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The Ladycat varsity softball team punched their ticket to the state semifinals after holding on for a hotly contested victory against fellow softball juggernauts and district rivals, the Shiner Lady Comanches. In a 3-game series that was as hotly contested and competitive as their regular season offerings, it was the Ladycats who took the advantage after finding just enough scoring to outplay their longtime rivals. The storylines were plentiful heading into this Regional Finals series. Both teams spent a majority of the season in the TGCA’s top 25 poll as Weimar entered the series as the third-best team and Shiner entered as the fourth-best team in the rankings. The two teams also split their matchups during the regular season as they finished first and second in the district standings.
Game 1, L, 4-3
The lowest total combined score of the series came in a tight first game that set the standard for how competitive the rest of the games would be. The Lady Comanches made the first statement of the regional finals with three runs in the first inning after holding Weimar scoreless at the top of the inning. The Ladycats responded with three runs in the third to tie things up at three runs apiece. After a scoreless fourth inning for both teams, Shiner scored another run at the bottom of the fifth to take the lead. The Lady Comanches went on to hold Weimar scoreless in the sixth and seventh innings to keep their claim on the game one victory.
