CLASS 5A REGION I SEMIFINALS

Lubbock Coronado vs. Plano

Game 1: Plano 2, Coronado 1

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Wells Field

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Hebron d. Burleson

Game 1: Hebron 1, Burleson 0

Game 2: Hebron 2, Burleson 1

CLASS 5A REGION II SEMIFINALS

Rowlett vs. The Woodlands

Game 1: Rowlett 5, Woodlands 4

Game 2: noon Sat. at Georgetown HS

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Mesquite Horn vs. Tomball

Game 1: 7 p.m. Thurs. at Waco ISD Complex

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: late Fri.

CLASS 5A REGION III SEMIFINALS

Katy vs. Pearland

Game 1: Pearland 4, Katy 2

Game 2: 7 p.m. Fri. at Pearland HS

Game 3*: 7 p.m. Sat. at Katy HS

Katy Taylor d. Fort Bend Elkins

Game 1: Taylor 1, Elkins 0

Game 2: Taylor 3, Elkins 0

CLASS 5A REGION IV SEMIFINALS

Austin Bowie vs. Harlingen South

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: noon Sat. at Alice HS

SA Taft vs. Edinburg

Game 1: Taft 5, Edinburg 2

Game 2: noon Sat. at Laredo

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 4A REGION I SEMIFINALS

Wolfforth Frenship vs. Mansfield Legacy

Game 1: Legacy 3, Frenship 1

Game 2: noon Sat. at Abilene HS

Game 3*: 30 min. after

EP Burges vs. Denton Guyer

Game 1: Guyer 13, Burges 4

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Ratliff Stadium

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 4A REGION II SEMIFINALS

Waco Midway d. Rockwall

Game 1: Midway 1, Rockwall 0

Game 2: Midway 3, Rockwall 0

Frisco Wakeland d. Hallsville

Game 1: Wakeland 2, Hallsville 0

Game 2: Hallsville 4, Wakeland 0

Game 3: Wakeland 4, Hallsville 0

CLASS 4A REGION III SEMIFINALS

Montgomery vs. Angleton

Game 1: Montgomery 3, Angleton 1

Game 2: Angleton 3, Montgomery 2

Game 3*: 1 p.m. Sat. at Cinco Ranch

Magnolia d. Sante Fe

Game 1: Magnolia 4, Sante Fe 2

Game 2: Magnolia 3, Sante Fe 1

CLASS 4A REGION IV SEMIFINALS

Seguin vs. CC Moody

Game 1: Seguin 3, Moody 1

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at CC Cabaniss Field

Game 3*: 30 min. after

NB Canyon vs. Port Lavaca Calhoun

Game 1: Canyon 3, Calhoun 2

Game 2: 3 p.m. Sat. at Weimar

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 3A REGION I SEMIFINALS

Abilene Wylie vs. Liberty Hill

 Game 1: Liberty Hill 9, Wylie 0

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Glen Rose HS

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Andrews vs. West

Game 1: West 8, Andrews 3

Game 2: 10 a.m. Sat. Abilene Chr.

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 3A REGION II SEMIFINALS

Paris North Lamar vs. Princeton

Game 1: North Lamar 1, Princeton 0

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: 7:30 p.m. Sat. at Sulphur Springs

Celina d. Lucas Lovejoy

Game 1: Celina 4, Lovejoy 3

Game 2: Celina 5, Lovejoy 1

CLASS 3A REGION III SEMIFINALS

Waco Robinson vs. Huffman Hargrave

Game 1: Robinson 6, Hargrave 0

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: TBA Sat.

CLASS 3A REGION IV SEMIFINALS

LaGrange vs. Lyford

Game 1: late Fri.

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Sinton

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Needville vs. Ingleside late Fri.

CLASS 2A REGION I SEMIFINALS

Alpine vs. Coahoma

Game 1: Alpine 2, Coahoma 0

Game 2: noon Sat. at Muggs Comp., Midland

 Game 3*: 30 min. after

Kermit vs. Early

Game 1: Early 13, Kermit 0

Game 2: 1 p.m. Sat. at Snyder

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS 2A REGION II SEMIFINALS

Hooks vs. Grand Saline

Game 1: late Thurs.

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Brock d. Quitman

Game 1: Brock 2, Quitman 0

Game 2: Quitman 3, Brock 2

Game 3: Brock 3, Quitman 0

CLASS 2A REGION III SEMIFINALS

Harleton 8, Warren 2

Linden Kildare 11, Anahuac 1

CLASS 2A REGION IV SEMIFINALS

Hallettsville vs. Refugio

Game 1: Refugio 3, Hallettsville 0

Game 2: late Fri.

Game 3*: 11 a.m. Sat. at SA O’Connor

George West 3, Rogers 0

CLASS A REGION I SEMIFINALS

Forsan vs. Albany

Game 1: Forsan 5, Albany 2

Game 2: 2 p.m. Sat. at Trent

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Petrolia 3, Marfa 2

CLASS A REGION II SEMIFINALS

Sam Rayburn vs. Hubbard

Game 1: late Thurs.

Game 2: noon Sat. at Wills Point

Game 3*: 30 min. after

Blue Ridge vs. Italy

Game 1: Blue Ridge 4, Italy 1

Game 2: Italy 9, Blue Ridge 4

Game 3*: noon Sat. at Forney

CLASS A REGION III SEMIFINALS

Alto vs. Grapeland

Game 1: 7 p.m. Thurs. at Pollok Central

Game 2: 7 p.m. Fri. at Crockett

Game 3*: 7 p.m. Sat. at Crockett

Mt. Enterprise vs. Cross Roads

Game 1: 5 p.m. Thurs. at Elkhart Slocum

Game 2: noon Sat. at Elkhart Slocum

Game 3*: 30 min. after

CLASS A REGION IV SEMIFINALS

North Zulch vs. Santa Gertrudis, TBA

Mart vs. D’Hanis 7:30 p.m. Fri. at Marble Falls

Game two of the playoff series between Mansfield Legacy and WF Rider has been postponed because of rain. The two will play at 1 p.m. Saturday at Legacy if the weather permits. Legacy took game one yesterday, 1-0.

Jazmin Robinson's walk off homer in the bottom of the sixth gave Summit (15-4, 7-0 District 4-5A) run rule win at home on Thursday night.
The game started to unravel in the fourth inning for Mansfield (14-6, 6-2) pitcher Danielle Hubbard, as her location became erratic and led to three Summit runs.
"We had opportunities in the first inning to score, and we had a chance to get the momentum, but they got it and we couldn't get it back," said Mansfield coach Jay Harvill. "It started to fall apart from there. We didn't get the big hits, and obviously they did."
Summit pitcher Eli Torres was on top of her game for the Lady Jaguars, as she struck out 10 and recorded a double in the big fourth inning.
"We have been feeling it as of late, and been (coming together), but I didn't expect 10 to nothing," said Summit coach Karah Kinder. "I would say that it was our best game this year. We finally put some hits together and worked together as a team. Pitching, hitting, defense...it was all good tonight."

Azle, Mansfield Legacy and Birdville have joined Keller in the Texas Girls Coaches Association state poll. Keller (21-1) has been a fixture near the top five of the Class 5A rankings all season and is second behind Coppell and just in front of The Woodlands, which can attribute much of its success to Mansfield transfer Paige McDuffee.
Azle checks in at No. 21 in the 4A poll, just ahead of No. 23 Mansfield Legacy and No. 25 Birdville, which is tied at that position with Crosby. Frisco Wakeland, Manvel and Elgin hold down the top three spots in 4A.

Paschal and Haltom rescheduled their Tuesday game and changed sites. The game was moved to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Haltom. The return game will be played at Paschal.

Arlington Bowie scored 20 runs in four innings in a 20-3 victory over Arlington Lamar on Tuesday. The Lady Volunteers scored nine in the first inning, one in the second, six in the third and four in the fourth on seven hits. Bowie hit four doubles and improved to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in District 4-5A.

Mansfield Timberview freshman Ashley Tharp struck out 19 batters to get her first perfect game in her high school career.
“She’s been getting better,” Timberview coach Tonya Mooney said. “We’ve faced some tough competition, but now we are starting to get some good weather, she is starting to pitch really well.”
The Lady Wolves (8-10, 2-0) beat Everman 5-0 Tuesday. Tharp is now (8-6) on the season.

Arlington Heights is 2-2 with a young team that hasn’t gotten to play much yet because of rainy weather. But the Yellow Jackets hope to get a lot of action by the weekend. They’ll play two games at a tournament at Gateway Park, host a district game on Friday against Polytechnic, play more tournament games on Saturday and then play another district game Monday against Wyatt. "That should give us five, six, seven games," coach Jim Whitley said. "We need some good weather so we can get out and so something. Because it messes up our practice time, too." Whitley said he has a lot of sophomores player, plus two freshmen. "We’ve got a freshman pitcher who does pretty good," he said. "She’s getting better every game."

An adjustment period is going to ensue anytime a team loses a pitcher to graduation like Arlington Bowie did with Victoria Veyna at the end of last season. Luckily for the Lady Volunteers, this season’s “transition period” hasn’t been that bad.
Bowie is 10-6 overall and 1-1 in District 4-5A even though it fields a roster that includes seven freshmen, two of which have replaced Veyna (Texas Southern) in the pitcher’s circle.
“I am real comfortable with the progress that we are making,” Bowie coach Kari Kitchens said. “We are a very young team. We are having to, not start all over again, but build new relationships with those freshmen.”
“It’s hard to replace someone like Victoria. She was a pretty dominant pitcher and someone our defense depended on a great amount of the time to get certain outs. The girls this year are doing a good job.”
The biggest reason that Bowie has held steady is junior catcher Kassy Torres, who caught Veyna for two seasons.
“I am very blessed to have Torres behind the plate,” Kitchens said. “The pitchers are really learning from her. She calls all of the pitches. I don’t. She is so very good at it and I am very blessed for that.”

Mansfield Summit’s plan for success is a simple one: Give the ball to junior Eli Torres and let her go to work in the pitcher’s circle.

So far, so good for the Lady Jaguars. Torres is 7-2 this season and the team is 10-3-2 overall and 2-0 in the always top-heavy District 4-5A. But Summit head coach Karah Kinder has the luxury of handing the ball over to two other pitchers should Torres ever need a break, and it has benefited everyone so far. Jazmin Robinson threw a no-hitter against Arlington Lamar on March 5 and Niki Owens has one win under her belt in two appearances.

“I really rely on Torres for any big game but it is very nice to have the other two pitchers,” Kinder said. “The other two really help Eli.”

Torres and Robinson both played a big roll in Summit’s key 3-2 win over Mansfield on March 3. Torres pitched a complete-game 4-hitter and Robinson smashed a home run.

“I think it was a terrible game for both of us,” Kinder said. “I think the next game will be much bigger. They had the bases loaded with two outs in the 7^th inning. So it could have been completely different.”