Day: June 6, 2023

All 12 Finals are in from the Class 1,2&3 Quarterfinals

Class 1 –

Auburn 4, Eastside 1

Rye Cove 11, Grayson County *** 1

Buffalo 🐃 Gap 7, Rappahannock 4

Lunenburg Central 7, Chincoteague 0

_____________________________

Class 2 :

Page County 3, Poquoson 1

Tazewell ***2, Appomattox 1

https://www.wvva.com/2023/06/07/tazewell-softball-moving-onto-state-semifinals-after-win-over-appomattox/?outputType=amp

James River ***3, John Battle 2

King William 14, Strasburg 1

All four Home Teams 🏡 Won

Page County vs Tazewell 10am Fri

King William vs James River 1pm Fri

__________________________________

Class 3 :

Northside *** 11, Rustburg 0

Cave Spring 11, Broadway 6

New Kent 18, Skyline 0

York 15, Brentsville District 3

Both Regions swept the four games by a wide margin

_________________________________

Next Stop ✋ Friday Morning 🌄

https://www.botetourtva.gov/639/Botetourt-Sports-Complex

12 Teams will enter on Friday

6 will return on Saturday

3 will add to their Schools 🏫 Trophy 🏆 Case

All 12 will be Better for the experience 🙏

__________________________________

Fridays Matchups :

10AM –

Class 1 – Rye Cove vs Lunenburg Central

Class 2 – Page County vs Tazewell

Class 3 – York vs Cave Spring

1PM :

Class 1 – Buffalo Gap vs Auburn

Class 2 – James River vs King William

Class 3 – Northside vs New Kent

_____________________________

6 Teams return for Saturday’s Finals !

More Live Softball – this time Class 2…JR walks it off, 3-2

Packed House 🏠 in Buchanan for 6pm 1st Pitch

0-0, Bottom 3rd

3 Finals are now in, 9 to go..

.Top 4th – 0/0 Here

Halftime (Mid 4th) 0-0, visitors pick up first base runner 🏃‍♂️.

3 more Final Scores…

James River up 1-0, Bottom 4th

John Battle put runners 🏃‍♂️ on 2nd and 3rd with one out but JRHS escaped, still lead 1-0 B5

Knights reached 3rd base with just one out but can’t score. Top 6th, still 1-0

John Battle plates two runs on an ever so rare error, runner on 3rd with 1 down. Knights avoid the third run 🏃‍♂️ scoring, 2-1 Trojans in the Bottom of the sixth.

Casey Kincaid sent a shot to straight away center field but the ball was hauled in at the fence.

Top 7th – Trojans looking for insurance

James River wins on a walkoff , 3-2

Eastside @ Auburn Softball in River- Eagles trying for the Three-peat in 1A…Eagles advanced 4-1

Top of 3rd, Auburn leads 1-0

Auburn adds a second Solo Home Run in the Bottom of the 3rd, lead now 2-0 as we head to the Top of the 4th.

Top of 5th – Eagles 2, Spartans 0 (4:08)

Middle of the 5th, still 2-0. Spartans have picked up a hit in each of the past 3 innings but have yet to scratch out a run.

Bottom of the 5th – Eagles have hit their third solo Home Run and for the second time it came off the bat of Kirsten Fleet

Top 6th – 3/0 – Hard hit liner to RF for the Spartans but Auburn tracked it down.

Bottom 6th – Eastside has changed Pitchers and #22 Emma has walked the first two Eagles. Back 2 Back K’s follow the Walks. Third walk and a hit by pitch made it 4-0 and finally the third out was recorded at Home Plate when Auburn tried to score on a past ball. Seven Eagles stood at home plate without the ball being put in play.

Top7th – Spartans break through with a pair of doubles. Now 4-1, two outs. Final 4-1 @ 4:56

The Gentleman on the Left is a knowledgeable and encouraging Fan from Wise, VA. His friend on the right says I shouldn’t encourage him !

After the final out…

Next Stop James River High School