Lakeside girls blast into quarter finals with 30-0 win over South Plaquemines

Photos courtesy of Lakeside softball Facebook page.

By Pat Culverhouse

It took only three innings for Lakeside’s Lady Warriors to move on in the LHSAA Division IV Non-Select state playoffs.

Five Lady Warriors had two hits each as Lakeside pounded out 14 hits to dominate South Plaquemines 30-0 in a second-round contest Tuesday in Sibley.

Lakeside, the division’s number 3 seed, moves into the quarterfinal round and will travel to take on the Mangham-Grand Lake winner Thursday.

Lady Warriors’ bats came alive early, pushing across 21 runs on nine hits in the bottom of the first, including a two-RBI home run by Ella Wood, wrapped around five walks and three hit batters. Nine more Lakeside runs crossed in the bottom of the second on five hits.

Wood, Emmaline Harmon, Teal Austin, Meredith Robinson and Moose Jernigan had a pair of hits each. Austin and Robinson each had four RBI while Harmon, Emily Jones and Wood drove in three apiece.

Peyton Wood, Lola Huddleston, Bray Lewis (two RBI) and Rhea Waller added one hit each.

Wood and Jernigan combined to toss a perfect three innings while recording seven strikeouts.