Both the Chipola Lady Indians softball squad and the Indians baseball squad will be headed to their respective NJCAA Region VIII / FCCAA State Tournaments. The Lady Indians captured the Panhandle Conference Championship last Thursday when they posted a 5-3 win over Gulf Coast in game two of a double header in Panama City. Game one went the way of the Lady Commodores as they took advantage of a 2 run homer in the first inning and then held on for a 3-0 win. Game two would decide if the Lady Indians would be conference champions or have to share that title with Gulf Coast. Also on the line was a #1 seeding in the state tournament for their respective district. Chipola jumped out to an early lead as Carolyn Moore, Melody Moore and Chasity Covington all came up with hits and scored in the first inning to give the Lady Indians a 3-0 lead. In the second inning Destiny Covington and Casey Henderson each scored to make it a 5-0 game. Gulf Coast battled back with a run in the first, fourth and fifth inning but came up two runs short. The victory propelled the Lady Indians to 16-4 in conference play and 40-10 overall. They are ranked #4 in the state and #11 in the nation. The Lady Indians will begin play in the state tournament in Auburndale on May 2nd.
The Indians will advance to the state tournament as the conference runner up as they finished 2½ games behind the Pirates of Pensacola Junior College. Chipola concluded the conference season with a 14-6 mark after splitting with North Florida this past weekend. On Friday they hammered the Sentinels by a score of 11-1. Carlos Moncrief was the winning pitcher and Edmond Sparks had the hot bat as he struck two home runs on the day. On Saturday they fell 12-11 to the Sentinels as North Florida plated two runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to capture the win. Moises Montero, Adam Duvall and Marc Bourgeois all hit two run homers for the Indians. Chipola will now prepare for state tournament action May 9-14 in Winter Haven. The Indians are currently ranked #4 in the state and #9 in the nation. Their current record stands at 38-12-1.
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