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Local Roundup

UIL State Softball Championships

  • Posted: Sunday, June 5, 2011 7:00 a.m.
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CLASS 5A

The Woodlands 7, Northside O'Connor 5: AUSTIN -- Faith Bohack's home run capped a five-run fourth inning and The Woodlands survived four errors in the final inning to beat Northside O'Connor and win the Class 5A softball championship.

Jessica Snyder started the key inning for The Woodlands (44-1) with a homer, and Bohack's drive put her team ahead 7-1.

Paige Duffee, the championship game MVP, scattered eight hits and struck out six in a complete-game win. She also had two hits.

O'Connor (34-5) scored three times in the seventh inning with help from four errors by The Woodlands before Duffee closed out the game.

Courtney Tietze had three hits for O'Connor, including two singles that drove home Maegen Ramirez each time.

The Woodlands took a 2-0 lead in the first on a hit, two walks and an error and five illegal pitches from O'Connor.

CLASS 4A

Santa Fe 10, Forney 3: AUSTIN -- Ciara Sunseri's bases-loaded double highlighted a seven-run fifth inning that carried Santa Fe past Forney 10-3 in the Class 4A softball championship game Saturday.

Santa Fe (37-6) sent 11 batters to the plate in the fifth and had six consecutive hits. Sunseri, the most valuable player, had three hits and three RBIs and scored twice.

Micaela Bouvier, who had the go-ahead hit when Santa Fe was down to its final strike in the semifinals, pitched her second straight complete game. She scattered seven hits and struck out two.

CLASS 3A

Celina 5, West 1: AUSTIN -- Katelynn Drummond scattered six hits to lead Celina past West 5-1 for the Class 3A state softball championship on Saturday.

Celina (36-6-3) had 13 hits, including three hits by Shelby Carter and two hits each from Claudia Cantu, Lindsie Knowles and Paige Mongillo.

Carter and Cantu scored runs by sliding around the West catcher in tag plays at home plate. Leading 3-1, the LadyCats added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the seventh.

Carter was named tournament MVP.

CLASS 2A

Danbury 9, Nacogdoches Central Heights 1: AUSTIN -- Kaylee Garner pitched a six-inning, 15 strikeout one-hitter as Danbury pounded Nacogdoches Central Heights 9-1 to claim the Class 2A UIL state softball championship on Saturday.

Garner, the championship game MVP, finished one strikeout short of tying the state record when she was substituted out after six innings with the 9-1 lead.

Central Heights scored first when Cassidy Munson walked, stole second and scored on an RBI single by Savannah Martin.

CLASS A

Shiner 1, Grapeland 0: AUSTIN -- Ashley Shimek capped an unbeaten season in the circle with a two-hit shutout as Shiner captured a UIL record fourth state softball championship by beating Grapeland in the Class A title game.

Shimek, named the championship game MVP, improved to 24-0 on the season.

-- Wire reports

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