Kentucky Prep Softball/KSCA: Region 13
Sunday, June 132004 Ky Fastpitch State Tournament
Region 13 can be proud of the showing put on by the Region 13 Representative: Middlesboro Lady Jackets! The Lady Jackets closed out their 2004 season by finishing 4th in the state at the State Tourney at Owensboro on June 11 and 12. Middlesboro drew a tough bracket and persevered far and deep into the major meat of one of the toughest state tourneys in recent history. Middlesboro defeated Russell (Region 16) in the first round and Butler of Louisville in the second round of the winners bracket before losing their first game in the Winner's bracket Friday night to powerhouse Owensboro Catholic, the hometown favorite of the tourney. Saturday morning was a fresh start, as Middlesboro defeated Shelby County. After storms passed through and games were held up for awhile, the Lady Jackets were defeated by an awesome Storm, the Hopkins County Central Storm. HCC were defeated by Owensboro Lady Aces in their next game. Calloway County defeated the Lady Aces in the last winners' bracket game. Their second game of the night saw Calloway use some important strategy and pitch a different pitcher. Calloway Co lost their second game to Owensboro by a large margin, but their strategy paid off. Calloway County defeated the Lady Aces in the final game to hold on and become the 2004 State Champions. Calloway County was not listed in the top 25 Coach's Poll for this season. Just shows that anybody can beat anybody at any time!! Congrats Calloway County on downing the Big Goliath!!
1st Place: Calloway County
2nd Place: Owensboro Catholic
3rd Place: Hopkins County Central
4th Place: Middlesboro High School Lady Jackets!!
Phenomenal year Lady Jackets!!!!
Thursday, June 3
Region 13 Champs Advance to State
Middlesboro Lady Jackets met the Bell County Lady Cats tonight on the Field of Competition for the 22nd time since the Middlesboro Seniors began playing 6 years ago. Middlesboro Lady Jackets won the tightly contested Region 13 Championship Game with a final score of 3 - 0. All the girls should be proud of themselves, because once you have played your biggest rival over and over and over, the game becomes more than just a game. It becomes about heart and guts and the willingness to lay everything on the line for your heart's desire. Thanks to the Lady Cats and the Lady Jackets for an exciting ride! Middlesboro Lady Jackets will advance to Jack Fisher Park in Owensboro, Ky on June 11 and 12. See ya then!!
Wednesday, June 2
Region 13 Semi Finals Games
Last night the semi-final Region 13 tourney games were held at the Lady Jackets Field in Middlesboro. The weather was beautiful and everyone was very excited! The 6pm game saw the Lady Rockets of Rockcastle County take on the Lady Cats of Bell County. The game was a real barn-burner, with the Lady Cats winning with a score of 1 - 0 over the Lady Rockets, allowing the Lady Cats to advance to the Final Game on Thursday. In the second game of the evening, the Middlesboro Lady Jackets took on Cawood High School Lady Trojanettes at 8 pm. Middlesboro came out a little slow, but quickly warmed up and won in 6 innings 13 - 0, with the assist of a 2-run homer by first baseman Amy Wilson. Middlesboro will also advance to the final game which will determine the Region 13 Champion. The Region 13 Champ will advance to the State Tournament in Owensboro on June 11 and 12. For what appears to be one of the best games you'll see in any region, be sure to be at the Lady Jackets Field on Thursday evening at 6 pm.
Monday, May 31
Region 13 Tourney
Today saw the best teams come together in Region 13 for a great day of softball at the Lady Jackets Field in Middlesboro, Kentucky. During the night last night we had a big deluge of rain, but with our tarp and a lot of elbow grease by the great Dads crew, we started the Region 13 tourney right on schedule at 2 pm. The first game saw Harlan versus Bell Co, with some great action by both teams. Bell County came out on top with a score of 6 to 3. The second game of the day saw Rockcastle Co take on Corbin, whom they beat handily by a score of 5 - 1. At 6 pm, Cawood and Whitley County squared off. Both teams gave the fans some exciting action. Cawood won by a score of 8 - 4. At 8 pm, Middlesboro took on Clay County, two great Gold and Black teams! Middlesboro beat Clay County 15 - 0 in 3 innings. Tomorrow evening, look for Bell Co versus Rockcastle Co at 6 pm and Cawood versus Middlesboro at 8 pm. Come on out for some great softball, great food, great tee shirts! See ya there!!
Southeast Kentucky Finally Gets Some Respect!!
Sunday May 9 finally saw Southeastern Kentucky fastpitch softball teams get some well-deserved respect!! Out of a field of Elite 8, Middlesboro stood the test and came out as the All A State Champion in Louisville, Kentucky at Skyview Park. Middlesboro beat Murray 2-1 in their first game on Saturday, May 8 and went on to come from behind to beat Louisville Holy Cross 4-2 later that day. Hancock County was the premier team in the bottom bracket and Middlesboro beat them to become the winners of the winners bracket on Saturday evening with a score of 11 - 3. Sunday saw Hancock County best Murray High in the final game of the loser's bracket to play in the Tourney Finals with Middlesboro. Hancock's pitcher did a great job holding Middlesboro at bay through 8 innings. Danielle Gilbert always does an outstanding job holding Hancock Lady Hornets scoreless also. The bottom of the 9th saw Amy Wilson get on first with a single and Miranda Carroll also got a single which scored Amy as the run which won the State Tournament!! Middlesboro 1 Hancock Co 0. Miranda Carroll and Amanda Chadwell were named to the All Tournament team; pitcher Danielle Gilbert was named Tournament MVP.
Friday, April 30
Region 13 Lady Jackets Triumphs!!!!
This evening saw the All "A" Classic Sectional match-up between Region 13 Champ Middlesboro Lady Jackets against Region 14 Champ Hazard Lady Bulldogs. Middlesboro Lady Jackets defeated Hazard Lady Bulldogs in both games tonight, ending the Sectionals with a Bang! The game scores were:
6 PM
Middlesboro 7 Hazard 0
8PM
Middlesboro 12 Hazard 2
Middlesboro Lady Jackets will advance to the All "A" Classic State Tournament that will be held next Saturday and Sunday at Skyview Park in Jeffersontown, Louisville. #1 (A-Class) Middlesboro takes on #2 (A-Class) Murray in the first game Saturday morning at 9 AM. See ya there!!
Tonight's The Night!
Tonight at 6 pm the Region 13 Champ Middlesboro Lady Jackets take on the Region 14 Champ Hazard. So far, the weather is holding out, with a forecast by game time of 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms from weather.com. Keep your fingers crossed that we can get our sectional games in tonight. Later this evening, we will post updated info about any games that might be rescheduled. Good luck to All!!!
All "A" Classic Sectionals
The 2004 All "A" Classic Sectionals will be played between Middlesboro High School - Region 13 Champs and Hazard High School - Region 14 Champs on Friday night, April 30 at the Lady Jackets Field in Middlesboro. The best 2 of 3 series will see the first game start at 6:00 pm, with a second game to follow later at 8:00 pm. In the event the sectional needs a third game, it will be played on Saturday, April 1. Be watching for more information as we have it.
To all Region 13 Coaches: Please send us your team information; we would love to post it here for you!! Send to rwilson@lmunet.edu.
Saturday, April 10
All "A"Classic Regional Tournament
2004 will see the first All "A" Classic State Tournament for "A" sized high school softball teams. There were 10 teams in Region 13 vying for the honors of Region Champ to go on to the Sectional games and State Tournament. The Region 13 games were played at Middlesboro Lady Jackets Field Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10. Here are the scores of the games:
Round One (Friday Evening)
Harlan 19 Pineville 2
Williamsburg 17 Barbourville 0
Cumberland 25 Lynn Camp 12
Oneida Baptist 7 Red Bird 0
(Red Bird did not show up)
Round Two (Saturday)
Harlan 18 Evarts 2
Middlesboro 11 Williamsburg 1
Semi Final Games
Cumberland 5 Harlan 3
Middlesboro 16 Oneida Baptist 0
Final Championship Game
Middlesboro 13 Cumberland 2
The next round of the All "A" Classic will be played at Middlesboro on April 30 and May 1 with Region 13 going against Region 14 in a best 2 out of 3 match-up. The winner of the sectional games will go on to the All "A" Classic State Tournament in JTown (Louisville), May 9 and 10.
Thursday, March 11
R U Ready for some Softball, Region 13???
Well, it's March 11, and softball season is only a few days away!! Be watching here for Region 13 News AS IT HAPPENS!! All Region 13 Coaches should email the region reporter with your team news.