CLASS 4A
West Plains, Dumas destined for regional championship
District 4-4 was once again dominant at the midway point of the UIL playoffs, especially in Division I.
The West Plains Lady Wolves were one of those impressive teams that will be moving on as the Lady Wolves were able to make it a two-game sweep of Springtown thanks to a 5-4 win in game one, followed by a 7-1 victory to claim the regional semifinal championship Thursday and Friday on the campus of Abilene Christian University.
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West Plains leaned on veteran Jaylen Kaps and the senior didn’t let her team down. Kaps was sensational in the circle and superb at the plate in both wins. In the circle, Kaps kept Springtown off balance throwing back-to-back complete game efforts, scattering nine total hits over 14 innings, allowing just nine total hits and registering a combined 22 strikeouts. Kaps was also clutch at the plate in the series opener delivering a two-run double.
Teammate Sydney Garza also came up clutch in the opening game with a two-run homer.
The Lady Wolves are now set for a district showdown with Dumas. The Demonettes continue to cruise through the playoffs with another outstanding effort, this time mauling Mineral Wells 16-4 and 14-0 for a rather easy sweep in the regional semifinal Thursday and Friday at the Frenship Memorial Softball Complex.
An explosive Demonettes offense at up Lady Rams pitching with 32 total hits in the series on top of hitting eight home runs.
Aaliyah Chairez had three of the homers for Dumas over the two games, finishing with a total of seven RBIs. Mia Fry and Yari Vargas each had two long balls in the series.
West Plains (27-11) and Dumas (34-2-1) are now set to square off in the Division I regional championship in a best-of-three championship beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday at West Texas High in Stinnett. Game two will be at noon, Friday with a game three, if necessary, 30 minutes following game two.
Randall takes down Snyder
An offensive power surge was enough to get Randall past Snyder during a UIL Class 4A Division II regional semifinal Thursday and Friday at the Lubbock-Cooper Liberty Softball Complex.
Randall outlasted the Lady Tigers for a 9-5 win in game one, then out slugged Snyder for an 18-11 victory to get the sweep.
Randall picked up its 30th win of the season, moving to 30-8 overall and will now face Brock (23-9) in the Division with the best of a three-game series starting at 6 p.m. Thursday on the campus of Abilene Christian. Game two is set for 6 p.m. Friday, and game three will happen at 2 p.m. Saturday, if necessary. Brock was able to get a two-game sweep of Canyon to end the Lady Eagles season at 24-15.
In the opener, the Lady Raiders trailed 5-2, only to rally back thanks to a six-run top of the sixth inning. In the comeback win, Khloe Acosta was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. In Friday’s second game, Acosta was at it again going 3-for-5 with a homer and a double to finish with six RBIs. Teammate Kaley Wiseman was also clutch hitting two long balls to tally four RBIs.
REGIONAL QUARTERFINAL SCORES
CLASS 4A
Division I
Dumas def. Mineral Wells
Game 1: Dumas 16, Mineral Wells 4
Game 2: Dumas 14, Mineral Wells 0
Records: Dumas 34-2-1; Mineral Wells 25-10.
West Plains def. Springtown
Game 1: West Plains 5, Springtown 4
Game 2: West Plains 7, Springtown 1
Records: West Plains 27-11; Springtown 24-12.
DIVISION II
Brock def. Canyon
Game 1: Brock 8, Canyon 3
Game 2: Brock 16, Canyon 2
Records: Canyon 24-15; Brock 23-9.
Randall def. Snyder
Game 1: Randall 9, Snyder 5
Game 2: Randall 18, Snyder 11
Records: Randall 30-8; Snyder 23-11-2.
CLASS 3A
Division I
Iowa Park def. Bushland
Game 1: Iowa Park 3, Bushland 1
Game 2: Iowa Park 15, Bushland 0
Records: Bushland 18-16; Iowa Park 28-6-1.
Jim Ned def. Shallowater
Game 1: Jim Ned 9, Shallowater 6
Game 2: Shallowater 7, Jim Ned 6
Game 3: Jim Ned 7, Shallowater 2
Records: Shallowater 28-12-1; Jim ned 29-5.
Division II
Wall def. Canadian
One game: Wall 4, Canadian 0
Records: Canadian 25-8; Wall 29-5.
CLASS 2A
Division II
Reagan County def. Clarendon
One game: Reagan County 10, Clarendon 0
Records: Reagan County 20-6; Clarendon 9-11-1.
CLASS 1A
Petersburg def. Kress
One game: Petersburg 39, Kress 4
Records: Petersburg 18-6; Kress 10-14.