State softball: West vs. Lufkin Hudson http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=75877fed7c/height=//width= Thu, 31 May 2012 14:49:23 GMT Thu, 31 May 2012 17:00:30 GMT 1 en-us <![CDATA[8:55 Comment From Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 14:55:22 GMT <![CDATA[8:57 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 14:57:29 GMT Field is prepped and we're about ready to roll. Looks like Erin Knox is getting the call for West in the circle, while Lufkin Hudson is countering with Kelsee Selman, an LSU commit who, in addition to having allowed just one earned run in 44 playoff innings, also has three home runs in the postseason. Not too shabby. ]]> <![CDATA[8:58 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 14:58:32 GMT And for the second straight day, both teams are wearing black tops. Weird. Wouldn't that that'd be allowed. ]]> <![CDATA[8:58 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 14:58:59 GMT Wouldn't *think. It's early, gang. Hang in with me. ]]> <![CDATA[9:00 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:00:25 GMT Solid showings from both supporters' sides this morning. Just got pretty loud for the pregame intros. Lots of coffee required, I'd imagine. ]]> <![CDATA[9:02 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:02:24 GMT As a uniform nerd, I do not approve of Hudson's black-top, maroon-pants look. Had to get that in. ]]> <![CDATA[9:04 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:04:40 GMT We're anthem'd up and it's about time to go. Hudson is the home team, so we'll see Selman first. West has Erin Knox, Heather Perry and Jordan Horn up first in that order. ]]> <![CDATA[9:06 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:06:45 GMT First pitch is away. A ball gets us started, and Knox lines out hard to right for the first out on the second pitch. Up comes Perry. ]]> <![CDATA[9:07 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:07:04 GMT Perry is a lefty, for those of you scoring at home. ]]> <![CDATA[9:08 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:08:26 GMT Perry walks on five pitches. Five of Selman's first seven pitches have been balls. #hyperanalysis ]]> <![CDATA[9:09 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:09:07 GMT And now Jordan Horn gets ahead 2-0 in the count. ]]> <![CDATA[9:10 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:10:53 GMT Horn is battling in a 3-2 count. ]]> <![CDATA[9:13 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:13:11 GMT In the 11th pitch of an epic at-bat, Horn walks. That was steely from Horn, who fouled off five pitches. Hallie Monkres is up with runners on 1st and 2nd with an out. ]]> <![CDATA[9:14 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:14:02 GMT And Monkres goes down swinging on three pitches. Go figure. Two down for Nicole Hutyra. ]]> <![CDATA[9:15 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:15:26 GMT West nearly ran itself out of the inning when Perry was caught between second and third, but she won the run-down to keep the inning alive for Hutyra. ]]> <![CDATA[9:16 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:16:01 GMT No matter. Hutyra flies out to left to douse the inning. We're through a half inning still scoreless. ]]> <![CDATA[9:16 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:16:59 GMT Knowing how dominant Selman has been this postseason, West can't expect to have two on with one out very often. ]]> <![CDATA[9:17 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:17:34 GMT Marlee Guidry is Erin Knox's first foe in the box. ]]> <![CDATA[9:18 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:08 GMT Guidry flashes the wheels and gets down to first on a meek slapper. There's your first hit on one pitch. ]]> <![CDATA[9:18 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:18:23 GMT Guidry is very, very fast. Having her on could be trouble for West. ]]> <![CDATA[9:19 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:19:03 GMT Nice bunt from Cassidy Brasuell puts Guidry on second. One out for Jade Havard. ]]> <![CDATA[9:21 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:21:37 GMT Havard delivers. She lines a sharp single to right to easily score Guidry. And now comes Selman, the Barry Bonds of 3A softball. ]]> <![CDATA[9:22 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:22:30 GMT To her credit, Knox isn't nibbling. She's going after Selman. ]]> <![CDATA[9:23 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:23:40 GMT Selman adds to the hit parade with a single into center. There's two on and one out for catcher Lauren Gilcrease. ]]> <![CDATA[9:24 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:24:39 GMT This is probably not how Knox envisioned this first inning. ]]> <![CDATA[9:25 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:25:52 GMT Jennifer Prnka almost comes up with a diving snag at second, but Gilcrease's shot squirts into center to plate another run. Reset it again. 2-0 Hudson with runners on first and second, one out. Alyssa Dotson's turn. ]]> <![CDATA[9:26 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:26:44 GMT Dotson falls victim to the infield fly rule with a high pop up to short. Two down and it's Kelsey Moulder's turn. She's the seventh batter of the inning. ]]> <![CDATA[9:28 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:28:45 GMT Full count to Moulder. ]]> <![CDATA[9:29 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:29:32 GMT Moulder raps a single into center, Hudson's third in a row, and another run trots home. Still runners at first and second for K.K. Parker. 3-0 Hudson now. ]]> <![CDATA[9:30 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:30:42 GMT Parker connects on one but Prnka is there to end a bad inning for West. Trojans gave up three runs on five hits in the first inning. Slow start. ]]> <![CDATA[9:31 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:31:53 GMT MacKenzie Wernet, Jennifer Prnka and Kelsy Hoelscher are the batters for West in the second. ]]> <![CDATA[9:32 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:32:12 GMT That's 6-7-8 in your lineups. ]]> <![CDATA[9:33 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:33:06 GMT Wernet strikes out, but the pitch gets behind catcher Lauren Gilcrease and she sprints safely into first. Prnka up now. ]]> <![CDATA[9:33 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:33:51 GMT Prnka's bunt is good enough, and Wernet is on second with Hoelscher at the dish with one out. ]]> <![CDATA[9:35 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:35:49 GMT Hoelscher goes down swinging for out number two. It's nine-hitter Ashton Crawford's turn to try and make something of a runner-at-second situation. ]]> <![CDATA[9:38 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:38:17 GMT Selman freezes Crawford with a pitch that painted the outside corner to strand Wernet at second. West has had three baserunners in the first two innings but still doesn't have a hit. Two of those runners were marooned in scoring position. This 3-0 hole isn't getting any smaller. ]]> <![CDATA[9:38 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:38:57 GMT Hudson has 9-1-2 up with Madison Selman (assuming that's Kelsee's sister) starting us off. ]]> <![CDATA[9:41 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:41:02 GMT Adept play from Prnka at second. She scooped up a close one-hopper and gets the out at first. Back to the top of the lineup with speedster Guidry. ]]> <![CDATA[9:41 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:41:28 GMT Guidry lines right back to Knox on the first pitch for the second out. Easy enough. Cassidy Brausell is up. ]]> <![CDATA[9:43 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:43:03 GMT Low throw from Brandi Cuikel at third hits the outside of Hutyra's mitt at first as Brausell is in safe. Two outs still. ]]> <![CDATA[9:43 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:43:31 GMT Havard starts the two-out rally with a shot to left to put runners on first and second for Selman, the Albert Pujols of 3A softball. ]]> <![CDATA[9:44 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:44:44 GMT Selman crushes a double into center that Wernet nearly got on top of. It scores a run and pushes the runnners up to second and third for Gilcrease. 4-0 Hudson. ]]> <![CDATA[9:46 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:46:57 GMT Gilcrease peppered the left side of McCombs Field with a few foul blasts before flying out to left to end the inning. Hudson gets another run with two outs and leads 4-0 headed into the third. Hudson's grip tightens. ]]> <![CDATA[9:48 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:48:03 GMT Top of the order starts us off for West with Knox in the box. ]]> <![CDATA[9:48 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:48:40 GMT The centerfielder misjudged Knox's rocket to center, and it falls in for a leadoff double. Could be a much-needed spark. ]]> <![CDATA[9:49 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:27 GMT That was just the second hit off Selman in 46 postseason innings this year. ]]> <![CDATA[9:49 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:49:46 GMT Nevermind. That was runs. West hasn't gotten there yet. ]]> <![CDATA[9:50 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:50:15 GMT Perry is battling Selman. ]]> <![CDATA[9:51 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:51:24 GMT Perry walks on a full count to put runners on first and second with no outs for Jordan Horn. This is promising for the Lady Trojans. ]]> <![CDATA[9:52 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:52:19 GMT Horn barely gets a piece of one but the roll is slow enough to second that she beats out the throw. That loads the bases for cleanup hitter Hallie Monkres. ]]> <![CDATA[9:52 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:52:39 GMT And Hudson wants to talk about it. Circle visit with all nine players. ]]> <![CDATA[9:54 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:54:35 GMT Count is full to Monkres. Big pitch here. ]]> <![CDATA[9:55 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:55:17 GMT Selman is high, which walks in a run to cut the lead to 4-1. Bases still jacked with no outs, and here comes Nicole Hutyra. ]]> <![CDATA[9:56 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:56:19 GMT Hutyra pops out to second for the inning's first out. Wernet's turn. ]]> <![CDATA[9:57 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:57:11 GMT Think I'll call that a passed ball. High pitch bounces off Gilcrease's glove which allows another run to score and moves the runners up to second and third. ]]> <![CDATA[9:58 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 15:58:21 GMT Wernet takes a seat after hacking at strike three. Prnka steps up with two down and two in scoring position. ]]> <![CDATA[10:01 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:01:54 GMT Prnka grounded hard to Moulder at short, and Moulder seemed to bobble the thing as a run came home. But Moulder straightened out and whipped the throw into first to just beat Prnka. Three outs ends a crucial inning for West, which chipped into Hudson's lead and cut it in half. ]]> <![CDATA[10:02 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:02:05 GMT Hudson has 6-7-8 up with Dotson starting us off. ]]> <![CDATA[10:03 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:03:08 GMT Dotson flares one into shallow left but Horn is under it. That's your first out. Moulder is up. ]]> <![CDATA[10:03 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:03:29 GMT After a shaky first inning, Knox has looked much more in control. ]]> <![CDATA[10:04 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:04:50 GMT Field thermometer says its 82 degrees. I don't care if its only 10 a.m., I'm taking that a day away from June. I think it was 155 this time last year. ]]> <![CDATA[10:05 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:05:21 GMT Moulder grounds out for the second out. K.K. Parker up. ]]> <![CDATA[10:07 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:07:18 GMT Another good play from Prnka at second retires the third out for a tidy three-up, three-down third inning. West has 8-9-1 up starting with Hoelscher as we head to the fourth. ]]> <![CDATA[10:09 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:09:44 GMT Hoelscher goes down looking for Selman's sixth strikeout. Ashton Crawford goes belly-up to the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[10:10 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:10:49 GMT Selman hits that outside corner again for strikeout No. 7. Two down and up comes Erin Knox, who has one of West's two hits today. ]]> <![CDATA[10:11 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:11:05 GMT The centerfielder is nearly to the warning track. ]]> <![CDATA[10:12 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:12:13 GMT Make it two of West's three hits. Knox grounds one back up the middle and West has one on with two outs for Perry. ]]> <![CDATA[10:13 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:13:49 GMT Count is full to Perry. ]]> <![CDATA[10:14 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:14:47 GMT Timely hitting from Perry, who goes the opposite way into left with her single. Runners on first and second for Horn. Another two-out rally in the works? ]]> <![CDATA[10:15 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:15:20 GMT Horn lines sharply to third, and Havard can't handle it. That's a single, and the bases are loaded for Monkres again. She walked the last inning in this situation. ]]> <![CDATA[10:16 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:16:46 GMT Great play from Alyssa Dotson, who just pulled a Willie Mays in foul territory. She snags a ball over her right shoulder just off the first-base bag for the third out. West can't get anything in, and its 4-2 as we head into the bottom half of the fourth. ]]> <![CDATA[10:17 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:17:21 GMT Madison Selman gets us going in the nine-hole for Hudson. ]]> <![CDATA[10:19 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:19:11 GMT Selman gets to first on an infield single and there's one on and no out as we flip to the top of the lineup. And we've got a pinch-hitter. Freshman Bryli Lee. ]]> <![CDATA[10:20 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:20:13 GMT Lee singles into left to put two on for Brasuell with no outs. ]]> <![CDATA[10:20 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:20:51 GMT Brasuell gets down a bunt to move the runners up. Second and third with an out for Havard. ]]> <![CDATA[10:22 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:22:54 GMT Havard grounds to short but, bizarrely, the runner at third comes home and is easy meat. Runners at the corners with two outs for Selman, the Hammerin' Hank Aaron of 3A softball. ]]> <![CDATA[10:23 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:23:45 GMT Havard easily takes second and there's an open base for Hammerin' Hank. Does Knox pitch to her? ]]> <![CDATA[10:24 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:24:54 GMT She does, and it's a wise decision. Selman gets under one and flies out deep to left for the third out. To the fifth we go with Hudson holding fast to that 4-2 lead. ]]> <![CDATA[10:25 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:25:57 GMT West has 5-6-7 up with Hutyra up first. ]]> <![CDATA[10:26 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:26:36 GMT Hutyra lines out to second on the first pitch for the first out. Wernet up. ]]> <![CDATA[10:28 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:28:14 GMT Down goes Wernet on strikes. Prnka's turn with two outs and none on. ]]> <![CDATA[10:29 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:29:07 GMT Prnka grounds deep into the hole and beats a late throw. West has done all its damage with two outs. Will this inning follow form? ]]> <![CDATA[10:30 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:30:17 GMT Nothing doing in the fifth. Hoelscher grounds out to third and we head to the bottom half of the fifth for the 5-6-7 hitters. ]]> <![CDATA[10:31 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:31:40 GMT One down on Knox's first pitch. Dotson steps up to the box. ]]> <![CDATA[10:33 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:33:36 GMT Dotson's chopper takes a nice hop and flies into center for a single. Moulder steps up 1-for-2 today. ]]> <![CDATA[10:34 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:34:21 GMT I do not see a Scully on the roster, sadly. ]]> <![CDATA[10:34 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:34:59 GMT Prnka tags the lead runner as Moulder takes first with two outs. K.K. Parker's turn at the plate. ]]> <![CDATA[10:36 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:36:05 GMT Parker lines into left center for a single that moves Moulder to third, and Parker took second on the throw in. Two on, two out for Madison Selman, the nine-hole hitter. ]]> <![CDATA[10:37 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:37:24 GMT Nothing doing. Knox sits Selman down with a three-pitch strikeout to escape the inning. Good time to get her first K of the morning. ]]> <![CDATA[10:37 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:37:58 GMT West is hanging in this. Hudson has had multiple opportunities to blow this game open and hasn't taken any of them. ]]> <![CDATA[10:38 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:38:53 GMT West starts with pinch hitter Mariah Reese in the nine-spot. ]]> <![CDATA[10:39 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:39:24 GMT West has two runs today. That doubles what Selman had given up in 44 previous postseason innings. ]]> <![CDATA[10:40 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:40:10 GMT Reese grounds out to short for the first out. Here comes Knox, who's 2-for-3 today with a double. ]]> <![CDATA[10:40 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:40:51 GMT Knox fouls out harmlessly to first for out number two. Heather Perry at bat. ]]> <![CDATA[10:42 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:42:20 GMT Perry is down on strikes for a quick 1-2-3 innings for Selman's ninth strikeout. West is down to its last three outs now as Hudson comes up for the bottom of the sixth. ]]> <![CDATA[10:44 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:44:06 GMT Lee bangs a double to the wall in left for a leadoff jolt. Brasuell is up to bat. ]]> <![CDATA[10:44 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:44:57 GMT Brasuell gets her bunt down and Lee charges into third with an out. Havard is up with one down. ]]> <![CDATA[10:45 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:45:27 GMT Havard's flare drops in right for another Hudson run. Make it 5-2. ]]> <![CDATA[10:45 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:45:49 GMT With one on and an out, its time for Selman, the Prince Fielder of 3A softball. ]]> <![CDATA[10:46 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:46:48 GMT Knox's pitch is in the dirt and Havard takes second. 2-1 count to the Prince. ]]> <![CDATA[10:47 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:47:21 GMT Selman rears back on another one for a high pop out to short. Two down and Gilcrease is up with a runner on second. ]]> <![CDATA[10:49 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:49:44 GMT Gilcrease takes a pitch to the gut, so there are runners on first and second for Dotson with two gone. ]]> <![CDATA[10:51 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:51:11 GMT Dotson bashes one to the warning track but Crawford is under it for the third out. Do or die time for West, which needs three runs this inning to keep its season alive. ]]> <![CDATA[10:51 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:51:47 GMT West has 3-4-5 up, starting with Jordan Horn here. ]]> <![CDATA[10:53 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:53:40 GMT Not a good start. Horn goes down swinging for the 10th strikeout for Selman. Monkres is up. ]]> <![CDATA[10:54 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:54:02 GMT And Monkres is down. She grounds out to second on the first pitch. One out separates Hudson from the final and West from the offseason. ]]> <![CDATA[10:54 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:54:30 GMT That will help. Hutyra takes a pitch to the ankle and trots into first base with two outs. Wernet up to bat. ]]> <![CDATA[10:55 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:55:59 GMT 3-1 count to Wernet. ]]> <![CDATA[10:56 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:56:19 GMT Make it a full count. Big pitch here. ]]> <![CDATA[10:57 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:57:41 GMT Wernet swings and misses, and Hudson makes the 5-2 scoreline final. That'll do it for West's fine season, which ended in the state tournament for the third straight year. Crazy accomplishment. ]]> <![CDATA[10:58 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:58:35 GMT Make sure to join us back here at 6 p.m. for the 2A final between Crawford and Alpine, which Jason Orts will be blogging. ]]> <![CDATA[10:59 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:59:06 GMT And don't forget, Midway is in the 4A semifinal tomorrow at noon. I'll be blogging that one. ]]> <![CDATA[10:59 Will Parchman]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 16:59:25 GMT Thanks for joining. We'll see you on the flip side. ]]> <![CDATA[11:00 ]]> Thu, 31 May 2012 17:00:30 GMT 
 
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