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Monday, July 23 BLITZ WINS ASA REGIONAL TOURNEY The Western Kentucky Blitz won three one-run games on Sunday to capture the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) 12-and-under Midwest Regional Championship at Upland, IN. The victory puts the Blitz into the ASA 12-and-under Fastpitch National Tournament on August 7-12 in Garland, TX. In the championship game the Blitz posted a 5-4 victory over Angels Elite of Bloomington, IL. Kaley Wethington was 2-for-4 at the plate. Earlier the Blitz defeated Chicago's Quad City Dreamers 5-4. Amanda Clark and Oliva Randolph scored the tieing and winning runs. Wethington belted an RBI triple. In Sunday's opener, the Blitz won 2-1 over Cincinnati's Queen City Ultimates. Kaley Wethington went 2-for-3. On Saturday the Blitz lost to Quad City 4-1 in their opener, but rebounded to post victories over Trevian Blue, IL 9-0, Indiana Breeze and Oak Park Ice, IL. Oliva Randolph drove in two run against Oak Park. The Western Kentucky Blitz have three players that play in the Owensboro Catholic softball program. They are Amanda Clark, Oliva Randolph and Kaley Wethington. Wednesday, July 18 OWENSBORO CATHOLIC LADY ACES SOFTBALL AWARD BANQUET The following awards were presented last night at the Owensboro Catholic Softball Awards Banquet: CAPTAINS: Elizabeth Church, Carrie Beth Jones, and Becky Nix. SENIOR AWARDS: Becky Nix and Serena Stiff. MOST STOLEN BASES: Becky Nix (17). MOST RUNS BATTED IN: Lauren Troutman (27). MOST IMPROVED: Haleigh Ashworth and Stephanie Coomes. HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE: Becky Nix (.420). GOOD EYE AWARD: Becky Nix (19). BEST DEFENSIVE INFIELDER: Carrie Beth Jones (.975). BEST DEFENSIVE OUTFIELDER: Ashly Simmons (.900). BEST FIELDING PERCENTAGE: Elizabeth Church (.992). MOST HITS: Becky Nix (60). NO HITTERS AND PERFECT GAMES: Megan Jolly ( 2 no hitters) and Elizabeth Church (1 perfect game). COACHES AWARDS: Laura Hodskins, Courtney Kaelin, and Serena Stiff. ACADEMIC AWARDS: Megan Jolly and Lauren Troutman. 1ST ANNUAL BLACKBALL AWARD: Stephanie Coomes, Megan Jolly, and Lauren Troutman. 1ST TEAM ALL-STATE: Becky Nix (2nd consecutive year). HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE: Megan Jolly. (PTP) PRIME TIME PLAYER AWARD: Haleigh Ashworth, Elizabeth Church, and Carrie Beth Jones. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD: Elizabeth Church, Megan Jolly, and Becky Nix. Congratulations to all the members of the Lady Aces softball team on another very successful softball season! Wednesday, July 11 BLITZ WIN ASA STATE TITLE The Owensboro-based Western Kentucky Blitz battled out of the loser's bracket to win five consecutive games and capture the American Softball Association 12-and-under State Fastpitch Softball Tournament in Bowling Green. The Blitz defeated the Elizabethtown Twisters 4-1 and 6-0 to win the title on Sunday. The Blitz were led offensively by Kaley Wethington. Amanda Clark and Oliva Randolph starred defensively. In other tourney games, the Blitz beat Meade County 18-0, stopped K.J. Sluggers 10-0, lost to E-town Twisters 4-0, defeated the Hopkinsville Dynamite 13-0, knocked off the K.J. Sluggers 6-0 and beat the LaRue County Lady Hawks 10-2. The tournament triumph advances the Blitz to the ASA 12-and-under Nationals Aug. 7-12 at Garland, Texas. Members of the Owensboro Catholic softball program that play for the Western Kentucky Blitz are Amanda Clark, Olivia Randolph and Kaley Wethington. Wednesday, July 11 KENTUCKY OUTLAWS FINISH SECOND IN STATE The Owensboro-based Kentucky Outlaws finished second in the State 16-and-under Amateur Softball Association Tournament in Bowling Green. In the title game on Sunday, the Kentucky Monarchs rallied for three seventh-inning runs to defeat the Outlaws 4-3. Earlier on Sunday, the Outlaws knocked off the Monarchs 3-2. Megan Jolly was the winning pitcher. In other tournament games, Elizabeth Church pitched a one-hitter as the Outlaws crushed Hopkinsville 11-1. Church and Stephanie Coomes each had three hits. The Outlaws lost to the Monarchs 5-3. The Outlaws beat Glasgow 7-3 led by Carrie Beth Jones two hits. Megan Jolly hurled a two-hitter and struckout 11 in the Outlaws' 4-0 shutout of the Central Kentucky Slammers. The Outlaws defeated Grayson County 8-0. Members of the Outlaws who play for Owensboro Catholic are Lauren Bell, Elizabeth Church, Stephanie Coomes, Megan Jolly, Carrie Beth Jones, and Lauren Troutman. The Outlaws are coached by Kerry Jolly. Saturday, June 16 COACH RANDOLPH NAMED TO SOFTBALL HALL OF FAME
Randolph will also coach the West team in the 5th Annual Kentucky East/West All-Star Game for high school seniors. Randolph, in his sixth year as Catholic's fastpitch head coach has a record of 176-63-1 for a winning percentage of .736. Congratulations to Coach Randolph. LADY ACES 2001 STATE RUNNER-UPS
Saturday, June 16 OWENSBORO CATHOLIC FANS SHOW THEIR SUPPORT
Again thanks for all that you do! With your support the Lady Aces can continue to be the premiere softball program in the state of Kentucky. Saturday, June 16 NIX MAKES FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE
Becky led Catholic High in hitting with a .447 batting average. Becky was also selected to play for the West team in the East-West All-Star Game. By signing a national letter of intent Becky will continue her softball career for Coach Fred Gillum and Kentucky Wesleyan College. Congratulations to Becky! Saturday, June 16 JOLLY HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE
Megan was also selected to the 2001 All-3rd Region Team. Congratulations to Megan! Saturday, June 16 FOUR NAMED TO ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM
Congratulations to these four players and all of the Lady Aces' for their successful state tournament appearance. Friday, June 15 WARREN TO PLAY AT BRESCIA Former Owensboro Catholic High School third baseman Denise Warren has signed a national letter of intent to play softball next year for Coach Brad Huskisson and Brescia University. Warren, who attended Bellarmine University last year but did not play softball, was a member of Catholic's 1999 state championship team. Sunday, June 3 FINAL REGULAR SEASON POLL Owensboro Catholic ended the regular season by being ranked #7 in the final regular season Top 25 Poll for the week of May 28th. Here are the top 10 teams in the state of Kentucky: 1. North Laurel (12) 452 * 2. Greenwood (2) 411 * 3. Daviess County (2) 400 4. Christian County (1) 394 5. Ballard (1) 364 6. Manual (1) 327 * 7. Owensboro Catholic 318 * 8. Caldwell County 268 9. Madison Central 251 * 10. Mercy 241 * teams participating in the state tournament. Sunday, June 3 CHURCH, NIX, JOLLY AND TROUTMAN MAKE ALL 3RD REGION Miss softball candidate Becky Nix led the charge as four Lady Aces made the All-3rd Region Team. Senior center fielder Becky Nix and sophomore pitcher Elizabeth Church made the first team as voted on by the 3rd region coaches. Sophomore shortstop Lauren Troutman and freshman pitcher Megan Jolly made second team. Congratulations to all the Lady Aces! Sunday, June 3 CATHOLIC HEADS TO LOUISVILLE
Catholic is tied with Louisville Manual (2000 defending champions) with two state championships apiece. Owensboro Catholic won it's first state championship in 1998. Then the Lady Aces became the first team in state history to win two state championships in 1999. OCHS also became the first school to win back-to-back state championships and the first team to win the championship out of the loser's bracket. Thursday, May 24 JONES, CHURCH AND NIX MAKE 9TH DISTRICT TEAM
Thursday, May 24 ACES ADVANCE TO 3RD REGION TOURNAMENT The seventh-ranked Owensboro Catholic Aces will advance to the 3rd Region Softball Tournament as the runner-up in the 9th District Tournament. Second-ranked Daviess County defeated the Aces' in the district finals 6-0 to win the championship. The draw for the 3rd Region Tournament will be Sunday, May 27th at 2 p.m. at Daviess County High School. The following teams will participate in the tournament: Daviess County, Owensboro Catholic, Grayson County, Ohio County, Whitesville Trinity, Breckinridge County, Muhlenberg North and South. Wednesday, May 23 CATHOLIC VS. DAVIESS IN TITLE GAME No. 7 Owensboro Catholic will take on No. 2 Daviess County for the 9th District Softball Championship today at 5:30 p.m. at Daviess County High School. Daviess County defeated Owensboro 11-0 and Catholic defeated Apollo 4-1. Both teams will advance to next week's 3rd Region Tournament hosted by Daviess County. Brown Eye Girl Tuesday, May 22 ACES FACE APOLLO IN DISTRICT # 7 ranked Owensboro Catholic will be the home team today as Catholic faces Apollo in the second game of the 9th District Softball Tournament at 5:30 p.m. at Daviess County High School. The winner will advance to the finals to play Daviess County on Wednesday who beat Owensboro 11-0 yesterday. The district winner and runner-up will both advance to the 3rd Region Tournament next week hosted by Daviess County. Friday, May 18 CHRISTIAN COUNTY DRAWS TOP TEAMS Seven ranked teams will participate in the eight-team Kentucky Fast-Pitch Classic this weekend at Christian County. The field includes No. 2 Daviess County, No. 3 Greenwood, No. 5 Christian County, No. 7 Owensboro Catholic, No. 12 Reidland, No. 15 Caldwell County, and No. 21 Allen County. Today's first round schedule - Christian County vs. Owensboro Catholic, 5 p.m.; Greenwood vs. Reidland, 6:30 p.m.; Allen County vs. Caldwell County, 8 p.m.; Daviess County vs. Madisonville 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17 SENIOR NIGHT TONIGHT!!! The game today against Booneville will be senior appreciation day for two Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces. Serena Stiff and Becky Nix. We would like to thank them for all the hard work, time and effort they have put in to continue the Lady Aces tradition! Good luck in the game today and we are going to miss you both!!!! Today's game against Boonville will be at Catholic High at 5:00 p.m. All former Catholic High softball players will be admitted free of charge. Thursday, May 17 ACES RANKED SEVENTH Owensboro Catholic slipped from #6 to #7 this week in the KSCA Top 25 Poll for the week of May 14. Here is a listing of the top 10. 1. North Laurel (14) 534 2. Daviess County (2) 507 3. Greenwood (1) 471 4. Lou. Ballard (2) 432 5. Christian County (1) 405 5. Lou. Manual (1) 405 7. Owensboro Catholic 383 8. North Hardin 346 9. Madison Central 303 10. Lafayette 301 Tuesday, May 8 ACES REMAIN RANKED NO. 6 IN STATE Owensboro Catholic (19-8) remained ranked #6 in week five of the Weekly Top 25. Catholic defeated Louisville Assumption 1-0 and Defeated Apollo 12-0. Here's a look at the top 25 for the week of May 8th. 1. North Laurel (15) 486 2. Daviess County (3) 463 3. Greenwood 421 4. Christian County (1) 414 5. Lou. Manual (1) 300 6. Owensboro Catholic 310 7. North Hardin 289 8. Lou. Ballard 277 9. Lafayette 274 10. Lou. Mercy 268 Thursday, May 3 ACES FALL TO NUMBER 6 After a loss to Daviess County on Tuesday, the Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces fell two spots to #6 in the latest weekly Top 25 Poll. The poll was released on Thursday, May 3rd. Here's a look at the top 10. 1. North Laurel (15) 496 2. Greenwood (2) 411 3. Daviess County 391 4. Christian County (2) 389 5. Lou. Manual (1) 383 6. Owensboro Catholic 370 7. North Hardin 330 8. Lou. Ballard 328 9. Lou. Butler 283 10. Lou. Mercy 288 Tuesday, May 1 JOLLY M-I ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Freshman all-state candidate Megan Jolly of #4 ranked Owensboro Catholic was named the Messenger-Inquirer High School Athlete of the Week for Friday, April 27th. Jolly fired a no-hitter and struck out seven batters in the Lady Aces 9-0 victory over #20 Louisville Presentation Saturday at the UPS Midwest Catholic Challenge in Louisville. This is the second time Jolly has been named athlete of the week. Congratulations to Megan! Tuesday, May 1 FORMER LADY ACE MAKES ALL-CINFERENCE Former Owensboro Catholic player Mandy May (98) helped lead Spalding University to the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship this weekend. Spading defeated Brescia 9-0 on Sunday for the championship. Mandy was named to the KIAC all-conference team. May played on the Catholic team that won the state championship in 1998 as an outfielder. Who could ever forget the great diving catch she made to help seal the 3rd Region championship game against Daviess County. Congratulations to Mandy and her teammates! Tuesday, May 1 FORMER LADY ACE THROWS PERFECT GAME Former Owensboro Catholic All-State player Kara Houston (99) tossed a perfect game yesterday (3-28-01) as Bellarmine swept a doubleheader against visiting Union College. Houston who pitched for Owensboro Catholic's back-to-back State Championship teams in 1998 and 1999 struck out eight as Bellarmine won the nightcap 1-0. Houston is a sophomore pitcher and infielder for Bellarmine. She is teammate's with former Owensboro Catholic star Lori Libs who also played on Catholic's two State Championship teams and is also a sophomore infielder. Thursday, April 26 ACES NO. 4 IN STATE POLL Here is the latest Kentucky Fastpitch Top 25 Poll dated April 24th. 1. North Laurel (20) 664 2. Lou. Manual (1) 571 3. Christian County (3) 569 4. Owensboro Catholic (3) 508 5. Greenwood 508 6. North Hardin 489 7. Daviess County 471 8. Lou. Ballard 412 9. Lou. Mercy 10. Lou. Butler 375 Thursday, April 26 ACES MOVE UP POLL TO NO. 2 After a successful weekend in Nashville, TN with a fifth place finish and a 4-1 record, the Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces moved up three spots in the Weekly Top 25 Poll. The Aces were preseason ranked #5. After the first week of the season the Aces are now ranked #2. North Laurel remained the #1 team in the state. These two teams will meet on Sunday April 8th, in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Catholic has a record of 7-1. WEEK ONE TOP 25 1. North Laurel (7) 244 2. Owensboro Catholic (2) 222 3. Christian County 215 4. Lou. Manual (1) 204 5. Daviess County 193 6. Allen County-Scottsville 158 7. Lou. Ballard 155 8. Greenwood 133 9. Caldwell County 127 10. North Hardin 119 Tuesday, April 17 CHURCH, JOLLY, AND NIX HONORED Owensboro Catholic's Elizabeth Church, Megan Jolly, and Becky Nix were honored at the 6th Annual Fort Walton Beach Bash in Florida during spring break for their outstanding play. All State player and Miss Softball candidate Becky Nix was awarded the Fort Walton Beach Bash Hustle Award. All State candidate's Elizabeth Church and Megan Jolly made the Fort Walton Beach Bash All Tournament Team. #2 ranked Owensboro Catholic finished in a tie for fourth place in the Bash. Tuesday, April 17 JV WIN FORT WALTON BEACH BASH Congratulations to the junior-varsity for tying for first place in the 6th annual Fort Walton Beach Bash in Florida. The team ended the week long bash with a 3-1 record. Tuesday, April 17 JOLLY M-I ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Congratulations to pitcher Megan Jolly who was selected Messenger-Inquirer High School Athlete Of The Week. The Lady Aces' freshman fired a one-hitter and struck out 15 batters in Catholic's 2-0 softball victory over visiting Warren East on April 5th. Tuesday, April 17 CHURCH M-I ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Thursday, April 5 NIX PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN THE WEST Congratulations to first team all-state player and Miss Softball candidate Becky Nix on earning the Top Player of Week One for the west region. Nix was 16-of-22 in the opening week of the season for an avg. of .727. She was 9-of-12 for a .750 avg. in the John Overton Bobcat Classic in Nashville, Tennessee. She scored seven runs, had four doubles and three triples. She reached base safely her first eight at bats in the tournament. She hit .714 with runners in scoring position. Wednesday, April 4 CATHOLIC #5 IN PRESEASON POLL Two-time state champion Owensboro Catholic is ranked #5 in the preseason Kentucky Fastpitch Coaches Poll. Here is a look at the top ten: 1. North Laurel (486) 2. Christian County (435) 3. Louisville Manual (411) 4. Allen County (328) 5. Owensboro Catholic (317) 6. Daviess County (270) 7. Reidland (206) 8. Caldwell County (154) 9. South Oldham (148) 10. Greenwood (146) Wednesday, April 4 CATHOLIC WINS SCRIMMAGE Sophomore Elizabeth Church and Freshman Megan Jolly combined to pitch a no-hitter and shutout the Lady Hornets of Hancock County 7-0 Wednesday night at Parents Park. Church pitched three hitless innings striking out seven and walking one. Jolly pitched four hitless innings striking out 10 and walking one batter. Offensively the Aces banged out 6 hits while scoring seven runs. Senior Becky Nix led the Aces going 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored, and one RBI. Junior Ashley Simmons went 2-for-3 with two singles, two runs scored, and one RBI. Sophomore Lauren Troutman went 1-for-3 with a single, one run scored and one RBI. Freshman Megan Jolly went 1-for-3 with a double and one run scored. HANCOCK COUNTY 000 000 0 - 0 0 5 O'BORO CATHOLIC 021 130 x - 7 6 0 The junior varsity also defeated Hancock County 5-2 in five innings. Eighth grader Haleigh Ashworth pitched five innings allowing no hits and striking out five. The Aces had three hits. Ashley Fulkerson a triple, Stephanie Coomes a double, and Stephanie Kaelin a single. HANCOCK COUNTY 002 00 - 2 0 4 O'BORO CATHOLIC 012 2x - 5 3 2 Both teams will open up the regular season Monday, March 26. Catholic against Whitesville Trinity at Parents Park. Monday, April 2 ACES FINISH FIFTH IN OVERTON CLASSIC The Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces finished in a tie for fifth place in the 24 team John Overton Bobcat Classic in Nashville, TN. Catholic won their six team pool by going undefeated in pool play with a 3-0 record. Catholic defeated Whitwell 4-3, Davidson Academy 9-1, and Blackman 5-0. That qualified the Aces as one of four top seeds into a 16 team single elimination tournament. The Aces defeated Columbia High School 2-1 in the first round of the tournament. Beech High School with a record of 15-0 eliminated the Aces from the tournament by defeating the Lady Aces 8-1. Catholic finished the weekend with a 4-1 record. This is the second time that Owensboro Catholic has participated in this tournament. In 1999, Catholic, which was the first team from Kentucky to play in this classic finished in a tie for fifth place. The Aces also won the 1999 State Championship that year! GREAT JOB LADIES! Sunday, March 25 NIX AND CHURCH NAMED TO 2001 PRE-SEASON TOP 25 PLAYERS Congratulations to Senior Becky Nix and Sophomore Elizabeth Church for being named to the Pre-Season Top 25 Players Poll as voted on by the coaches. Becky Nix was ranked #12 and Elizabeth Church #13. Freshman Megan Jolly and Sophomore Lauren Troutman made honorable mention. Wednesday, January 3 KARA HOUSTON N0. 1 The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association web page conducted a poll with this question: From 1995 to 2000 season, who was the best player in Kentucky H.S. Fastpitch Softball? The results show that Owensboro Catholic's Kara Houston was voted No. 1. Thanks to all the people who voted for Kara! Monday, November 27 KENTUCKY RENEGADES FINISH SECOND IN NATIONALS The Kentucky Renegades of Owensboro compiled a 6-2 record and finished second in the ASA 14-and-under Class B Eastern Nationals Softball Tournament in Marietta, Ga. The Renegades won their first six games to win the winner's bracket, then lost their last two games to Cherokee, Ga. in the championship. Cherokee, Ga. beat the Renegades 2-1 and 3-2. Several of the Renegades play for Owensboro Catholic: Elizabeth Church, Courtney Kaelin, Stephanie Kaelin, and Haleigh Ashworth, Stephanie Coomes, Megan Jolly, and Lauren Troutman. Monday, September 25 CATHOLIC No. 1 The Kentucky Softball Coaches Association web page conducted a poll with this question: What Kentucky High School team has been the most dominant in the six years of fast-pitch (1995-2000)? The results show that Owensboro Catholic was voted No. 1 getting 36% of the votes followed by Manual 25%, Reidland 14%, and North Laurel 8%. That's a credit to all the Lady Aces for the tradition and standards that you have set! Tuesday, August 29 OUTLAWS SECOND IN BLUEGRASS GAMES The Owensboro Outlaws finished second in the Bluegrass State Games girls' fastpitch softball under-16 division that was held at Harrodsburg. The London Blitz defeated the Outlaws 3-1 in the championship game. The Outlaws are made up of players from Owensboro, Muhlenberg, and Ohio Counties including Owensboro Catholic's Elizabeth Church, Laura Hodskins, and Carrie Beth Jones, Megan Jolly, Stephanie Coomes, and Lauren Troutman. Tuesday, August 29 OUTLAWS WIN ASA STATE The Owensboro Outlaws 16-and-under team claimed their second consecutive ASA State Softball Championship on Sunday, defeating the London Blitz 4-0 in Bowling Green. The Outlaws are made up of players from Owensboro, Muhlenberg, and Ohio Counties and include Owensboro Catholic's Elizabeth Church, Megan Jolly, Stephanie Coomes, Lauren Troutman and Carrie Beth Jones. The team is coached by John Church. Sunday, July 9 GOOD-BYE TO THE SENIORS
Friday, June 23 SIMS PLAYS FOR THE WEST ALL- STARS Senior catcher Meredith Sims was selected to represent the 3rd Region in the Kentucky Prep Softball East-West All Star Game. Coach Randolph will be one of the assistant coaches for the West team. Tuesday, June 20 NIX FIRST TEAM ALL-STATE Congratulations to junior shortstop Becky Nix for being selected to the 1st team 2000 Kentucky All-State Team. Becky led the Lady Aces in almost every offensive statistical category including: Batting Average - .357 On Base Percentage - .463 Slugging Percentage - .589 Runs - 31 Hits - 40 Singles - 25 Triples - 7 Home Runs - 2 Base On Balls - 20 Total Bases - 66 Avg. With Runners in Scoring Position - .475 Stolen Bases - 20 Tuesday, June 20 CHURCH HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE Congratulations to freshman pitcher Elizabeth Church on being selected to the 2000 Honorable Mention All-State Team. Here are statistics for this season. Record - 24-8-1 Saves - 1 Innings Pitched - 229.0 Earned Runs - 37 Earned Run Average - 1.13 Strike Outs - 226 Shut Outs - 9 Opponents Batting Average Against - .158 Strike Outs per Game - 6.91 Sunday, June 11 LOUISVILLE MANUAL WINS STATE TOURNAMENT Louisville Manual became the second team in two years to come out of the loser's bracket and win the Kentucky State Fast-Pitch State Championship this past weekend in Skyview Park. Manual defeated North Laurel 1-0 and 1-0 to capture it's second state title and tie Owensboro Catholic for the most state championships. Saturday, June 3 ALL 3RD REGION TEAM Elizabeth Church and Becky Nix made first team all 3rd Region based on regular-season play. Meredith Sims made second team and Laura Hodskins made honorable mention. Congratulations to those Lady Aces. Saturday, May 27 ALL 9TH DISTRICT TEAM Becky Nix, Meredith Sims, Carrie Beth Jones, and Elizabeth Church were selected to the all-district team based on regular-season play. Congratulations to these Lady Aces. Friday, May 26 TOP TEN The Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces end the regular season ranked No. 4 in the final top 25 coaches poll (May 24th). Saturday, May 20 SIMS SIGNS WITH KWC Meredith Sims signed a letter-of-intent to continue her education and athletic career at Kentucky Wesleyan College yesterday (5-19-00). Meredith a two-year starter at catcher was a member of both the 1998 and 1999 state championship teams. Meredith will also play soccer. Congratulations Meredith! Friday, May 19 THREE SENIORS HONORED Before the Muhlenberg North game Owensboro Catholic honored three of the Lady Aces on Senior Night. Each of these ladies were members of the 1998 and 1999 state championship teams. All three have provided great leadership for this year's team and have set an example of how to act both on and off the field. They are Jill O'Bryan, Meredith Sims, and Denise Warren. They will graduate this Sunday with the Class of 2000. Thanks for all of your hard work and effort. We love you! Monday, May 8 THREE NAMED TO ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Elizabeth Church, Becky Nix and Meredith Sims were named to the Lady Knights Tournament All-Tournament Team. Congratulations to all the Lady Aces on a successfull tournament! Monday, May 8 LADY ACES RUNNER-UP IN TOURNEY #7 Owensboro Catholic was defeated by the #1 team in the state of Kentucky, North Laurel, by a score of 4-0 in the Championship game of the Lady Knights Tournament held in Lexington, KY May 5th and 6th. Catholic finished the tournament with a 4-1 record. Sunday, April 30 SILVER DIVISION CHAMPS Owensboro Catholic won the Silver Division of the Midwest Catholic Challenge in Louisville, KY on Saturday, May 15th. Catholic finished the tournament with a 4 and 1 record and defeated Louisville Presentation Academy in the championship game. Tuesday, April 9 ACES START DISTRICT PLAY WEDNESDAY #4 ranked Owensboro Catholic will begin 9th District league play when the Aces play at Apollo on Wednesday night and Owensboro Thursday night at Jack C. Fischer Park. District games standings determine the 9th District Tournament seeding. Wednesday, April 10 MIDDLESBORO BORDER WAR TOURNAMENT #4 ranked Owensboro Catholic will head to Middlesboro High School this weekend to participate in the Border War Tournament. The Aces will begin pool play Friday night at 9:30 PM against John Overton HS out of Tennessee at Middlesboro High School. The Aces will then continue pool play Saturday morning at 9:30 AM against Belfry at Middlesboro High School. Times are subject to change. Harlan is also in the pool with the Aces. Each of the tournaments 10 teams will advance from pool play to a single elimination tournament with seeding to determined the brackets. The championship game is scheduled for 6:30 PM at Middlesboro High School. The following is a list of teams in the tournament. #4 Owensboro Catholic, #5 Louisville Manual, #12 Middlesboro, John Overton, Belfry, Harlan, Knot Catholic, Woodford County, Knox Central, and Western Hills. Friday, May 17 9TH DISTRICT SOFTBALL PAIRINGS Jack C. Fisher will host the 9th District Softball Tournament on Monday through Wednesday. At 5:30 p.m. Monday, second-seeded and No. 9 Daviess County meets third-seeded Apollo. Tuesday's 5:30 p.m. semifinal features top-seeded and No. 1 Owensboro Catholic against fourth-seeded host Owensboro. The title game is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Both the district champion and runner-up advance to the 3rd Region Tournament, which begins May 27 at Grayson County High School. 1. Owensboro Catholic (5-1) 2. Daviess County (4-2) 3. Apollo (2-4) 4. Owensboro (1-5) Thursday, April 11 JONES NAMED M-I HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Junior first baseman Carrie Beth Jones was named Messenger-Inquirer High School Athlete Of The Week. Jones went 8-for-15 for a .533 batting average last week in Florida. Jones had eight singles, two stolen bases, one run scored , and one RBI. CONGRATULATION TO CB! Monday, April 15 CATHOLIC WINS BORDER WAR TOURNAMENT Owensboro Catholic won five games and brought home the championship trophy from the 1st Annual Border War Tournament held in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Catholic opened the tournament with a 5-0 victory over John Overton High School out of Nashville, TN. Catholic followed that up with a 24-2 win over Belfry. The Aces' then knocked off Knoxville Catholic 3-2 in 8 innings. In the semifinals Catholic defeated #12 Middlesboro 6-3. Catholic then won the championship game by defeating #5 Louisville Manual 8-3. Carrie Beth Jones, Haleigh Ashworth, and Elizabeth Church made the ten man all-tournament team. Congratulations to all the Lady Aces on their successful weekend trip!!!! Wednesday, April 17 TOP 25 FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 15, 2002 Owensboro Catholic (10-3) moved up one place in this week's Top 25 poll from #4 to #3 after winning the 1st Annual Border War Tournament. Catholic defeated both Louisville Manual and Middlesboro who are ranked teams in Kentucky. 1. North LaureL (16) 405 2. Greenwood (10) 388 3. Owensboro Catholic (2) 308 4. Dunbar (1) 299 5. Manual 273 6. Christian County 243 7. Ballard 228 8. Daviess County 165 9. Reidland 154 10. Elizabethtown 152 11. Boone County 128 12. Allen County 85 13. Middlesboro 81 14. Madison Central 71 15. Henderon County 63 16. Bryan Station 39 17. Butler 33 18. Meade County 30 19. Hopkinsville 27 20. PRP 26 21. Franklin County 25 21. Madisonville 25 23. Mercy 18 24. Dixie Heights 15 25. North Hardin 15 25. Taylor County 11 Others receiving votes: Scott County 10, South Laurel 10, Pikeville 10, Presentation 8, Clark County 8, Sacred Heart 8, Western Hills 8, Rowan County 7, Lex. Catholic 6, Grayson County 5, Lafayette 5, Montgomery County 5, Assumption 4, Lone Oak 4, Warren East 4, Conner 3, Eastern 3, Jeffersontown 3, Russell 2, Anderson County 2, Ballard Memorial 2, Green County 1, Hancock County 1, Harrison County 1, Hazard 1, Male 1, Marshall County 1, Muhlenberg North 1, Perry Central 1. Thursday, April 18 ASHWORTH NAMED M-I HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Freshman pitcher/outfielder Haleigh Ashworth was name the Messenger-Inquirer high school athlete for the week for April 18, 2002. Ashworth helped lead the #3 ranked Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces to the championship of the 1st Annual Border War Tournament in Middlesboro, Kentucky. Haleigh went 8-for-15 for a .533 batting average and had three RBIs and two runs scored. To start the tournament Haleigh had six consecutive hits in six at bats. Ashworth also went 3-0 pitching defeating #12 Middlesboro in the semifinals and #5 Louisville Manual in the championship. Haleigh struck out 15 batters and had an ERA of 2.18. Ashworth was also named to the all-tournament team. Thursday, April 18 #3 CATHOLIC PLAYS IN UPS/MIDWEST CATHOLIC CHALLENGE After winning the 1st Annual Border War Tournament in Middlesboro, Kentucky last weekend the Aces have little time to celebrate. This weekend the Aces travel to Louisville to play in the UPS/Midwest Catholic Challege. Owensboro Catholic ranked #3 in this weeks Top 25 poll is the only team from Kentucky in the Blue Divison of the tournament. The tournament will start out with pool play and then have a single elimination tournament. The Aces open against defending Indiana state champion Indianpolis Roncalli at 5:45 at Mount Washington City Park. Catholic will also play Scecina Memorial out of Indianapolis, IN and St Benedict from Cordova, TN on Friday night at Mount Washington. Saturday morning the Aces will play Father Ryan out of Nashville, TN at Southern High School. The sixth team that makes up the Blue Division in Evansville Memorial who is currently ranked #1 in class 2A in Indiana. GOOD LUCK TO THE PLAYERS AND COACHES THIS WEEKEND! Wednesday, April 24 TOP 25 FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 22, 2002 The Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces fell a spot in this weeks Top 25 poll after going 1-4 in the Midwest Catholic Challenge in Louisville. There were a record 31 voters this week and once again, North Laurel is at the top of the poll. The Lady Jaguars received 17 first place votes while Greenwood pulled in 6 first place votes. Dunbar and Owensboro Catholic switched places as the Lady Bulldogs received five first place votes and edged out the Lady Aces by two points. Manual completed the top five. In action last week, North Laurel lost to the nations #1 team, the Fairfield California Falcons, 7-4. They lost to nationally ranked Carl Sandburg, 4-1 and #20 ranked Boardman, 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh. Greenwood split in games played at the Conner Classic, beating Trimble County then losing a heartbreaker to Madison Ohio in nine innings. Top 25 Pts LW 1. North Laurel (17) 434 1 2. Greenwood (6) 392 2 3. Dunbar (5) 330 4 4. Owensboro Cath. (1) 328 3 5. Manual (1) 320 5 6. Ballard 228 7 7. Christian County 227 6 8. Reidland 206 9 9. Elizabethtown 186 10 10. Daviess County 122 8 11. Boone County 121 11 12. Allen County 107 12 13. Madison Central 73 14 14. Henderson Co. 71 15 15. Hopkinsville (1) 69 19 16. Franklin County 54 21 17. Middlesboro 45 13 18. Bryan Station 38 16 19. Meade Co. 32 18 20. Madisonville 30 21 21. Calloway County 26 NR 22. Butler 24 17 22. Mercy 24 23 24. North Hardin 19 25 25. Conner 16 NR Western Hills 15, South Laurel 13, Eastern 11, Taylor Co. 10, Caldwell County 9, Clark County 9, PRP 9, Scott County 8, Hopkins Central 7, Rowan County 7, Assumption 6, Lafayette 6, Lone Oak 5, Montgomery Co. 5, Pikeville 5, Sacred Heart 5, Dixie Hts. 4, Grayson Co. 4, Marshalll Co. 4, Muhlenberg North 4, Lexington Catholic 4, Oldham Co. 3, Presentation 3, Hazard 2, Belfry 1, Jeffersontown 2, Warren East 2, South Oldham 2, LaRue County 2, Berea 1, Elkhorn City 1, Johnson Central 1, Perry Central 1, Russell 1, Shelby Valley 1, Trimble County 1, Whitesburg 1, Williamsburg 1, Powell County 1, Walton 1, Ballard Memorial 1, Male 1. Thursday, April 25 TODAY'S GAME WITH HENDERSON COUNTY CANCELLED Todays game between #4 ranked Owensboro Catholic and #14 ranked Henderson County has been cancelled due to the playing field conditions. The varsity and jv doubleheader will be made up on Saturday May 4, 2002 at Parents Park. Starting times for the games are set for 12 noon and 2 pm. Tuesday, April 30 #4 CATHOLIC PLAYS #10 DAVIESS CO. IN KEY 9TH DISTRICT GAME #4 ranked Owensboro Catholic host #10 Daviess County tonight at 5:30 pm in a key 9th District matchup. Owensboro Catholic (4-0) can clinch the number one seed in the 9th District Tournament with either a win today over Daviess County (1-2) or a win on Thursday against Apollo (1-2). GOOD LUCK TO COACHES AND PLAYERS THIS WEEK! Thursday, May 2 TOP 25 FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 29, 2002 Owensboro Catholic moved up to #3 in this weeks Top 25 poll. The Aces went 1-0 last week defeating Grayson County. North Laurel and Greenwood continue to battle for the Number one spot. The defending state champions, outscored the Lady Gators, the only team to beat North Laurel this season, 295-291. The Lady Jaguars will get tested once again in the Lady Knights Classic in Lexington this weekend. Top 25 (April 30) Pts 1. North Laurel (11) 295 2. Greenwood (6) 291 3. Dunbar (3) 239 3. Owensboro Cath (1) 239 5. Manual 225 6. Reidland 155 7. Ballard 153 8. Christian County 121 9. Elizabethtown 103 10. Daviess County 102 11. Madison Central 90 12. Boone County 85 13. Henderson County 81 14. Allen County 75 15. Hopkinsville 62 16. Middlesboro 46 17. Western Hills 28 18. Franklin Counrty 22 19. Bryan Station 20 20. Meade County 14 20. Lou. Butler 14 22. PRP 13 22. Lex. Catholic 13 22. South Laurel 13 22. Conner 13 25. Calloway County 11 Others receiving votes: Scott County 9, Presentation 9, Madisonville 8, Mercy 8, Perry Central 5, Warren East 5, Dixie Heights 5, Montgomery County 4, Muhlenberg North 4, Fern Creek 3, Warren Central 3, Pikeville 3, Sacred Heart 2, Clark County 2, Assumption 2, North Hardin 2, Hopkins County Central 2, Powell County 1, Walton-Vernona 1. Thursday, May 2 FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA 2002 Check out the NEW photo's from the Lady Aces Spring Break trip 2002 to Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Just click on "OCHS ALBUMS". Remember you must be an eteamz member to see the photo's! Wednesday, May 8 TOP 25 FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 6, 2002 Owensboro Catholic dropped one spot in this weeks Top 25 poll from #3 to #4. The Aces have been ranked among the top 4 teams all season. The Aces went 3-1 last week defeating Evansville Castle, Henderson County and Muhlenberg North. Catholic lost to 9th District rival Daviess County. It's been a long ride for the North Laurel Lady Jaguars but an end as come to their number one reign as Greenwood over took the defending state champion 437-428 in voting by 33 voters. Greenwood pulled in 14 first place votes while the Lady Jags had 12 despite its loss to Boone County (1-0) in the Lexington Catholic Classic. Top 25 (May 7) Pts 1. Greenwood (14) 437 2. North Laurel (12) 428 3. Dunbar (6) 354 4. Owensboro Cath. 348 5. Manual 292 6. Reidland 265 7. Ballard 239 8. Daviess County 222 9. Boone County 204 10. Christian County 158 11. Elizabethtown 143 12. Hopkinsville (1) 119 13. Henderson County 110 14. Madison Central 107 15. Allen County 88 16. Franklin County 56 17. Butler 53 18. Lex. Bryan Station 48 19. Lou. PRP 44 20. Meade County 40 21. Madisonville 38 22. Calloway County 35 23. Middlesboro 33 24. Western Hills 32 25. Perry Central 12 Others receiving votes: Scott County 10, Presentation 9, South Oldham 8, Dixie Heights 8, Lexington Catholic 8, Montgomery County 8, Muhlenberg North 8, Conner 7, Shelby County 7, South Laurel 7, Warren Central 5, Henry County 5, Warren East 5, Hopkins Central 5, North Hardin 3, Grayson County 3, Caldwell County 3, Mercy 3, Holy Rosary 3, Central Hardin 2, Sacred Heart 2, Seneca 2, Walton Verona 1, LaRue County 1, Ballard Memorial 1, Clark County 1, Male 1, Lafayette 1, Trimble County 1, Assumption 1, Murray 1, Powell County 1, Glasgow 1, Pikeville 1, Berea 1. Wednesday, May 8 FORMER CATHOLIC PLAYERS MAKE ALL-GLVC Former Owensboro Catholic softball players Lori Libs ('99) and Kara Houston ('99) made the All-Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Team. Libs a junior shortstop made first team All-GLVC. Houston a junior pitcher/second baseman made second team All-GLVC. Both players helped Bellarmine finish fourth in the GLVC Conference Tournament. Libs and Houston were both members of the Catholic 1998 and 1999 State Championship Teams. They played for the first team to ever win back-to-back state championships. CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH LORI AND KARA! Wednesday, May 8 2002 SPORTS WAREHOUSE/CATHOLIC CLASSIC The 2002 Sports Warehouse/Catholic Classic gets under way this weekend May 10th and 11th at Owensboro Catholic's Parents Park. The field features five teams ranked in this weeks Top 20. All eight teams are ranked among the Top 50 teams in the state of Kentucky. Each team in the tournament received votes for this weeks Top 25. The schedule for Friday nights game are listed below: Game One: #4 Catholic vs. #10 Christian Co @ 5:50 PM. Game Two: Male vs. #19 PRP @ 7:00 PM. Game Three: #17 Butler vs. So. Oldham @ 8:30 PM. Game Four: #16 Franklin Co. vs. Seneca @ 10:00 PM. COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR LADY ACES SOFTBALL!! Friday, May 17 TOP 25 POLL FOR MAY 15, 2002 Owensboro Catholic, a western Kentucky power, has taken over the No.1 spot in the state softball rankings this week (5-15-2002). In a close vote, Owensboro Catholic pulled in 400 points, two more than second-ranked Greenwood (398) and ten more than defending state champion, North Laurel. Dunbar finished fourth in the poll and Boone County moved into the top five. Owensboro Catholic won five games last week including the 2002 Sports Warehouse/Catholic Classic which featured five teams ranked in the Top 20. In the championship game Catholic defeated South Oldham 3-0. Elizabeth Church gave up a leadoff walk and then was perfect after that retiring the next 21 batters. Haleigh Ashworth hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to provide the offense. 1. Owensboro Catholic (4) 2. Greenwood (9) 3. North Laurel (9) 4. Dunbar (2) 5. Boone County (2) 6. Ballard (1) 7. Reidland (1) 8. Manual (1) 9. Daviess County (1) 10. Henderson County 11. Elizabethtown (1) 12. Christian County 13. Allen County (3) 14. Hopkinsville 15. Madison Central 16. Calloway County 17. Franklin County 18. Lou. Butler 19. Grayson County 20. Sacred Heart 21. South Oldham 22. Meade County 23. Madisonville 24. Scott County 25. Western Hills Others receiving votes in order: North Hardin, Middlesboro, Perry Central, Hancock County, PRP, Presentation, Lex. Catholic, Bryan Station, Dixie Heights, South Laurel, Conner, Hopkins Central, Muhlenberg North, Anderson County, Pikeville,Montgomery County, Warren Central, Central Hardin, Warren East, Eastern, Powell County, Mercy, Russell, Caldwell County, Harrison County, Glasgow, Murray, Oldham County, Trimble County. Friday, May 17 RANDOLPH COLLECTS 200TH WIN Owensboro Catholic Coach George Randolph collected his 200th win last night as Owensboro Catholic defeated Booneville 11-1. Catholic has an all-time record of 200-71-1 in its 7th season of fastpitch. Coach Randolph was inducted into the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association Hall of Fame last year. CATHOLIC WINS 2002 SPORTS WAREHOUSE/CATHOLIC CLASSIC #4 Owensboro Catholic got timely hitting, good defense and great pitching to capture the 2002 Sports Warehouse/Catholic Classic. Catholic (21-8) defeated South Oldham (13-3) 3-0 in the title game. Pitcher Elizabeth Church started the game by giving up a leadoff walk. That was it! Church went on to retire the next 21 batters and was perfect after the first hitter. Catholic's defense made some stellar plays highlighted with a great catch by both Kaley Wethington and Courtney Kaelin. Freshman Haleigh Ashworth provided the big blow with a three-run homer down the left field line in the bottom of the sixth inning. Catholic also defeated Louisville Male 5-4 and #10 Christian County 2-0 in the tournament. Friday, May 17 ASHWORTH NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK IN THE WEST Freshman pitcher/outfielder Haleigh Ashworth was name KSCA Player of the Week in the West Region for the week of April 8-13, 2002. This award is selected by members of the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association after being nominated by a coach. Congratulations to Haleigh! Friday, May 17 CHURCH NAMED M-I ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Junior pitcher Elizabeth Church was named Messenger-Inquirer High School Athlete Of The Week for the week of May 16, 2002. Church an all-state candidate has a record of 15-5 and an ERA of 0.69. She was one batter shy of throwing a perfect game against South Oldham in the championship game of the 2002 Sports Warehouse/Catholic Classic. The Lady Aces' pitcher allowed just five hits in four victory last week. Wednesday, May 22 No. 1 CATHOLIC PLAYS FOR 9TH DISTRICT TITLE No. 1 Owensboro Catholic scored six runs in the bottom of the six to help defeat Owensboro 8-1 in the 9th District Tournament yesterday held at Jack C. Fisher Park. Elizabeth Church allowed two hits and struck out 12 and ran her pitching record to 18-5 for the season. Offensively Lauren Troutman went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs. Carrie Beth Jones went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Elizabeth Church went 2-for-4 with a RBI. Haleigh Ashworth had a double. Lauren Bell added a single. Stephanie Kaelin getting the start at catcher had two walks. Kaley Wethington walked three times. No. 1 Catholic (25-8) will face rival No. 9 Daviess County (25-8) today for the 9th District title at 5:30 p.m. Both teams will advance to the 3rd Region Tournament next week at Grayson County. Sunday, May 26 SIX ACES MAKE ALL-9TH DISTRICT TEAM No. 1 ranked Owensboro Catholic placed six players on the 2002 All-9th District Team. 9th district coaches selected the team based on regular season play. The following players made the team from Catholic: junior pitcher Elizabeth Church, junior shortstop Lauren Troutman, junior first baseman Carrie Beth Jones, junior outfielder Lauren Bell, sophomore catcher Stephanie Coomes, and freshman pitcher/outfielder Haleigh Ashworth. CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE SIX YOUNG LADIES AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE OWENSBORO CATHOLIC LADY ACES! Sunday, May 26 ACES RALLY TO WIN THE 9TH DISTRICT TITLE No. 1 Owensboro Catholic scored four runs in the last three innings including one run in the bottom of the seventh to defeat 9th district rivals No. 9 Daviess County 8-7 at Jack C. Fisher Park. Stephanie Coomes drew a one out bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning to score Kaley Wethington for the game winner. In the sixth inning Courtney Kaelin drove in Lindsey Durbin to tie the game at 7-7. Kaelin had three RBIs for the game. Haleigh Ashworth (8-3) picked up the victory by holding the Lady Panthers scoreless in the last three innings. Catholic will now advance in post-season play to the 3rd Region Tournament to be held at Grayson County Memorial Day week. This is the third time that Owensboro Catholic has captured the 9th district crown. The Lady Aces won it in 1997 and again in 1999. Both of those seasons the Aces went on to win the 3rd region crown and advance to the state tournament finishing in 5th place in '97 and winning their second state championship in '99. Wednesday, May 29 3RD REGION TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS The draw for the 2002 3rd Region Tournament will be held today at 2 p.m. The pairings will be posted as soon as possible Sunday afternoon. The tournament will be hosted by Grayson County High School. Wednesday May 29, 2002 Owensboro Catholic vs. Grayson County 6:00 Tuesday, May 28, 2002 Owensboro Catholic vs. Hancock County 5:30 Grayson County vs. Daviess County 7:45 Monday, May 27, 2002 Owensboro Catholic vs. Muhlenberg South 11:00 Hancock County vs. Ohio County 1:15 Grayson County vs. Breckinridge County 4:30 Muhlenberg North vs. Daviess County 6:45 Tuesday, May 28 ACES SHUTOUT SOUTH No. 3 ranked Owensboro Catholic won their first game of the 3rd Region Tournament by shutting out Muhlenberg South 12-0 in 5 innings. Elizabeth Church (19-5) pitched a two-hitter and struck out eight for Catholic (27-8). Haleigh Ashworth went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Catholic will play Hancock County (20-5) tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Grayson County. The winner of the Catholic-Hancock County game will advance to the championship game Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. and play the winner of Grayson County-Daviess County game. Wednesday, May 29 LADY ACES STING THE HORNETS No. 3 ranked Owensboro Catholic scored early and often and never looked back as they defeated the Lady Hornets of Hancock County 12-0 in semifinal play of the 3rd Region Tournament. Elizabeth Church (20-5) and Haleigh Ashworth combined to pitch a two-hitter and struck out 10. Catholic was led offensively by Lauren Troutman who went 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Haleigh Ashworth went 2-for-3 with a triple and a RBI. Tiffany Mattingly went 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs. Catholic (28-8) will now face Grayson County (22-18) in the title game of the 3rd Region Tournament. The game will start at 6:00 p.m. with the winner advancing to the State Tournament June 7 and 8 in Hopkinsville. Friday, May 31 FOUR LADY ACES NAMED TO 3RD REGION ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Congratulations to these ladies and to all the Lady Aces. THE SUCCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS ONLY COMES WITH THE SUCCESSFULNESS OF THE TEAM!!!
2002 LADY ACES - 3RD REGION CHAMPIONS Owensboro Catholic is headed to the state tournament for the second consecutive year after defeating Grayson County 2-0 in the 3rd Region Tournament. All-State candidate Elizabeth Church (21-5) may have pitched her best game ever for Catholic allowing just one hit and facing the minimum amount of batters (21). Church had a perfect game going until a pinch hit single in the sixth inning. Elizabeth had nine strikeouts. Owensboro Catholic got on the board in the bottom of the fourth when junior all-state candidate Lauren Troutman tripled to right, and catcher Stephanie Coomes followed with a sacrifice fly to right-center. In the fifth, the Lady Aces added another run. Tiffany Mattingly singled and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Courtney Kaelin. Lindsey Durbin then came in for Mattingly as a pinch runner. Durbin stole third base and then scored when Kaley Wethington was safe on a throwing error after hitting a chopper in front of the plate. Catholic (29-8) out scored their opponents in the tournament 26-0.
Sunday, May 5 'WE'RE GOING TO THE SHIP!"
The Aces have participated in the state tournament four other times winning the tournament in 1998 and again in 1999. The Aces finished in 5th place in 1997. Last year the Aces finished as state runner-up. As several of the players were saying after the game "We're going to the ship!" Here are the first round matchups: #5 Boone Co. vs. Sacred Heart @ 9:00 a.m. #1 North Laurel vs. #18 Butler @ 9:00 a.m. Caldwell Co. vs. Pikeville @ 9:00 a.m. Middlesboro vs. Hazard @ 9:00 a.m. #3 Catholic vs. North Hardin @ 11:00 a.m. Bishop Brossart vs. Warren East @ 11:00 a.m. #8 Reidland vs. Anderson Co. @ 11:00 a.m. Russell vs. #11 Madison Central @ 11:00 a.m. THE LADY ACES PLAYERS AND COACHES WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE FANS FOR THE SUPPORT THEY SHOWED DURING THE DISTRICT AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS. YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE! WE WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO SUPPORT THE ACES AGAIN IN HOPKINSVILLE AND BRING A FRIEND. IN THE PAST OWENSBORO CATHOLIC HAS HAD THE LARGEST FAN SUPPORT OF ALL THE TEAMS AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT. YOUR SUPPORT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE SUCCESS OF LADY ACES SOFTBALL!!!
Wednesday, June 5 FINAL REGULAR SEASON TOP 25 POLL Owensboro Catholic finished the season as the No. 3 ranked team in Kentucky. Catholic who last week was the No. 1 ranked team in the state has never been ranked lower than fourth all year. The Lady Aces started the No.2 in this years pre-season top 25 poll. 1. North Laurel * 2. Greenwood 3. Owensboro Catholic * 4. Lex. Paul dunbar 5. Boone County * 6. Manual 7. Ballard 8. Reidland * 9. Daviess County 10. Haopkinsville 11. Madison Central * 12. Allen County 13. Christian County 14. Elizabethtown 15. Henderson County 16. Franklin County 17. Western Hills 18. Butler * 19. Scott County 20. Madisonville 21. Conner 22. South Laurel 23. Lex. Catholic 24. South Oldham 24. Lex. Bryan Station * denotes teams participating in the state tournamentFinal Top 25 for softball this season Wednesday, June 19 CHURCH NAMED FIRST-TEAM ALL-STATE Owensboro Catholic High School junior pitcher Elizabeth Church was selected first-team all-state by the Kentucky Softball Coaches Association (KSCA). Church, who helped lead the Lady Aces to a fourth-place finish in this year's state tournament, finished the season with a 23-7 record and an ERA of 0.61. Church had 11 shutouts and struck out 211 hitters in 194 innings. Church also made the all-state tournament team, 3rd Region all-=tournament team and the All-9th District team. Wednesday, June 19 TROUTMAN NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL-STATE Owensboro Catholic junior shorstop Lauren Troutman was named an honorable mention all-state selection. Troutman, who hit .310, led the Lady Aces with 28 RBIs. She was third on the team in hits with 39, led the team in doubles with 12 and triples with 4. Troutman also made the all-state tournament team, 3rd Region all-tournament team and the All-9th District team. Wednesday, July 10 2002 OWENSBORO CATHOLIC LADY ACES SOFTBALL AWARDS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Elizabeth Church. CAPTAINS - Carrie Beth Jones, Elizabeth Church and Lauren Troutman. MOST STOLEN BASES - Kaley Wethington. MOST RBI'S - Lauren Troutman. MOST INPROVED - Lauren Bell, Lindsey Durbin and Tiffany Mattingly. HIGHEST BATTING PCT. - Carrie Beth Jones. GOOD EYE AWARD - Kaley Wethington. BEST DEFENSIVE INF. - Carrie Beth Jones. BEST DEFENSIVE OF. - Haleigh Ashworth. MOST HITS - Carrie Beth Jones. HOME RUNS - Stephanie Coomes and Haleigh Ashworth. NO HITTERS - Elizabeth Church. GUTS AND NO GLORY AWARD - Courtney Kaelin, Stefanie Boarman and Stephanie Coomes. ACADEMIC AWARD - Megan Jolly and Haleigh Ashworth. ALL STATE - Elizabeth Church (1st). HONORABLE MENTION ALL STATE - Lauren Troutman. PRIME TIME PLAYER AWARDS - Elizabeth Church, Carrie Beth Jones, Lauren Troutman, Haleigh Ashworth, Tiffany Mattingly and Kaley Wethington. Wednesday, August 21 NIX TRANSFERES TO BRESCIA Former Owensboro Catholic High School softball standout Becky Nix has transferred to Brescia University after spending her freshman year at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Lady Bearcats coach Brad Huskisson has announced. Nix, who will play outfield at Brescia, hit .219 in 31 games at KWC last spring. She hit three doubles, drove in seven runs and posted a fielding percentage of .891. At Catholic, Nix was an all-stater who batted .447 as a senior before undergoing offseason knee surgery. She was designated hitter on the 1999 Lady Aces team, which won the state championship. Peanuts Theme Wednesday, August 21 LYONS RECOVERING AT HOME Owensboro Catholic sophomore Haley Lyons is back at home with her mother recuperating from a staphylococcus infection. Haley has also battled a coma and was threatened with heart and kidney failure. Initially, doctors doubted her chance for surviving the infection or the many complications associated with it. Lyons will continue to face a great deal of physical therapy following the amputation of one of her feet and must await additional testing before she heads back to Owensboro Catholic. Haley was a member of the Lady Aces freshman softball team. Thursday, September 26 RISING STAR SHOWCASE Megan Jolly, Lauren Troutman and Stephanie Coomes will represent the Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces softball team when they participate in the Rising Stars Showcase Tournament. The tournament will be held in Plantation, Florida on November 1st and 2nd. GODD LUCK LADIES!!! Friday, August 22 CHURCH SIGNS WITH BRESCIA UNIVERSITY Owensboro Catholic's All-State pitcher Elizabeth Church has signed a softball scholarship to continue her career next year at Brescia University. Church finished last season with a 23-7 record and an ERA of 0.61. She pitched 11 shutouts and struck out 211 batters in 194 innings and helped lead the Aces to a fourth place finish in last years State Tournament. Church was a member of the 1999 State Championship team as an eighth-grader. Church is expected to be a front runner for the 2002 Kentucky Miss Softball Award. Congratulations to Elizabeth. Saturday, March 22 CATHOLIC RANKED #2 IN PRESEASON POLL 2003 Preseason Poll (Coaches Poll) --Posted March 19, 2003 Top 25 Teams in the State as voted by the KSCA. 1. Reidland (13) 442 2. Owensboro Catholic (17) 412 3. Greenwood (5) 336 4. Dunbar (3) 282 5. North Laurel (2) 260 6. Boone County (1) 240 7. Louisville Ballard (1) 213 8. Sacred Heart 205 9. Christian County 196 10. MIddlesboro 156 11. Manual 154 12. Madison Central 130 13. Elizabethtown 100 14. Butler 98 15. Hopkinsville 91 16. Franklin County 90 17. North Hardin 87 18. Lou. Mercy 76 19. Lex. Catholic 59 20. Daviess County 58 21. Meade County 55 22. Henderson County 50 23. South Laurel 48 24. Anderson County 37 25. Grayson County 34 Others: Calloway County 23, Warren East 23, Allen County 20, Conner 20, Southwestern 19, Caldwell County 21, Hopkins Central 13, Madisonville 13, Dixie Heights 12, Male 12, Trimble County 11, Hazard 11, Pikeville 10, Scott County 10, Assumption 10, Eastern 10, Nelson County 9, PRP 9, Presentation 9, Clark County 7, Russell 7, Bryan Station 4, Ballard Memorial 3, Marshall County 2, East Ridge 1, Boyle County 1, Belfry 1. Thursday, April 17 ACES NO. 2 2003 KSCA Coaches Poll Week of April 15 Top 25 Teams in the State as voted by the KSCA. 1. Greenwood (8) 296 2. Owensboro Cath (11) 284 3. Manual (2) 269 4. Elizabethtown (2) 190 5. Boone County 180 6. North Laurel 179 7. Middlesboro 167 8. Dunbar 164 9. Ballard 150 10. Christian County 143 11. Mercy 119 12. Reidland 105 13. Henderson County 94 14. Hopkinsville 90 15. Sacred Heart 76 16. Eastern 69 17. Calloway County 64 18. Grayson County 63 19. Anderson County 61 20. Jeffersontown 59 20. Madison Central 59 22. Franklin County 48 23. North Hardin 46 24. South Laurel 35 25. Presentation 32 Others receiving votes: Butler 31, Lone Oak 19, LaRue County 18, Meade County 17, Western Hills 17, Caldwell County 16, Conner 15, Russell 15, Daviess County 14, Muhlenberg North, Male, PRP, Lexington Catholic 13, Scott County, Marshall County, Southwestern 11, Central Hardin 8, Fern Creek, Harrison County, Assumption, Warren East 5, Allen County, Clark County, Bullitt Central, Franklin-Simpson 1. Thursday, April 17 CATHOLIC MOVES TO NO. 1 2003 KSCA Coaches Poll Week of April 8 Top 25 Teams in the State as voted by the KSCA. 1. Owensboro Catholic (6) 133 2. Greenwood (1) 130 3. Lou. Manual (2) 102 4. North Laurel (1) 96 5. Lex. Dunbar 94 6. Boone County 88 7. Reidland (1) 81 8. Middlesboro 70 9. Lou. Ballard 65 10. Elizabethtown 50 11. Sacred Heart 43 11. Christian County 43 13. Lou. Mercy 36 14. Anderson County 32 15. Hopkinsville 25 16. Madison Central 24 17. Lou. Eastern 20 18. Grayson County 16 19. South Laurel 15 20. Franklin County 14 21. North Hardin 12 22. Lou. Butler 9 23. Caldwell County 8 23. Jeffersontown 8 23. Lou. Presentation 8 Others receiving votes: Meade County 7, Henderson County 6, Conner 6, Lex. Catholic 5, PRP 4, Daviess County 2, Scott County 1, Calloway County 1, Lone Oak 1, Warren East 1, Hazard 1. Thursday, April 24 ACES No. 1 Top 25 Teams in the State as voted by the KSCA for the week of April 22, 2003. 1. Owensboro Catholic (12) 421 2. Lou. Manual (8) 389 3. Greenwood (5) 376 4. Elizabethtown (1) 332 5. Christian County (4) 315 6. Boone County 261 7. Lou. Ballard (1) 204 8. Middlesboro 195 9. North Laurel 193 10. Dunbar 182 11. Henderson County 168 12. Lou. Mercy 158 13. Hopkinsville 85 13. Reidland 85 15. Eastern 84 16. North Hardin 51 17. LaRue County 41 18. Madison Central 40 19. Sacred Heart 34 20. Grayson County 28 21. Calloway County 27 22. South Laurel 26 23. Franklin County 24 24. Presentation 23 25. Conner 22. Others receiving votes: Anderson County 20, Meade County 17, Jeffersontown 15, Scott County 14, Allen County 13, Lone Oak 11, Male 9, Hopkins Central 8, Tates Creek 8, Dixie Heights 7, Central Hardin 6, Muhlenberg North 6, Lafayette 5, Butler 5, Montgomery County 4, Caldwell 4, Madisonville 4, Fern Creek 4, Daviess County 4, Russell 4, Assumption 3, Pikeville 3, Lexington Catholic 3, Bullitt Central 2, Holy Cross 2, Whitesburg 2, Shelby Valley, PRP, East Ridge, Bardstown, Murray, Marshall County, Spencer County, Hazard, Henry County, Russell County, Powell County 1. Thursday, May 1 ACES REMAIN No. 1 2003 KSCA Coaches Poll Week of April 29 Top 25 Teams in the State as voted by the KSCA. 1. Owensboro Catholic (14) 319 2. Lou. Manual (5) 293 3. Greenwood (3) 288 4. Christian County (2) 258 5. Elizabethtown (4) 242 6. Boone County 214 7. Dunbar 189 8. Lou. Ballard 174 9. Middlesboro 162 10. North Laurel 143 11. Henderson County 134 12. Lou. Mercy 81 13. Lou. Eastern 61 13. LaRue County 61 15. Reidland 55 16. Grayson County 51 16. Lone Oak 51 18. Scott County 39 19. Hopkinsville 35 20. North Hardin 33 21. Franklin County 27 22. South Laurel 26 23. Sacred Heart 25 24. Madison Central 23 25. Russell 22 Others receiving votes: Fern Creek 19, Presentation 15, Conner 15, Dixie Heights 13, Calloway County 10, PRP 10, Allen County 9, Shelby Valley 9, Anderson County 8, Jeffersontown 7, Meade County 6, Assumption 5, Montgomery County 5, Southwestern 4, Male 4, Lafayette 4, St. Mary 3, Pulaski County 3, Pikeville 2, Muh. North 2, Lexington Catholic 2, Warren East 2, Tates Creek 1, Russell County 1, Daviess County 1, Holy Cross 1, East Ridge 1, Hazard 1, Richmond Model 1, Henry County 1, Bullitt Central 1, Bardstown 1. Tuesday, May 13 ACES REMAIN No.1 2003 KSCA Coaches Poll Week of May 6 Top 25 Teams in the State as voted by the KSCA. KSCA RANKINGS AND WON LOSS RECORDS AS OF May 6, 2003 1. OWENSBORO CATHOLIC 388 (21) 21-4-1 2. CHRISTIAN COUNTY 366 (6) 17-1 3. GREENWOOD 301 (2) 15-3 4. DUPONT MANUAL 283 (1) 14-2 5. ELIZABETHTOWN 267 (2) 19-3 6. PAUL DUNBAR 232 18-6 7. NORTH LAUREL 213 19-6 8. MIDDLESBORO 201 19-2 9. BOONE COUNTY 145 13-5 10. BALLARD 143 11-6 11. HENDERSON COUNTY 141 18-7 12. LARUE COUNTY 127 16-2 13. EASTERN 107 11-1 13. MERCY 107 16-3 15. REIDLAND 96 15-7 16. GRAYSON COUNTY 90 14-6 17. MADISON CENTRAL 82 13-4 18. HOPKINSVILLE 77 12-4 18. NORTH HARDIN 77 16-7 20. SACRED HEART 67 9-6 21. LONE OAK 65 17-6 22. CONNER 45 18-6 23. SCOTT COUNTY 45 19-2 24. FRANKLIN COUNTY 42 16-6 25. CALLOWAY COUNTY 37 14-5 Others receiving votes: South Laurel 34, PRP 27, Allen County 24, Dixie Heights 23, Fern Creek 23, Russell 18, Male 12, Caldwell County 12, Lexington Catholic 11, Butler 8, Hopkins Central 8, Southwestern 6, Anderson County 6, Presentation 5, Jeffersontown 4, Montgomery County 4, Daviess County 3, Pikeville 3, Assumption 3, Warren East 3, Shelby Valley 3, Bullitt Central 3, Belfry 3, Taylor County, Marshall County, Murray, Central Hardin, Madisonville, Union County, Holy Cross, Muhlenerg North, Simon Kenton, Ballard Memorial, Bryan Station, East Ridge, Trimble County, Hazard, Russell County, Western Hills 1. Friday, March 1 ACES SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED The 2002 Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces softball schedule has been released and as usual it will be challenging. The schedule includes for the second year a spring break trip to Fort Walton Florida. The Aces will also participate in the Middlesboro Boarder War Tournament, the Midwest Catholic Challenge in Louisville, the Best of the West Tournament at Christian County, and will host the First Annual Sports Warehouse Tournament. The Aces will play their 9th District rivals along with familiar opponents like Boonville, Evansville Memorial, Evansville Mater Dei, Evansville North, and Greenwood. GOOD LUCK LADY ACES! Saturday, March 23 KSCA PRESEASON TOP 25 1. North Laurel (25) 286 2. Owensboro Catholic (2) 237 3. Greenwood (3) 196 4. Daviess County 145 5. Manual 140 6. Ballard 105 7. Boone County 88 8. Reidland 81 9. Christian County 74 10. Allen County 68 11. Middlesboro 63 12. North Hardin 42 12. Dunbar 42 14. Clark County 39 15. Madison Central 35 16. South Laurel 25 17. Lou. Mercy 21 18. Franklin County 20 18. Madisonville 20 20. Lou. Butler 19 21. Elizabethtown 16 21. Lone Oak 16 23. Russell 15 24. Pleasure Ridge Park 14 25. Meade County 11 25. Hazard 11 Others receiving votes: Caldwell County 5, Perry Central 3, Lexington Catholic 3, Marshall County 3, Western Hills 3, Elkhorn City 2, Grayson County 2, LaRue County 2, Hopkinsville 1. Monday, March 25 #2 CATHOLIC OPENS WITH #25 MEADE COUNTY POSTPONED The game between preseason ranked #2 Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces and perennial 5th Region power Meade County has been cancelled due to rain. Meade County is ranked #25 in the KSCA preseason poll. The game was to be played at Parents Park located behind Owensboro Catholic High School at 5 PM. There was also a JV game scheduled to start at around 6:45 PM. No make up date has been set for the game. Catholic will try again to open its season tomorrow when they will take on 2nd Region opponent the Henderson County Colonels. Monday, March 25 JOLY HAS SURGERY Sophomore pitcher Megan Jolly underwent back surgery at Jewish Hospital in Louisville Kentucky yesterday (2-28-02). Reports are that the surgery went well. The Owensboro Catholic players, coaches, families, and fans wish Megan a full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with Megan and her family. WE MISS YOU MEGAN! Tuesday, March 26 #2 CATHOLIC VS. HENDERSON COUNTY RAINED OUT #2 Owensboro Catholic will have to wait another day before they make their 2002 season debut. The Lady Aces were supposed to play 2nd Region foe the Henderson County Colonels today. The game has been cancelled do to the rain. No make up date has bee announced. The Aces will attempt to play again tomorrow when they travel to Bowling Green to play Warren East. This is the only game schedule for this week before the team heads south for it's annual trip to Fort Walton, Florida. Thursday, March 28 NEWS, NOTES, STATS, AND SUMMARIES OF EACH CATHOLIC GAME! To read each and every game summary click on "OCHS Schedule" and then click on the game title. You will find information on each game, jv game, statistics, and game summaries. To see the stats you must become an eteam member. Keep track of your favorite Owensboro Catholic players! Tuesday, April 9 TOP 25 FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 8, 2002 Owensboro Catholic dropped two places in this weeks KSCA Top 25 poll. The Aces who preseason were ranked #2 in the state are now ranked #4 in the state after going one and three last week in Florida. Top 25 (April 8, 2002) 1. North Laurel (13) 283 2. Greenwood 217 3. Lex. Dunbar 213 4. Owensboro Cath. (1) 210 5. Manual(1) 209 6. Lou. Ballard 162 7. Christian County 154 8. Reidland 141 9. Elizabethtown 140 10. Daviess County 137 11. Boone County 115 12. Middlesboro 108 13. Allen County 88 14. Lou. Mercy 67 15. Henderson County 66 16. Madison Central 46 17. Franklin County 41 18. South Laurel 40 19. Western Hills 38 20. Butler 36 21. Dixie Heights 33 22. North Hardin 28 23. Clark County 26 24. P.R.P. 24 25. Meade County 21 Others receiving votes: Bryan Station 17, Hopkinsville 16, Madisonville 16, Jeffersontown 15, Presentation 14, Assumption 13, Conner 11, Lone Oak 10, Lafayette 8, Lexington Catholic 6, Sacred Heart 6, Montgomery County 5, Shelby Valley 5, Warren East 5, Pikeville 4, Hazard 4, Marshall County 3, Eastern 3, Grayson County 2, Franklin-Simpson 1, Male 1, Ballard Memorial 1, LaRue County 1, Sayre 1. Tuesday, December 23 TROUTMAN TRANSFERS TO BRESCIA Lauren Troutman, former shortstop for the Lady Aces 2003 State Championship team, has transfered to Brescia University. Troutman an All-3rd Region and honorable mention all-state selection last year batted .328 and helped lead the Lady Aces to a fourth place finish in the state tournament. Troutman becomes the 8th Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces softball player to play college fastpitch softball. Friday, June 20 ACES END SEASON RANKED NO. 2 The KSCA final Top 25 poll for the week of May 27. 1. Christian County (21) 395 2. Owensboro Catholic (8) 374 3. Greenwood (4) 368 4. Elizabethtown 227 5. Lou. Manual 223 6. Middlesboro 199 7. Lou. Ballard 195 8. North Laurel 189 9. Dunbar 184 10. Grayson County 163 11. Boone County 158 12. Lou. Mercy 152 13. Henderon County 143 14. Lou. Eastern 140 15. LaRue County 119 16. North Hardin 102 17. Hopkinsville 98 18. Lone Oak 93 19. Madison Central 87 20. Reidland 77 20. Lafayette 77 22. Conner 76 23. Russell 56 24. South Laurel 54 25. Sacred Heart 49 Friday, June 20 2003 KENTUCKY FASTPITCH STATE CHAMPIONS Owensboro Catholic defeated Louisville Mercy 6-2 to capture the 2003 Kentucky Fastpitch State Championship in Hopkinsville. The Lady Aces become the first team in the state to capture three state titles (1998, 1999, 2003). The Lady Aces have played in the championship game four of the past six seasons. Friday, June 20 CHURCH NAMED MVP OF STATE TOURNAMENT Elizabeth Church of Owensboro Catholic ended her high school softball career by being named the 2003 MVP of the State Tournament. That is Elizabeth's second State Championship (1999, 2003). Elizabeth finished this season with an unbelievable record of 19-1. Friday, June 20 ALL-STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM Elizabeth Church won the MVP award for the 2003 Kentucky Fastpitch State Championship. Joining Elizabeth on the All-State Tournament Team were teamates Megan Jolly, Stephanie Coomes and Carrie Beth Jones. Monday, November 3 CATHOLIC PLAYERS STAR IN SHOWCASE Kentucky Monarchs at Rising Stars Showcase Plantation, Florida Last weekend, led my Miss Kentucky Softball candidate, Megan Jolly, the Kentucky Monarchs finished with a 4-1 record at the Rising Stars Showcase in Plantation, Florida. The Monarchs was the only Kentucky team among the 90 elite teams from 21 states. During three games, Megan (Sr., Owensboro Catholic HS) pitched 10 innings of scoreless softball striking out 17 batters and giving up only three hits. In the Monarchs final game against the Virginia Legends, Megan recorded nine strikeouts in four innings of work while giving up only one hit. Michelle Critchelow (Jr., Grayson County) also pitched ten innings of scoreless softball in four appearances. Michelle struck out nine batters and gave up three hits. Other pitchers included Haleigh Ashworth (Jr., Owensboro Catholic HS), Kalyn Fox ( Jr., Calloway County HS), Jamie Ogles (So., Allen County - Scottsville HS) and Ashley Stovall (So., Allen County - Scottsville HS) Team pitching statistics for the five games were: (ERA = 0.62 / IP = 34 / SO = 47 / BB = 8 / H = 19 / R = 5 / ER = 3) Offensively, Beth Glasscock (Jr. Grayson County) led the Monarchs with a slugging percentage of .833 which included a double, a triple and a home run. Ashley Cooksey (Sr., Allen County - Scottsville HS) recorded seven hits and had the highest batting average with .467. Ashley led the Monarchs in steals with two. Michelle Critchelow recorded four hits and an On Base percentage of .600 . Team offensive statistics for the five games were: (BA = .256, OB% = .380, SLUG% = .355, OAB = 121, OB = 54, H = 31, SO = 19, BB = 15, RBI = 17, R = 22) Defensively the Monarchs were anchored in the middle infield with Kalyn Fox at shortstop and Haleigh Ashworth on second. Brooke Kreisle (Sr., Hancock County) played first and Beth Glasscock was at third. Stephanie Coomes (Sr., Owensboro Catholic HS) caught most of the innings during the tournament without a pass ball and throwing out two of four stealing attempts. As a team, the Monarchs gave up only three errors during the entire tournament! Monarch Roster Megan Jolly (Sr. / Owensboro Catholic HS / P, 2B, OF) Stephanie Coomes (Sr. / Owensboro Catholic HS / C, 3B, UT) Brooke Kreisle (Sr. / Hancock County HS / 1B, OF) Ashley Cooksey (Sr. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / OF, SS, 2B) Kalyn Fox (Jr. / Calloway County HS / P, SS, OF) Haleigh Ashworth (Jr. / Owensboro Catholic HS / P, IF, OF) Beth Glasscock (Jr. / Grayson County HS / C, 3B, UT) Michelle Critchelow (Jr. / Grayson County HS / P, 1B, OF) Jamie Ogles (So. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / P, OF) Megan Williams (So. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / C, OF, UT) Ashley Stovall (So. / Allen County - Scottsville HS / P / OF) Wednesday, February 11 JOLLY COMMITS TO LSU Owensboro Catholic senior pitcher Megan Jolly has made a verbal commitment to accept a scholarship offer from Louisiana State University. Jolly helped led the Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces to their third state fastpitch championship last year. She went 18-3 with a 0.64 earned run average last season and struck out 261 batters and walked just 21 in 143 innings. Megan was a member of the All-9th District team, All-3rd Region Tournament team and was named 2nd team All-State. Megan was also named to the All-State Tournament team, the Lady Knight All Tournament team and a member of the Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region 2nd team. She was the only player from Kentucky to be slected. Megan is also a candidate for the 2004 Kentucky Miss Softball title. Jolly is also a honor student and a member of the student council. Megan made first team All-State Academic in 2003. Friday, March 19 PRE-SEASON CATHOLIC RANKED N0. 1 1. Owensboro Catholic (27) 616 2. North Laurel (4) 470 3. Louisville Mercy (2) 436 4. Greenwood 391 5. Middlesboro 384 6. Elizabethtown (2) 380 7. Lou. Ballard 352 8. Christian County 266 9. Hopkins Central 258 10. Grayson County 231 11. Reidland 196 12. Allen County 179 13. Madison Central 167 14. Lou. Eastern 159 15. Boone County 155 16. Dixie Heights 147 17. Lou. Manual 140 18. Lou. Sacred Heart 129 19. Meade County 124 20. North Hardin 109 21. Franklin County 103 22. Dunbar 101 23. South Laurel 83 24. Lex. Catholic 82 25. Russell 77 Friday, March 19 ACES RANKED NO. 17 IN THE COUNTRY National Softball Poll The USA Today/NFCA High School Top 25 is coordinated by the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association. Voters in the poll are coaches from across America. The records listed are through Tuesday, March 10. 1. Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City, Texas) 15-0 2. Flowing Wells (Tucson, Ariz.) 0-0 3. Pacifica (Garden Grove, Calif.) 2-0 4. Clovis (Clovis, Calif.) 3-1-1 5. Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.) 3-0 6. Bartow (Bartow, Fla.) 7-0 7. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 2-0 8. Santiago (Corona, Calif.) 2-0 9. Cactus (Glendale, Ariz.) 9-0 10. La Porte (La Porte, Texas) 14-0 11. St. Amant (St. Amant, La.) 11-1 12. Hollywood Christian (Hollywood, Fla.) 5-0 13. Freedom (Oakley, Calif.) 0-0 14. Crowley (Crowley, Texas) 8-3 15. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 10-0 16. Keller (Keller, Texas) 15-4 17. OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (Owensboro, Ky.) 0-0 18. Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.) 8-2 19. Notre Dame (Salinas, Calif.) 1-0 20. St. Marys (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-3 21. Baker (Mobile, Ala.) 22-0 22. Carroll (Southlake, Texas) 11-2 23. Miami Palmetto (Pinecrest, Fla.) 0-0 24. Brighton (Brighton, Mich.) 0-0 25. Norco (Norco, Calif.) 2-0 Friday, March 19 CONGRATS TO COACH RANDOPLH 2003 COACH OF THE YEAR Congratulations to Coach Randolph for being selected Kentucky fast-pitch softball coach of the year for 2003 by the National Federation of State High School Associations. The Lady Aces won the program's fourth state softball championship last June at Hopkinsville's Tie-Breaker Park. Randolph previously led Catholic to state titles in 1999, 1998 and 1996 (slow pitch). Friday, March 19 ACSE SCRIMMAGE TONIGHT The 2004 Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces make their dress rehersal tonight as they play their first of two scrimMage games against Sacred Heart Academy from Louisville at 5:00 PM at Parents Park. The Aces will travel next Saturday to scrimMage Allen County-Scottsville at 1:00 PM. |
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