens scoring on a wild pitch to make it 3-1. But Sneads tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the inning with two runs (Kayla Kelly and Joni Bonine) on a 2 RBI double by Alisha Edenfield.
From there Cottondale began to pull away as they held Sneads scoreless over the next two innings. Meanwhile the Lady Hornets added two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a 7-3 lead. In the fourth inning Lindsey Erbacher scored on a RBI triple by Selentia Pittman and then Pittman came home on a RBI single by Davis. In the fifth inning Dickens and Forward both reached base on errors and then managed to score later on two throwing errors by the Lady Pirates. Sneads chipped away at the Lady Hornets led in the sixth inning but Cottondale countered with a run in the top of the seventh. Lady Hornet winning pitcher Liz Krauser got the final three outs in the bottom of the seventh to seal the win.
Sneads saw their 12 game winning streak end with the loss to Cottondale and were forced to travel in the first round of the playoffs to Baker. Against the Lady Gators Sneads fell in a close contest 6-4. With the loss Sneads finishes their season with a record of 19-7.
Cottondale played host to the Vernon Lady Yellow Jackets on Tuesday in Regional Quarterfinal action and came away with a thrilling 4-3 win in 8 innings. Curl’s game winning RBI single scored Forward to give the Lady Hornets the 1 run victory. Cottondale fell behind 1-0 but took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning as Taylor McDaniel’s RBI triple scored Forward. McDaniel then came home on a throwing error after a bunt by Erbacher. The Lady Hornets then added a run in the fourth inning to lead 3-1 but saw the Lady Yellow Jackets rally to tie the game at 3-3 in the sixth inning. With Tuesday night’s win Cottondale advances to the Regional Semi-Finals on Friday as they will host Baker at 7 pm.
The Graceville Lady Tigers notched their district titled with a come from behind 12-10 win over Bethlehem last Thursday. Trailing 12-9 going into the top of the seventh inning the Lady Tigers tied the game up on a RBI double by Stacy Sadler. An error by the Lady Wildcats then allowed Sadler and Meagan Sanders to come home and take the lead. Graceville followed up with a Tuesday night home contest against Rocky Bayou and won big by a score of 11-1. That sets up a rematch of the district title bout as Graceville will host Bethlehem on Friday night at 7 pm.
Three Jackson County varsity softball teams made the FHSAA playoffs, including two squads that captured their respective District Championships. The Cottondale Lady Hornets claimed the Class 2A District Two Championship with a 8-4 win over the Sneads Lady Pirates last Thursday night. Also on last Thursday night the Graceville Lady Tigers won the Class 1A District Two Championship with a 12-10 come from behind win over Bethlehem.
Sneads played host to Cottondale and the Lady Hornets took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Shaunte Forward singled and then scored on an RBI single by Brianna Curl. Sneads tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Samantha Culpepper sent one deep over the left field fence. Both squads scored two runs in the third inning as Cottondale’s Deb Davis scored on a RBI triple by Shanae Dickens. That was followed by Dickens scoring on a wild pitch to make it 3-1. But Sneads tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the inning with two runs (Kayla Kelly and Joni Bonine) on a 2 RBI double by Alisha Edenfield.
From there Cottondale began to pull away as they held Sneads scoreless over the next two innings. Meanwhile the Lady Hornets added two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to take a 7-3 lead. In the fourth inning Lindsey Erbacher scored on a RBI triple by Selentia Pittman and then Pittman came home on a RBI single by Davis. In the fifth inning Dickens and Forward both reached base on errors and then managed to score later on two throwing errors by the Lady Pirates. Sneads chipped away at the Lady Hornets led in the sixth inning but Cottondale countered with a run in the top of the seventh. Lady Hornet winning pitcher Liz Krauser got the final three outs in the bottom of the seventh to seal the win.
Sneads saw their 12 game winning streak end with the loss to Cottondale and were forced to travel in the first round of the playoffs to Baker. Against the Lady Gators Sneads fell in a close contest 6-4. With the loss Sneads finishes their season with a record of 19-7.
Cottondale played host to the Vernon Lady Yellow Jackets on Tuesday in Regional Quarterfinal action and came away with a thrilling 4-3 win in 8 innings. Curl’s game winning RBI single scored Forward to give the Lady Hornets the 1 run victory. Cottondale fell behind 1-0 but took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second inning as Taylor McDaniel’s RBI triple scored Forward. McDaniel then came home on a throwing error after a bunt by Erbacher. The Lady Hornets then added a run in the fourth inning to lead 3-1 but saw the Lady Yellow Jackets rally to tie the game at 3-3 in the sixth inning. With Tuesday night’s win Cottondale advances to the Regional Semi-Finals on Friday as they will host Baker at 7 pm.
The Graceville Lady Tigers notched their district titled with a come from behind 12-10 win over Bethlehem last Thursday. Trailing 12-9 going into the top of the seventh inning the Lady Tigers tied the game up on a RBI double by Stacy Sadler. An error by the Lady Wildcats then allowed Sadler and Meagan Sanders to come home and take the lead. Graceville followed up with a Tuesday night home contest against Rocky Bayou and won big by a score of 11-1. That sets up a rematch of the district title bout as Graceville will host Bethlehem on Friday night at 7 pm.
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