Region X All-Region Softball Awards: Natalie Joyce (1st Team) and Kaleigh Arnett (2nd Team)
The Region 10 Softball Tournament kicked off this weekend on Thursday, announcing All Region Awards at the annual Awards Banquet. Congratulations Natalie Joyce (1st Team All-Region) and Kaleigh Arnett (2nd Team All-Region). Click here for more information on All-Region selections: http://www.region10sports.com/sports/sball/2017-18/releases/2018DIIAwards
Tournament games started at 10:00am on Friday, May 4 at Springwood Park in Burlington, NC., with the overall #1 seed Florence Darlington Tech (34-8, 21-3) playing the #8 seed Bryant & Stratton (8-27, 0-20) and the #4 seed Southeastern (31-9, 17-7) vs. #5 seed Richard Bland (26-13, 15-9).
Game One: Bryant & Stratton College 4; Florence-Darlington Tech 12
Burlington, NC – Bryant & Stratton College fell behind early in the second inning, when Florence Darlington scored six runs off two errors and two RBI singless hit by K Lee and R Boyle.
Jenniffer Almonte in the circle for the Bobcats, allowed eleven hits on twelve runs, while striking out one. Briannah McFadden-Ward led the Bobcats offense with one hit and two RBIs. Nadine Arredondo, Jennifer Almonte and Danicely Hernandez all contributed with one hit.
M Tyndall led the Stingers on the mound, only allowing one hit and zero runs, while striking out six. K Lee and B Miller led the Stingers offense to victory to seal the win in the first round.
Bryant & Stratton College fell to the loser's bracket and faced Southeastern CC for the 2pm game time.
Game Two: Bryant & Stratton College 9; Southeastern CC 10
Bryant & Stratton College (8-27, 0-20) rested for a game break before facing the #4 seed, Southeastern CC (31-9, 17-7).
Southeastern CC struck first in the bottom of the third inning on a passed ball, scoring R Byes. L Smith on the rubber for Southeastern, pitched three innings, giving up three hits and three runs, while striking out two and walking one.
After a few lead changes throughout the game, the Bobcats up by one run going into the top of the seventh inning 8-7, added an insurance run, when Danicely Hernandez singled up the middle. Briannah McFadden Ward bunts into a fielder's choice for the first out of the inning. Dannalee Diplan advance Ward with a grounder to first. Natalie Joyce doubles on a hard grounder to center, scoring Ward. 9-7.
Up by two, with three outs to seal the win and move on to game #3 at 6pm, the Bobcats started the bottom of the seventh with a R Byes walk. Bringing the tying run to the plate, K Paul singled to left field. N Bullard reached on error by third basemen Hernandez. R Byes scores. 9-8 L Pait patient at the plate, walked to load the bases. Down to the wire, K Patrick singled on a hard ground ball to left, scoring the winning runs to eliminate the Bobcats 9-10.
