Lake Ridge softball edges Centennial, Aledo and Kennedale baseball earn Game 1 wins
SOFTBALL
Mansfield Lake Ridge 4, Burleson Centennial 3
Emily Olguin’s squeeze bunt in the top of the sixth scored Ala Rosalez and the Eagles (20-5) edged out the Spartans in Game 1 of their Class 5A Region II quarterfinal series.
Game 2 is 7 p.m. Friday at Lake Ridge.
Maddie Munoz recorded an RBI single in the second and Rosalez’s two-run single in the fourth gave Lake Ridge a 3-0 lead.
Karter Hill’s RBI single in the fourth put Centennial (18-11) on the board and Gracie Morton tied it in the fifth with a two-run home run to left-field.
BASEBALL
Aledo 3, Colleyville Heritage 2
Hunter Rosson's had the go-ahead RBI single in the top of the fifth and the Bearcats won Game 1 of their 5A Region I area round series with the Panthers.
Game 2 is 7:30 p.m. Friday at Justin Northwest.
Heritage (27-5) took the early 1-0 lead in the first on an Aledo error. The Bearcats (24-8-1) went up 2-1 in the second with an RBI double from Zach Reinert and a bases-loaded walk.
Chance Roberts came in relief and allowed one hit in three innings.
Kennedale 2, Vernon 0
Jared Taylor threw a four-hit shutout and the Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in their 4A Region I area round series.
Kennedale (23-6-1) scored runs on a Cade Thompson RBI single in the third and Brandon Jones RBI double in the sixth.
Game 2 is 1 p.m. Saturday at Graham.
Denton 8, Richland 5
Jan Cabrera and Joseph Frisby drove in runs to break a 2-2 tie in the second inning and the Broncos went on to beat the Rebels in Game 1 of their 5A Region I area round series.
Game 2 is 7 p.m. Friday at Lewisville.
Denton (21-11-1) went up 2-0 in the first before Richland (23-8) tie it in the top of the second with a two-run double from Cameron Coffee. The Broncos scored three times in the fifth and the Rebels scored three in the sixth.
This story was originally published May 10, 2018 at 10:11 PM with the headline "Lake Ridge softball edges Centennial, Aledo and Kennedale baseball earn Game 1 wins."