Six Broward and Palm Beach teams head to state softball May 8th, 2013
Pines Charter, Heritage and Heritage-Delray aiming to repeat as champions
Pembroke Pines Charter, American Heritage and American Heritage-Delray are back to defend their state championships. Cypress Bay is making its first appearance, King’s Academy just its second. And St. Thomas Aquinas is here again after a 10-year hiatus.
Softball teams have to adjust playoff schedules after UIL tells them they can’t play Thursday April 23rd, 2013
The high school softball playoffs start this week, and many Dallas-area teams had scheduled Game 1 of a best-of-3 series for Thursday before being informed by the UIL that they can’t play that day.
Trophy Club Byron Nelson coach Kathy Schoettle said juniors are doing TAKS testing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and that coaches thought they were allowed to play games on Thursday as long as students didn’t miss any class time. But Schoettle said the UIL sent out an email Monday morning … [visit site to read more]
High school softball pitchers racking up pitches, innings April 13th, 2013
Wear-and-tear a concern among coaches
American Heritage softball coach Marty Cooper was surprised by the text message he received a couple of weeks ago.
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No pushovers in District 9-8A softball; Atlantic baseball rolls April 4th, 2013
All teams have winning records
The district softball playoffs begin in less than two weeks, and much like baseball, the District 9-8A tournament should be very compelling.
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Learning experiences keep on coming for P.B. Gardens softball March 19th, 2013
With freshmen handling the bulk of his team’s pitching this season, Palm Beach Gardens coach Randy Jackson wasn’t sure what to expect.
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It’s been a good couple of weeks for the softball programs at American Heritage-Delray, Cooper City and Pembroke Pines Charter.
Earlier this month, all three teams earned state tournament berths and both Heritage-Delray and Pines Charter brought home championships.
This week, four former players from those schools will be taking the field in Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.
Two of those players–former Pines Charter pitcher Lauren Sewell and former Heritage-Delray standout Keima Davis–play for Alabama, which will take on Tennessee on Thrusday when the tournament begins.
Two former Cooper City standouts–Laura Fountain and Stormi Grzybek–will also be in the Women’s College World Series. They play for South Florida, which opens tournament play against Oklahoma on Thursday.
Click here to check out the complete bracket for the 2012 Women’s College World Series.
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It’s been a good couple of weeks for the softball programs at American Heritage-Delray, Cooper City and Pembroke Pines Charter.
Earlier this month, all three teams earned state tournament berths and both Heritage-Delray and Pines Charter brought home championships.
This week, four former players from those schools will be taking the field in Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.
Two of those players–former Pines Charter pitcher Lauren Sewell and former Heritage-Delray standout Keima Davis–play for Alabama, which will take on Tennessee on Thrusday when the tournament begins.
Two former Cooper City standouts–Laura Fountain and Stormi Grzybek–will also be in the Women’s College World Series. They play for South Florida, which opens tournament play against Oklahoma on Thursday.
Click here to check out the complete bracket for the 2012 Women’s College World Series.
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Pines Charter’s Lauren Sewell, Heritage-Delray’s Keima Davis a win from NCAA softball title July 20th, 2012
Alabama’s 8-6 win over Oklahoma in Tuesday night’s Women’s College World Series has moved two former South Florida softball standouts–Pembroke Pines Charter’s Lauren Sewell and American Heritage-Delray’s Keima Davis–one step closer to a national title.
After dropping the first game in the best-of-three series, the Crimson Tide weathered an Oklahoma rally to hang on for the win and force the decisive third game.
Davis, who came into the game as a pinch runner, scored a run in the second inning.
The national championship game will be played Wednesday night.
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Softball players from Plano East, Hebron, Forney, Ennis and Celina named high school All-Americans July 7th, 2012
Plano East senior pitcher Holly Kern and Hebron senior pitcher Heather Stearns were named first-team high school All-Americans in softball by MaxPreps. Forney junior shortstop Brooke McCarroll, Ennis junior catcher Riley Fira and Celina senior shortstop Shelby Carter were named to the second team.
Kern, a Texas signee, was SportsDay’s player of the year this season. She was 33-4 and hit .365 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs to lead Plano East to the Class 5A state semifinals.
Stearns, a Baylor signee, was SportsDay’s pitcher of the year and was named the Gatorade Texas Softball Player of the Year. She was 18-9 with a 1.29 ERA and hit .413 with 15 home runs and 41 RBIs as Hebron reached the 5A Region I final before losing to Plano East.
McCarroll, who has committed to UT-San Antonio, was SportsDay’s offensive player of the year. She hit .392 with 52 RBIs and an area-leading 16 home runs as Forney made it to the 4A state semifinals.
Fira, who has committed to UT-Arlington, hit .482 with 15 home runs and an area-best 70 RBIs for 4A Region II finalist Ennis. She was a first-team all-area selection.
Carter, a Midwestern State signee, was a first-team all-area pick and was named the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s 3A-2A-1A state player of the year. She hit .470 with six home runs and 45 RBIs.
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