Reese Charpentier keeps her eye on the ball before connecting with it for North Vermilion.
LEROY – The North Vermilion Lady Patriots advanced to the semifinals of the Division II Non-Select playoffs with a thrilling 1-0 victory over the Iowa Lady Yellow Jackets.
The Lady Pats won the game in walk-off fashion, scoring the game’s only run in the bottom of the seventh.
Bryce Lege (11) celebrates with his teammates after hitting a two-run home in a recent VC game. (photo by Marcy Lege)
Three parish baseball teams have moved on to the second round of the LHSAA baseball playoffs.
All three teams will be playing at home starting Friday.
Vermilion Catholic, Erath, and North Vermilion all received first-round byes. Their second-round games are all at home.
The second round of games will be a three-game series for North Vermilion and Erath.
VC is only one game.
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The girls cheer on a batter for Kaplan.
KAPLAN - The Kaplan Lady Pirates quest to repeat as Division III Non-Select State Champions came to a halt Saturday as they fell to the Jena Lady Giants 4-3.
Kaplan (27-6) had the tying run on second base with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Jena’s pitching and defense held, ending the Lady Pirates’ season.
“Things just didn’t go our way,” said head coach Brittany LeBeouf. “We had runners in scoring position the first three innings and we couldn’t scratch a run across. That’s sometimes how the game goes.”
North Vermilion’s Kallie Gibson prepares to fire a pitch during her no-hitter on Wednesday. Gibson’s effort helped the Lady Patriots to a 5-0 win over Minden in the second round of the Division II Non-Select playoffs. North Vermilion will play host to Iowa in a quarterfinal game this afternoon.
LEROY – The North Vermilion Lady Patriots advanced to the quarterfinals of the Division II Non-Select playoffs with a 5-0 second-round win over the Minden Lady Tiders Wednesday afternoon.
Kallie Gibson got the start in the circle and delivered a no-hitter. The sophomore right-hander struck out 14 in seven innings and only faced two batters over the minimum.
North Vermilion head coach Richard Prejean wasn’t surprised by the performance of his young hurler. The signs have been there that something big was coming.
Abbigale Ford (22) smacks a double in the Kaplan Lady Pirates’ 11-0 win on Tuesday. Kaplan, the No. 4 seed, will play host to No. 5 Jena on Saturday in the quarterfinals.
KAPLAN – After a first-round bye, the No. 4 Kaplan Lady Pirates began their march back to Sulphur with a dominate 11-0 victory over the No. 13 St James Lady Wildcats Tuesday.
The defending Division III Non-Select state champions started on the right foot, but it wasn’t without a scare.
Senior hurler Briley LeBeouf started feeling bad on Saturday. Doctors diagnosed her with strep. By Monday, it was evident LeBeouf would not being able to play.
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