Central Catholic, Berwick, Morgan City fall in softball playoffs

The Tri-City area soft-ball season has come to an end as Berwick and Central Catholic fell on consecutive days in their respective classes.
Wednesday, No. 14 Berwick fell to No. 3 Jena 8-4 in the Class 3A regional round playoff action at Jena.
Berwick Coach Joe Russo said he was proud of his team’s effort and how the athletes represented the school.
He said the game was a lot closer than the score indicated.
“Bottom line, I was just very proud of the performance and how they represented them-selves,” Russo said.
Bronwyn Colbert suf-fered the loss. In six innings, she surrendered eight runs (five earned) on 10 hits with one walk and five strikeouts.
Offensively, Ella Hover finished 1-for-4 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were as follows: Bronwyn Colbert, 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs; Mikah Ortiz, 2-for-4, two runs scored; and Ashlynn Fitter, 1-for-4, an RBI and a run scored.
Berwick concludes its season with a 16-11 mark, while Jena improves to 22-8. Jena will continue playoff action Saturday when it hosts No. 6 Lutcher, Berwick’s District 9-3A foe.
Thursday, No. 7 Central Catholic fell just short of an upset bid of No. 2 Catholic-Pointe Coupee as the Lady Eagles fell 2-1 on the road in Division IV quarterfinal action.
Central Catholic pitcher Hallie Crappell surrendered one earned run and struck out 12.
Offensively, Amaya Williams, Rylie Jeau Theriot, Crappell and Gracie Pintado each finished 1-for-3.
“These girls played a tremendous game,” Central Catholic coach Linda Sanders said. “Our pitching was outstanding, our defense played effort-free ball and we hit the ball hard all over the field. I couldn’t be more proud of the way my team played. We just missed a couple timely hits which they came up with. That was the difference in this game.”
Central Catholic con-cludes its season with a 22-8 mark.
“This is the best team I have ever coached,” Sanders said. “Their chemistry, determina-tion, hard work and drive are amazing. I am so blessed to be their coach.”
With the win, Catholic-Pointe Coupee improves to 23-7. Catholic High will advance to the state tournament where it will meet No. 3 Ascension Christian. Ascension Christian advanced after defeating No. 6 Cedar Creek 8-3 in other quarterfinal action Thursday.
Thursday’s game also was the last for Sanders, who will be moving back to Cali-fornia where she is from.
MCHS falls to
Belle Chasse
The No. 23 Morgan City Lady Tigers fell to No. 10 Belle Chasse 16-1 in four innings in Class 4A Bi-district playoff action on the road Monday.
While Morgan City took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, Belle Chasse responded with seven runs in the bottom of the frame, added a run in the second and four each in the third and fourth innings to end the game via the 15-run mercy rule.
Morgan City coach Mary Kathryn Hebert said Belle Chasse hit the ball, and the Lady Tigers’ pitching wasn’t “up to par.” She noted they used four pitchers, issued too many walks, surrendered too many hits and also committed four errors.
Offensively, Morgan City was led by Madison Gray, Haylie Crappell and Brooke Leboeuf. Gray finished 2-for-2 with an RBI, Crappell concluded the day 1-for-2 with a triple and Leboeuf finished the final game of the season 1-for-2 with a double and a run.
The game was the final one for Morgan City seniors, third baseman Tia Estay, shortstop Haylie Crappell and center-fielder Brynn Stephens who Hebert said were “amazing.”
“They are going to be very hard to replace, she added.
Morgan City finished its season with a 5-17 mark.
Since defeating Morgan City, Belle Chasse has run-ruled No. 7 Eunice, 21-9, in six innings in the regional round. Belle Chasse (12-12) will host No. 2 Beau Chene in the Class 4A quarterfinals Saturday.