High school softball teams have busy week

Mon., April 1

Doyline Lady Panthers 14, Plain Dealing Lions 0

Doyline Lady Panthers scored eight runs in the second inning which helped them defeat Plain Dealing Monday. Arianna Crump singled, Karmadie Bartlett tripled, Lanie Gates doubled and Sariyah Gill grounded out, all scoring one run each. Two errors scored a run each and one error scored two.

Lady Panthers got on the board in the first inning after Keily Sumlin homered to left field, scoring two runs.

They added to their early lead in the bottom of the third after Nadia Lara grounded out, Savannah Stanley hit into a fielder’s choice, Jasmine Torres walked and Crump hit into a fielder’s choice, each scoring one run.

Sumlin began the game. The starter surrendered no hits or runs over four innings, striking out eight and walking four.

Gates, Crump, Bartlett and Sumlin each collected one hit. Crump and Sumlin each drove in two runs. Sumlin led with two of the team’s five walks for the game. Sumlin and Torres each stole multiple bases of the eight total stolen by the team.

Lakeside Lady Warriors 7, Choudrant Lady Aggies 8

Lakeside Lady Warriors’ effort to come back from down four runs in the sixth inning came up just short as they fell to Choudrant Monday. Lakeside closed the gap by scoring on an error, a home run and a solo home run.

Teal Austin doubled, which helped Lakeside tie the game at two in the bottom of the third.

They took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Hallie Sutton doubled, scoring one run to give Lakeside the edge 3-2.

Choudrant scored five runs on four hits in the top of the fourth to make the score 7-3. Lakeside made the score 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Emily Jones homered to center field, scoring two runs and Sutton hit a solo home run to left field.

Sutton started in the circle for Lakeside. She surrendered eight hits and seven runs over five innings, striking out four and walking six.

Lady Warriors tallied 10 hits in the game. Sutton, Mackenzie McCoy and Jones each collected two hits. Sutton and Jones were tough to handle back-to-back in the lineup, as each drove in two runs. Kaitlyn Squyres led with two of the team’s five walks.

North Webster Knights 15, Wossman 0

Anna Ray collected four hits in four at-bats, as North Webster Knights defeated Wossman Monday. Ray hit an inside the park home run in the fourth inning, doubled in the first inning, singled in the second and singled in the third.

Knights got on the board in the bottom of the first after Anekah Coleman doubled, Adryana White doubled, Kensy Brown singled, Kerianne Allen hit into a fielder’s choice and Madison Morgan singled, each scoring one run.

Knights added five more runs in the bottom of the second on three hits. Coleman hit an inside the park home run, scoring two, Allen grounded out, scoring one and an error scored two runs.

North Webster extended their early lead with two runs in the bottom of third, thanks to RBI singles by Brown and Kendall Temple.

Three more Knights’ runs crossed the plate in the fourth to extend the lead to 15-0. Morgan singled, scoring one and Ray hit an inside the park home run, scoring two.

Emma Newsom earned the win. She allowed no hits or runs over four innings, striking out eight and walking one.

Knights amassed 14 hits in the game. Coleman led with three runs batted in. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-2 on the day. White, Morgan and Brown each collected multiple hits.

Newsom threw an immaculate inning in the second, striking out the side on nine pitches.

Ray stole two of the Knights’ six stolen bases.

North Webster Knights 17, North Caddo Titans 4

Anekah Coleman drove in four runs on two hits to lead the Knights past the Titans Monday. Coleman hit an inside the park home run in the second inning, scoring three runs and singled in the third inning, scoring one.

Emma Newsom struck out 12 batters on the day. The righty also surrendered five hits and four runs over five innings while walking six.

Titans scored in the second inning, but Knights flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the inning, scoring seven runs on four hits to take a 7-1 lead. The biggest blow in the inning was an inside the park home run by Coleman that drove in three.

In the bottom of the third, Anna Ray and Coleman singled, each scoring one run and Adryana White doubled, scoring two.

Knights scored six runs on six hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Madison Morgan singled, scoring two runs, Zoe Oremovic singled, scoring a run and White doubled, scoring three runs.

North Webster collected 15 hits in the game. White provided pop in the middle of the lineup and led with five runs batted in. The right-handed hitter went 2-for-4 on the day. Ray and Ella Campbell each collected three hits. Coleman, Oremovic and Morgan each collected multiple hits. Kensy Brown stole two of the team’s four stolen bases.

Tues., April 2

Doyline Lady Panthers 18, Byrd Lady Jackets 17

Doyline Lady Panthers got out to a 6-run lead in the first inning and held on for a close victory over Byrd Lady Jackets Tuesday.

Bats blistered as Doyline collected 13 hits and Byrd tallied 11 in a high-scoring game.

Lady Panthers jumped out to the lead in the top of the first after Ava Sepulvado induced Kanyion Bartlett to hit into a fielder’s choice where one run scored. An error scored two runs, Arianna Crump singled, scoring one run and another error scored two runs. Doyline added one run in the second. Savannah Stanley grounded out, making the score 7-2.

Lady Panthers added to their early lead in the top of the third after Lady Jackets committed an error and Lanie Gates singled, scoring one run.

Lady Jackets flipped the game on its head in the bottom of the fifth, scoring seven runs on four hits to take a 14-12 lead.

Lady Panthers recaptured the lead 15-14 in the top of the sixth after Karmadie Bartlett singled and Lady Jackets committed an error, each scoring a run.

Sariyah Gill stepped in the circle first for Doyline. The righty allowed 11 hits and 14 runs (four earned) over five and two-thirds innings, striking out four and walking three. Keily Sumlin appeared in relief.

Lady Panthers accumulated 13 hits in the game. Crump and Bartlett were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected three hits while hitting back-to-back. Gates went 2-for-6 at the plate as the shortstop led the team with three runs batted in. Hannah Dryden and Sumlin each collected multiple hits. Crump, Gill and ShaDavion Martin each stole multiple bases of the 11 accumulated by the team.

Glenbrook Lady Apaches 8, Capt. Shreve Gators 17

Capt. Shreve Gators scored nine runs in the sixth inning, which helped them defeat Glenbrook Lady Apaches Tuesday.

Glenbrook got on the board in the top of the first inning after Chloe Gregg singled and Gabi Brown doubled, each scoring a run. Gators jumped back into the lead in the bottom of the second and added to it in the bottom of the third.

Lady Apaches tied the game in the top of the sixth, thanks to an error, a double by Vivian Still and a sacrifice fly by Brown.

Savannah Mangrum took the loss for Glenbrook. She went two-thirds of an inning, surrendering five runs on one hit, striking out two and walking four. Rebecca Mosley stepped in the circle first. The starter surrendered 11 hits and 12 runs (nine earned) over five and one-third innings, striking out five and walking six.

Brown and Anna Grace Vining each collected two hits. Gregg went 1-for-4 at the plate as they led the team with three runs batted in.

Hallie Sutton struck out 10 batters as the starting pitcher led Lakeside past Northwood Tuesday. Sutton gave up four hits and no runs over seven innings while walking two.

Lady Warriors won thanks in part to four runs in the third inning; two errors occurred, one scored one run and one scored three.

Mackenzie McCoy led Lakeside with three hits in four at-bats from the leadoff position. The team worked the count all day, collecting five walks.

Wed., April 3

Glenbrook Lady Apaches 17, Haynesville 0

Glenbrook Lady Apaches jumped out to the lead in the top of the first inning after Vivian Still was struck by a pitch, driving in a run, Colby Hollis doubled, scoring three runs, Savannah Mangrum singled, scoring a run and Hadley Haynes singled, scoring one run.

Six more Apache runs crossed the plate in the second inning to extend the lead to 12-0. Still hit a solo inside the park home run, Mangrum singled, scoring one run, Rebecca Mosley doubled, scoring two runs, Haynes singled, scoring one run and Ellie Earnhardt singled, scoring a run.

Lady Apaches scored five runs on three hits in the top of the third inning. Anna Grace Vining tripled, scoring two runs, Emma Garner doubled, scoring one run, an error scored a run and Chloe Gregg tripled, scoring one run.

Mosley earned the win for Glenbrook. The starting pitcher gave up no hits and no runs over one and two-thirds innings, striking out five and walking none. Garner threw one and one-third innings of zero-run ball in relief. She allowed no hits, striking out three and walking none.

Lady Apaches tallied 15 hits in the game. Haynes, Earnhardt, Vining, Gregg and Mangrum each collected two hits. Hollis, Mosley and Vining each drove in two runs. Earnhardt and Gregg each stole multiple bases of the eight tallied for the team.

Minden High School Lady Tiders 1, North DeSoto Griffins 16

Minden High School Lady Tiders had trouble keeping up with North DeSoto Griffins Wednesday.

Tiders got on the board in the first inning after Kylie Ryan singled, scoring one run.

North DeSoto took the lead in the bottom of the first and then scored five runs on one hit in the bottom of the second. 

Gracie Sparks took the loss for Lady Tiders. She went two and two-thirds innings, allowing nine runs (four earned) on five hits, striking out none and walking four. Lindsay Ryan began the game. The starting pitcher gave up five hits and seven runs (six earned) over one inning, striking out none and walking two.

Leadoff hitter Leigha Kennon-Gilbert had two hits in two at-bats. Ryan led with one run batted in. The infielder went 1-for-2 on the day. Lady Riders turned one double play in the game.

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