High school softball: Northside, Harris Co. clinch berths in Class AAAAA state tournament
Hannah George pitched a five-inning one-hitter as top-seeded Northside beat LaGrange 12-0 on Wednesday in the Region 1-AAAAA tournament.
The Lady Patriots (20-9) scored two in the first inning on Ciara Jesus' double. The lead increased to 3-0 when Jada Chadwick scored on an error.
Northside expanded the lead to 6-0 with three runs in the fourth. George singled in a run, then Chadwick hit a two-run homer to left field.
The Lady Patriots blew the game open with six runs in the fifth. Mary Horne singled in a run, then three runs scored on three errors. The final run scored on Jesus' sacrifice fly, which allowed Chadwick to score.
Northside will face Harris County on Thursday night with the winner advancing to Friday's championship game.
Lily Hooper pitched a three-hitter as No. 2-seed Harris County beat No. 3 Columbus 1-0 on Wednesday.
The Lady Tigers scored the lone run in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Anna Richardson led off with a double to right field. Later in the inning, Richardson scored on an error.
Both Northside and Harris County have clinched berths in the Class AAAAA state tournament.
Earlier on Wednesday, Columbus beat Carver 18-0. Derykah Ray, Marlisa Scott and Abby Wynn drove in two runs apiece.Wednesday at Northside
Northside 12, LaGrange 0
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LaGrange 000 00 --0 1 6
WP--Hannah George. LP--H. Karcher. Hitting leaders--Northside Mary Horne 2-3, 2R, RBI; Jordan Wells 2-4, 2R, RBI; Hannah George 1-4, 3R, RBI; Jada Chadwick 1-4, HR, 3R, 3RBI; Ciara Jesus 1-3, 2B, 3RBI; Madison Whipkey 1-3, 2B, R. Records--Northside 20-9. Next--Northside, home vs. Harris County, Thursday, 6 p.m.Columbus 18, Carver 0
Columbus 80(10) --18 10 0
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WP--Avery Hooper. LP--A. Major. Hitting leaders--Columbus Nicole Humphries 2-2, 4R; Derykah Ray 2-3, 2B, 3R, 2RBI; Raleigh Williams 1-3, 2B, R, RBI; Marlisa Scott 1-3, 3B, 2R, 2RBI; Abby Wynn 2-3, R, 2RBI; Breanna Rubio 1-3, R, RBI; Lindsey Sanders 1-3, 2R, RBI.Harris County 1, Columbus 0
Columbus 000 000 0 --0 3 2
Harris Co. 000 010 x --1 3 3
WP--Lily Hooper. LP--Kaleigh Sullivan. Hitting leaders--Columbus Kaleigh Sullivan 1-4, 2B. Harris County Anna Richardson 1-2, 2B, R; Carson Anderson 1-3. Records--Columbus 16-12. Harris County NA. Next--Columbus, vs. Hardaway, 4 p.m. Thursday. Harris County vs. Northside, 6 p.m. Thursday.
This story was originally published October 7, 2015 at 10:40 PM with the headline "High school softball: Northside, Harris Co. clinch berths in Class AAAAA state tournament ."