Softball recap: Carroll, Aledo rally in Game 1 wins, Northwest pitcher surpasses 300 strikeouts
Aledo 9, Colleyville Heritage 3
The Ladycats trailed 3-2 and were down to their final at-bat in the top of the seventh before bursting for seven runs to go away with the win over the Panthers in Game 1 of the their Class 5A Region 1 quarterfinal series on Thursday at Byron Nelson HS.
Game 2 is 6:30 pm Friday at Byron Nelson.
Nathalie Touchet led off with a single and the bases were loaded two batters later on a Macy Graf single. A two-run double from Morgan Brown pushed Aledo ahead 4-3 and one batter later, Marissa Powell singled in another run to grow the lead to 5-3. Madysen Boutwell followed with a two-run double to make it 7-3 all before the Ladycats recorded the first out.
Presley Hull capped off the seventh with another two-run double for Aledo.
Jalie Neff doubled in a run to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the opening frame. Neff added another RBI double and a single by Lindsey McConnell extended the Colleyville Heritage lead to 3-0 in the fourth.
Graf homered in the fifth and Claire Byars doubled in a run in the sixth.
Kayleigh Smith pitched seven innings for Aledo allowing six hits with four strikeouts.
Justin Northwest 9, Brewer 4
Abi Young continues her terrific varsity debut season for the Texans, striking out 12 batters to surpass 300 on the season helping Northwest beat the Bears Thursday in Game 1 of their Class 5A Region 1 quarterfinal series at Northwest HS.
Game 2 is 7 pm Friday at Brewer.
Brewer jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the second on an RBI single from Emily Dominguez and RBI double from Kelsey Valo, but the Texans answered with four runs a half inning later.
Brooke Rutherford and Sadie Reid picked up RBI singles and Anna Brummal hit an RBI double.
Two more runs crossed the plate for the Texans in third and three in the fourth highlighted by an RBI double from Josie Copeland. Copeland and Brummal got multiple hits for Northwest.
Valo and Hennessey Adair got two hits apiece for Brewer.
Southlake Carroll 7, Abilene 5
The Dragons scored four runs in the fourth inning and went on to beat the Eagles in Game 1 of their Class 6A Region 1 quarterfinal series on Thursday at Weatherford.
Carroll will look to close out the series at 7 pm Friday at Weatherford.
Abilene poured on three runs in the top of the first inning and the Eagles led 4-2 after two. In the bottom of the fourth, the Dragons started with three straight hits, singles by Brooke Berwick and Morgan Cashon. Berwick scored on an RBI triple from Claire Carrick that trimmed the lead to 4-3.
Carrick scored and tied it after Cameron Timmons reached on an error. Two more runs scored on a two-run double to left field by Mackenzie Rae. Abilene pulled within one in the fifth and Carrick’s RBI double made it 7-5.
Timmons retired the side in the seventh.
Timmons, Carrick and Rae all had two RBIs and Cashon went 3 for 4 and scored three times.
Aubrey 9, Melissa 6
Prosper 6, Denton Guyer 2
Grandview 3, Whitewright 2
This story was originally published May 13, 2021 at 11:27 PM.
