Ozarks squads bring home a third and fourth place finish home from St. Joseph and the state softball final four. In class 2, the Pleasant Hope Lady Pirates took the third place game 4-1 over Belle to finish the season 23-5. Sarah Siegismund scattered 8 hits over her 7 innings of work while striking out [...]
4:15 PM – Game over. Kirksville wins 1-0 on a fielders choice in the bottom of the 11th. Great game for both teams but Republic will play for third tomorrow against Platte County at noon. PC fell 4-2 to Cape Girardeau Notre Dame in the first semifinal of the day.
3:55 PM – The latest report [...]
After a softball quarterfinal Saturday across the state, two Ozarks teams remain alive in their quest for a state championship. The Pleasant Hope Lady Pirates defeated Strafford 6-4 as they push three runs home in the top of the sixth, then hold on. For Pleasant Hope, it’s the school’s second final four appearance in any [...]
*UPDATED* 10/16
Rain postponed most of Wednesday’s sectional softball action. They’ll try all the suspended games again today weather permitting. Three games did get completed though. In class 2, Pleasant Hope’s Sarah Siegismund pitched a no hitter to lead the Lady Pirates to a 5-0 win over Diamond. Pleasant Hope will next play the winner of [...]
Not all of these games were played yesterday, but this should cover any games that I haven’t posted previously. The lowest seed to win a district tournament in the Ozarks districts was a #2. Norwood, Weaubleau, Diamond, Marshfield, & Carl Junction all pull it off. Other than that, straight #1s. I’ve also included the playoff [...]
Here’s the seedings I have for this weeks district softball tournaments. Play begins Wednesday & I’ll fill in more as I get them.
CLASS 1
District 1 at Chaffee
Delta
Naylor
Oran
Neelyville
Chaffee
Van Buren
Crocker came oh so close to claiming their first state softball title in their first trip to the final four since 1982. After giving up a run in the first, the Lady Lions tied it at 1 in the fourth on a Courtney Smith double to drive in Maegan Knudson. Then in the top of [...]