WESSON —
Pearl River’s Lady Wildcats split with Copiah-Lincoln’s Lady Wolfpack here Saturday, falling 1-0 in the opening game of the MACJC South Division softball doubleheader before bouncing back with a lopsided 14-3 victory in the nightcap contest.
PRCC improved to 13-8 overall and 4-2 in division play with the win, while CLCC is now 14-8 and 1-5.
Co-Lin starter Brooke Gonzales hurled a one-hitter in the first game to nab the mound win — striking out seven Lady Wildcat batters.
Things were scoreless for the first four-and-a-half frames before the Lady Wolves managed the game’s only run in the bottom of the fifth.
River starter Brittany LeBlanc (6-2) out of North Vermillion High in Maurice, La., got the loss. She also pitched the distance, giving up six hits, striking out seven, and hitting two batters.
Chelsea Page of Petal High smacked the only base hit for Pearl River, while Missy Romero paced Copiah-Lincoln’s six-hit attack with a double and a single. Jaylee Fernandez had a run-scoring double as well.
In the nightcap, Pearl River went up 2-0 in the top of the first before Co-Lin scored its first run in the bottom of the inning. The Lady Wildcats added two in the second and a whopping seven in the third to go up 11-1, while the Lady Wolfpack scored their final two runs in the bottom of the third.
PRCC added three more in the top of the fifth before pitcher Neely McCrary blanked CLCC in the bottom of the inning to ice the win via the eight-run rule.
McCrary (3-3) went the distance, giving up a meager five hits, striking out three, and hitting a batter; while starter Meghan Johnson got the loss.
Allie Flint of Madison Central High, Kelsea Lewis of Oak Grove High, Kaci Lantrip of Terry High, and McCrary paced the Lady ’Cats’ 11-hit effort with two singles a piece; while Emily Jackson out of Theodore High in Mobile, Ala., homered and Hillary Dickens of Picayune High and Whitney Waits of Oak Grove High both had base hits.
PRCC and CLCC eye a South Division rematch Saturday, April 13, with a 12 noon doubleheader in Lady Wildcat Stadium in Poplarville.
The Lady Wildcats return to action Tuesday when they host MACJC South Division rival Mississippi Gulf Coast in a 4 p.m. doubleheader before traveling to division foe Hinds in Raymond Saturday, March 23, for a 12 noon twin bill.
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Ryan: Hurt feelings bringing him, Saints together
Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will only help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season.
“I don’t like getting fired,” Ryan said Thursday during his first meeting with reporters since Sean Payton hired him in February to revamp New Orleans’ last-ranked defense. -
Saints ready to practice with Payton again
Even as Sean Payton tried to make the best of his one-season bounty banishment from the NFL by spending time with his children, getting in shape and playing golf, he often compared his punishment to prison time.
He missed his work that much, his players say, adding that his return has infused Saints headquarters with a fresh intensity leading up to Tuesday’s opening of voluntary offseason practices. -
Wildcats honored for efforts
Ten Pearl River Community College baseball standouts have earned 2013 post-season honors with center fielder Braxton Lee and catcher-designated hitter Krisjon Wilkerson leading the way with All-Region 23 and All-MACJC first- team accolades.
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Season ends for Maroon Tide
Picayune’s magical playoff run came up just short of a spot in the state finals.
Homestanding Pascagoula, the defending Class 5A state champs, took a hard-fought 5-3 win over the Maroon Tidee in game three of the best of three South State finals here Saturday before a capacity crowd at Ingalls Field. -
Season ends for Maroon Tide
The season came to an end for the Picayune baseball team Saturday afternoon with a 5-3 loss to homestanding Pascagoula here at Ingalls Field in the third and deciding game of the Class 5A South State championship series.
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Tide stays alive
And it all comes down to this.
Picayune and Pascagoula will face off in a one game, winner take all
showdown today at 2 p.m., at Ingalls Field for the Class A South State
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Wildcats tring to win Region 23 title
Host Pearl River opened Region 23 Tournament play in dominating fashion here Thursday in Wildcat Stadium, demolishing top-seeded East Central 12-1 in eight innings and now faces second-seeded LSU-Eunice (La.) in Friday’s second round at 7 p.m.
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Panther pitcher shuts out Maroon Tide
Pascagoula’s Andrew Crane continued his dominance of Picayune Thursday night.
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Season ends for Lady Hornets
Poplarville's season came to and end in the Class 4A South state finals Tuesday night.
The visiting Lady Hornets fell to Newton County 10-2 in game two of the best-of-three series. -
Lady Hornets face Newton County
Two more wins, and Poplarville will be playing for the Class 4A state championship in fast-pitch softball.
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