Perry goes yard in Aledo softball's run-rule win; Brock returns to state tournament after 7-year drought
The two remaining softball teams in the postseason won regional championships with ease as Aledo and Brock are state-bound following Friday's action. 5A Div. I Aledo 13-0 Abilene [5 innings] * Tempe Perry: 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, HR, 2B, BB / 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K * Delaney Rosser: 1-2, 2 R, 2 RBI * Brooklyn Taloa: 1-2, R, RBI, 2B Determined by a one-game playoff, the Ladycats dropped 13 on the Lady Eagles after a scoreless first inning, including nine in the fourth.
Aledo's scoring began with Perry's 3-run blast to left in the bottom of the second, followed by one run in the third and nine in the third. In the nearly double-digit scoring frenzy, Aledo earned eight hits. A rematch of last year's state semifinal follows against one of the top teams in the nation in Melissa.
The Lady Cardinals downed the Ladycats, 15-4, in one game last season. 4A Div. II Brock 9-1 Canyon Randall [game one] * Kat Utley: 2-4, 3 RBI * Ali Coleman (W): 7 IP, 2 H, R, 0 ER, 3 K * Kymber Dodson: 1-3, 2 RBI Brock 15-1 Canyon Randall [game two] * Jayci Smith: 2-5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 3B * Sloan Booth: 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3B * Ali Coleman: 2-4, R, RBI / 7 IP, 4 H, R, 0 ER, 5 K A big day for Kat Utley and Ali Coleman in game one fed into an overall great performance from the Lady Eagles in game two.
Leading 7-1 entering the final inning, Brock brought in eight runs in the seventh. Much of the damage in the series came from the top half of the order. In game two, Kayden Blue, Jayci Smith and Sloan Booth combined for eight hits, seven runs and eight RBIs.
Ali Coleman only allowed six hits and no earned runs across 14 innings of work, striking out eight Lady Raider batters in the process. Brock will take on Van Alstyne in the penultimate round. This is the program's first appearance in the final four since 2019.