LADY BRAHMAS CLINCH DISTRICT TITLE

  • Kaylie Olivarez upped her record to 11-1 in the key District 28-AAA win over Columbus last Tuesday. Chuck Grafe/ Tribune-Herald
    Kaylie Olivarez upped her record to 11-1 in the key District 28-AAA win over Columbus last Tuesday. Chuck Grafe/ Tribune-Herald
  • Emilie Griffin started a four-run rally in the top of the seventh with a triple in the districtclinching win over Columbus. Chuck Grafe/Tribune-Herald
    Emilie Griffin started a four-run rally in the top of the seventh with a triple in the districtclinching win over Columbus. Chuck Grafe/Tribune-Herald

    CHUCK GRAFE, SPORTS EDITOR

    HTHSPORTS@SBCGLOBAL.NET

    28-AAA SOFTBALL FINAL STANDINGS

    COLUMBUS – A year ago, Columbus snapped the Hallettsville Lady Brahmas’ string of seven consecutive district championships in a row.

    The Lady Brahmas got some measure of revenge with an 11-4 win over the Lady Cardinals to sew up the 28-AAA title last Tuesday.

    Kaylie Olivarez and Emily Migl combined to hold the Cardinals to three earned runs.

    Olivarez (11-1) started and pitched five innings, striking out nine while ceding four runs, six hits and two bases on balls.

    Migl worked the final two innings and retired all six batters she faced with four strikeouts.

    The issue was in doubt until the seventh inning and Hallettsville (24-3, 14-0) led by a slim margin of 7-4 going into the frame before rallying for four runs.

    With one out, Emilie Griffin went opposite field with a triple to left field and scored on a base by Courtney Woytek. Hanna Zachary doubled to move Woytek to third. Migl and Olivarez chased home the final two runs with singles.

    Hallettsville scored first in the first. Woytek, who went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and four runs batted in, led off with a single and dented the plate on a base hit by Migl.

    Five more runs scored in the second for a 6-0 lead. Ten batters approached the plate and all runs scored after two were out. Katelyn Pustejovsky started the spurt with a double and scored on a two-bagger by Woytek which followed an Ella Amsden walk. Carson Jansky and Migl had runscoring singles.

    The Lady Brahmas gathered 17 hits, five of which went for extra bases. Zachary, Olivarez and Pustejovsky had a multihit game.

    Mayson Post was 2-for- 2 with two doubles and three RBI.

    Hallettsville (11)- Courtney Woytek 4-4, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R; Hanna Zachary 2-4, 2B, 2 R; Emily Migl 3-4, 4 RBI, R; Kaylie Olivarez 2-5, RBI; Carson Jansky 1-5, RBI; Katelyn Pustejovsky 2-4, 2B, R; Macie Jansky 1-3; Emilie Griffin 1-1, 3B, R; Ella Amsden 1-3, R. Emma Zak R; Sierra Johnson R. Columbus (4) - Michelle Post 1-4, R; Calle Collier 1-3, 2R; Molly Olivarez 1-3; Mayson Post 2-2, 2 2B 3 RBI; Madyson Carter 1-3.

    Hallettsville 14-0, 24-3

    Columbus 12-2, 17-9

    Yoakum 8-6, 14-9

    Industrial 8-6, 17-14