Fastball - Tuesday softball: Richland downs Birdville and more, plus area scores

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Richland shuts down Birdville, claims top playoff seed

North Richland Hills Richland got a 1-hitter from Stacy Jennings and Lauryn Gamez had a pair of hits and an rbi as the Royal claimed at least a tie for the district title and locked up the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A Division I playoffs with an 8-2 win over North Richland Hills Birdville on Tuesday in a District 6-5A game on Tuesday at Birdville High School.

Richland (27-2 overall, 10-0 district) can claim an outright district title with one more win or one more loss by Birdville (12-11-1, 7-2). Birdville will be the No. 2 seed out of 6-5A in the 5A DII playoffs.

All but one starter in the Richland lineup had hits with Gamez leading the way with two. Sofia Hernandez knocked in two runs with a ground out in the second inning and a fielder’s choice in the seventh.

Maty Quick doubled in a pair of runs with 2 out in the top of the seventh to end the scoring for the Royals. Jennings, a junior, went the distance allowing 1 hit, 2 earned runs while striking out 9 and walking 9.

Avery Rodriguez had Birdville’s only hit. Rodriguez doubled in a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth that cut the lead to 4-2.

Southlake Carroll stays in hunt, downs Eaton

Southlake Carroll kept its playoff hopes alive as the Dragons downed Haslet Eaton 5-1 on Tuesday in a District 4-6A contest at Carroll High School.

Carroll (18-12 overall, 7-6 district) holds on to fifth place, two games behing Keller (20-9-1, 9-4) and two-and-a-half games behind Eaton (22-6-1, 9-3).

Olivia Wiske got the win tossing 5 innings scattering 3 hits with 1 earned run and 2 strikeouts. Wiske was also perfect at the plate going 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored and an rbi. Bella Garcia went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbi for the Dragons.

Taryn Adams homered with 2 out in the top of the third for Eaton’s only run of the game.

Byron Nelson rallies to dump Keller, sweep series

Trophy Club Byron Nelson spotted Keller a couple of runs in the top of the first, but rallied with 4 in the third and 3 in the sixth to ease past the Indians 10-6 in a District 4-6A game on Tuesday at Byron Nelson High School.

Sydona Meiser, a Texas Tech signee, got Keller (20-9-1 overall, 9-4 district) on the board in the top of the first with an rbi single and Landry Beaman followed with a sacrifice fly to right to make it 2-0.

Elle Dearing’s bases-loaded single in the bottom half of the first drove in 2 to tie the game for Byron Nelson (26-3-1, 10-2). Dearing had 3 rbi on the night.

Mackenzie Nelson had 2 hits in 3 at bats for the Bobcats, which included and double and a triple, with 3 runs scored and 2 rbi. Kaylee Vien (double) and Courtney Julian both went 2 for 3 at the plate for Byron.

Meiser was 3 for 4 for Keller with a leadoff homer in the fifth. The Indians pounded out 13 hits with Calliee Cribbs, Mackenna Jackson (double), Beaman and Tinslee Cribbs contributing 2 hits each.

Byron Nelson defeated Keller 7-5 in the first meeting.

MONDAY’S SCORES

Denton Ryan 6, Grapevine 0

Colleyville Heritage 12, Denton 6

Springtown 17, Lake Worth 0 (3)

Benbrook 23, FW Eastern Hills 0 (3)

Era 17, Chico 2 (3)

TUESDAY’S SCORES

Mansfield Legacy 15, Mansfield 4 (6)

Weatherford 14, North Crowley 1

Mansfield Lake Ridge 16, Crowley 1 (4)

Keller Central 11, Justin Northwest 1 (5)

Southlake Carroll 5, Haslet Eaton 1

Keller Timber Creek 9, Euless Trinity 2

Trophy Club Byron Nelson 10, Keller 6

Arlington Sam Houston 14, Arlington Lamar 11

Arlington 6, Arlington Bowie 0

Arlington Martin 7, Haltom 1

South Grand Prairie 14, Grand Prairie 0

FW Brewer 10, Saginaw 0 (5)

Azle 4, Granbury 0

Aledo 11, Keller Fossil Ridge 3

NRH Richland 8, NRH Birdville 2

FW Polytechnic 22, FW Wyatt 0 (3)

FW South Hills 15, FW Arlington Heights 2

FW Paschal 18, FW North Side 1

Burleson Centennial 10, Everman 0 (6)

Cleburne 2, Mansfield Timberview 0

Burleson 17, Mansfield Summit 1 (5)

Joshua 12, Arlington Seguin 0 (5)

Brock 12, Stephenville 0

Glen Rose 5, Graham 2

Mineral Wells 5, Brownwood 2

FW Eagle Mountain 15, River Oaks Castleberry 0 (4)

Burkburnett 21, Lake Worth 0 (3)

Springtown 13, Bridgeport 0 (5)

FW Southwest 9, FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis 6

FW Carter-Riverside 22, FW Eastern Hills 7

FW Western Hills 34, FW Dunbar 4 (4)

Iowa Park 10, Benbrook 0 (6)

Godley 2, Venus 1

Hillsboro 10, Kennedale 9

Alvarado 14, Waxahachie Life 9

Peaster 17, Millsap 1 (4)

Tolar 16, Eastland 14

Boyd 17, Callisburg 2 (3)

Whitesboro 4, Ponder 3

Paradise 6, Wichita Falls Memorial 4

Grandview 11, Blooming Grove 5

Scurry-Rosser 10, Rice 5

Maypearl 9, Palmer

This story was originally published April 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM.