Central Georgia high school softball, postseason

GHSA

Class 3A and A begin Tuesday

First Round, Monday

Class 6A
Westlake (R4/4) at Houston County (R1/1) 16, Westlake 0; Houston County 20, Westlake 1; Houston County advances

          The Bears were up 16-0 after two in the three-inning opener, a Ally Fleming striking out six of the nine batters she faced. Kendall Huelsman had two hits, Averi Martin three RBI and two runs and Jocelyn Ross two RBI in the opener. It was 20-1 after two in the three-inning nightcap, the Bears needing only eight hits, thanks to four errors and 16 walks. Martin had three hits and three runs, Abbie Havard two hits and two RBI, and Makayla Krepps two RBI.

Northside (R1/3) 12, Lakeside-DeKalb (R4/2) 0; Northside 12, Lakeside; Northside advances

          The Eagles scored in every inning in the opener, a five-inning game. Madelyne Lee had three hits and three runs, and Kyle Ussery drove in four runs on three hits. Celena Luna fanned 11 in the two-hitter. A 10-run third ended it in the top of the fourth. Northside needed only four hits, thanks to 11 walks. Lee and Ussery had two RBI.

Class 5A
Ola (R4/2) 7, Veterans (R1/3) 0; Ola 7, Veterans 2; Veterans eliminated

Jones County (R4/3) 4, Coffee (R1/2) 1; Coffee 8, Jones County 0; Tuesday, 5 p.m.

Class 4A
West Laurens (R4/1) 15, Dougherty (R1/4) 0; West Laurens 19, Dougherty 0; West Laurens advances

Cairo (R1/3) 11, Rutland, (R4/2) 6; Rutland 4, Cairo 1; Tuesday, 4 p.m., at Wesleyan

          Cairo led 3-2 after one, and the Hurricanes barged ahead with four in the third only for the Syrupmakers to double that in the fourth. Kinleigh King had three RBI and Kaitlyn Greene scored twice, Rutland stranding seven runners. Rutland’s three in the fourth won the second-game pitchers dual. King had two of Rutland’s six hits, and Amber Summerday went four in relief – two hits, six strikeouts, no walks – for the win.

Thomas County Central (R1/2) 8, Perry (R4/3); Perry 4, Thomas County Central 0

Class 3A
Upson-Lee (R2/3) at Liberty County (R3/2)

Class AA
Bleckley County (R3/1) 12, Bacon County (R2/4) 10 (9); Bleckley County 10, Bacon County 0; Bleckley County advances

          Darci Dillard drilled a walkoff two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth in the opener. Trinity Glover belted a grand slam and a two-run homer. Bleckley County’s 6-2 lead after two became a 9-8 deficit after fifth, the Royals tying it in the sixth on Clara Rickerson’s RBI single. The teams exchanged runs in the eighth, and Bacon County stranded a one-out single in the top of the ninth. A Keel walked to open the bottom half, and Dillard greeted a pitching change after a pitch with the walkoff. Rickerson had three hits, and Riley Haley got the win with final-inning relief. Rebecca Bowling and Addisyn Keel had three hits each, Bowling six RBI, to back the five-hit pitching of Haley in the nightcap.

Jasper County/Monticello (R3/2) 14, Toombs County (R2/3) 2; JC/M 6, Toombs County 2; Jasper County/Monticello advances

Jeff Davis (R2/2) 5, Dodge County (R3/3) 2; Dodge County 7, Jeff Davis 6

Vidalia (R2/1) 11, Lamar County (R3/4) 3; Vidalia 11, Lamar County 3; Lamar County eliminated

Cook County (R1/2) 8, Putnam County (R4/3) 3; Cook 18, Putnam County 1; Putnam County eliminated

Class A Public
Bowdon (R6/4) at ACE (R7/1)      

Hawkinsville (R4/4) at Baconton (R1/1)

Taylor County (R5/3) at Social Circle (R8/2)

Mt. Zion-Carroll (R6/3) at GMC (R7/2)

Crawford County (R7/3) at Trion (R6/2)

Class A Private
Mount de Sales, No. 2 seed, bye

Stratford, No. 6 seed, bye

Galloway (R3/6) at Tattnall (R1/3), Tuesday, 4:30 p.m.

FPD (R1/5) at Holy Innocents (R3/4)

GISA
Semifinal
Class AA
Briarwood 7, Windsor 5; Windsor eliminated

Final

Southern Pines Rec Complex, Dublin

Class AAA

Thursday

5 p.m.: Westfield vs. John Milledge (Game 2 on Saturday, followed by Game 3 if needed)