Published: April 26, 2008 12:05 am            

Lady Bears knocked out of playoffs

SILSBEE — Errors proved to be too costly for the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears Friday night as the Crosby Lady Cougars tallied three unearned runs to down the Lady Bears 3-2 in the Class 4A Region III bidistrict playoffs at Silsbee High School.

The Lady Bears (20-8) committed two errors in the first inning that led to one Crosby run and the Lady Cougars (22-7) benefited from two more LC-M errors in the top of the sixth.

LC-M junior Erin May hung tough with Crosby ace Katie Vogt. May only allowed four hits while striking out eight.

Vogt brought some nice heat but the Lady Bears made excellent contact throughout. Vogt allowed eight hits while striking out 12 and walking one.

In the top of the first inning Vogt got a one-out infield single off of May. With two outs, Sarah Stephens reached after her grounder was slightly bobbled at short. Vogt was able to make it 1-0 when Faith Hoisager hit a routine grounder to short and the ball was mishandled at third base in trying to get Vogt out.

The Lady Bears gained control in the bottom of the fourth by touching Vogt for four hits in the frame.

Britni Collins smashed a one-out double to leftfield and freshman catcher Katye Harris, who was 2-for-3, singled between short and second. With two outs, Alyssa Breshears, who was 2-for-3, evened the game with an RBI singe to left-center that plated Collins. Freshman Madison Cole gave the Lady Bears the advantage when she singled right in front of home plate as courtesy runner Brittany Hale was able to cross home before the tag was applied.

Crosby was able to put the game away in the top of the sixth.

With one out, Mallory LaPoint cracked an infield single. Stephen then slapped a grounder over towards first and reached off an errant throw. LaPoint headed to third on the play and a long throw from first trying to nail went well past third base as LaPoint was able to score easily.

Hoisanger gave Crosby the lead for good by scoring Stephens with an infield single.

The Lady Bears did post two more serious threats.

Harris crushed a Vogt offering for a leadoff double to center in the bottom of the sixth. A Katie Harrell groundout moved courtesy runner Hale to third. Vogt got out of it by getting Brashears to fly out and then she fanned Cole.

Julianne Viator had a one-out double to left with two outs in the bottom of the seventh but Vogt closed the game with a strikeout of Jessica Wells.

The Lady Cougars move on to face Richmond Foster in the area round of the playoffs next week.

        

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