SPORTS Page 5A Wednesday, May 22, 2024 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL BULLARD Making you Car- runs scored while Chase proud of Causey it to the 4A Region III thage Coach Jason Cau- Randall, Dylan Fowler said. where we quarterfinals was a tre- sey said. scored one and Ty Rigsby each had started to where we end- mendous accomplish- run late in the seventh two hits for Bullard. ment for the Carthage and play our best Randall had a pair of 26 games and a Bulldogs baseball team baseball these two games. RBIs with a run scored, lot to be proud of.
You this season. That accomplishment they are a good ball club scored, and Rigsby dou- some of these seniors; though spelled the end and they are going to play bled an RBI. for Carthage, who saw China their season to an end with a 7-1 loss to Bullard take on reigning state team that started 1-4-1 while Brooks Soape had in Game 2 of the best-of- champion China Spring on the season and fin- an RBI double and Cale three series on Saturday in a Region III semifinal ished second in District Preston singled and in Bullard. Bullard scored five of swept their best-of-three Spring Hill, who made it Game 2 Saturday at Bullard. (Michel Morn- their seven runs in the series with Burnet.
third inning, forcing Dylan Malone led the other side of the brack- Carthage to play catch way for the Panthers, et. up the rest of the way. hard to win when with a triple and three group, I be more Tip your cap to Bullard; Fowler an RBI and a run hate to see it end for Bullard (31-6-2) will came a long way from a went 2-3 at the plate matchup. China Spring 17-4A to champions scored for the Bulldogs. going 3-for-3 at the plate far this Carthage (23-11-2) Junior Cade Moore to the semifinals on the ed.
We won 20 of our last its part of falter in regional quarters to Bullard Carthage third baseman Carson Crawford throws out a Bullard batter in a Class 4A Region III quarterfinal ing Telegraph) HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL The Cinderella story that was the Gary Bobcats baseball season unfortunately came to an end on Saturday. Gary the last remaining No. 4 seed in the entire postseason saw their run come to a close as Gary fell 16-12 to Shelbyville in Game 3 of a best-of-three 2A Re- gion III quarterfinal matchup in Nacogdoches. The Bobcats were primed to pull off yet another upset as they led 8-1 after three innings but Shelbyville the District 23-2A co-champions refused to back down. The Dragons scored three runs in the top of the fourth, three in the top of the fifth and completely broke the game open scoring nine runs in the top of the sixth.
After falling twice to Shelbyville in district play, Gary pulled off game one of the series but able to win the slugfest that Game 3 became. Shelbyville combined for 14 hits in the game, while Gary combined for 11. Kohl Woodfin, David Stephens and Ben Stevens each had two hits Cinderella run ends in quarters Tucker Grubbs makes con- tact with a pitch against Shelbyville in Game 3 of the best-of-three 2A Region III quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at Nacogdoches High. (Brad Watchman) Gary third baseman Taylor Lake fields a ball against Shelbyville in Game 3 of the best-of-three 2A Region III quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at Nacogdoches High. (Brad Panola Watchman) HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL or the Beckville La- dycats softball team, about knowing where they are going but not forgetting where they have been.
Back on March 26, Beck- ville lost their second dis- trict game in three games and the hopes of a District 22-2A title looked bleak. But fast forward to present day, and the Lady- cats avenged the losses to Joaquin and Shelbyville to capture a third-straight district title and dropped a single game since. Beckville is now just two victories away from clinch- ing only their second-ever trip to state and first since 2013. really feel that this is a culmination of two years of really putting our girls under some pressure take on Cross Roads in the the tone for what this post- that. Now the final goal is situations with big time games and Coach Ronny Grandgeorge ning tonight at Lindale said.
year we had two High School. losses in the first round of district and the girls really for 7 p.m. both Wednesday district play and the pres- had to show some of their character and they back Since that 5-4 loss at Shelbyville, Beckville has combined to outscore their rude awakening the Lady- opponents 138-22. The Ladycats are firing on all cylinders as they will 2A Region III finals in a best-of-three series begin- First pitch is scheduled and Thursday, and the if-necessary Game 3 at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Grandgeorge said that loss at Shelbyville was the ser-sharp cats needed if they wanted been, Cross Roads has been to capture a third-straight just as hot as the Lady district title and it set season run has become. have not batted an eye Coach Grand- george said. came down to that last week of sure was more on them. They could tell it and sense it but they knew what they pitching duties with Betha- wanted. been la- As hot as Beckville has Bobcats dropped a game this postseason either.
However, Cross Roads is coming off a two-game sweep of Shelbyville where the Lady Bobcats allowed a combined nine runs; Beck- ville has allowed just three runs this entire postseason. At the forefront for the Ladycats has been senior and now graduate Bethany Grandgeorge, who has been an absolute force both in the circle and in the bat- box. realized what was on the Grandgeorge said. losing those two games it was tough and have lost, but at the end of the day we rallied back to be where we wanted to be and our goal was to be district champs. accomplished that and the next goal was to make it past third round, and we accomplished to make it to Austin next Coach Grandgeorge cred- its junior Gracey Struwe, who came in this year and has been the missing link for the Ladycats.
Struwe not only shared ny during tournament sea- son but also pitched some during several district LADYCATS IN HARMONY Beckville looks to take it to Cross Roads in regional finals Lexi Barr connects for a double in a District 22-2A softball game against Joaquin earlier this season (Ryan Panola Watchman) Beckville pitcher Bethany Grandgeorge throws a pitch in the fourth inning against Alto in Game 1 of a best-of-three 2A Region III bi-district playoff series. (Carlee Watchman) RYAN SILAPAN Staff Writer From Staff Reports RYAN SILAPAN Staff Writer See CARTHAGE, Page 6A See GARY, Page 6A See BECKVILLE, Page 6A.
