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Haylee Rosales connects with a fastball for another hit during the Trinity-Coldspring game. See more photos on page 5B. Photos by Charles Ballard

By Charles Ballard
SJNT correspondent

The Lady Pirates posted a 16-1 makeup win over Trinity on April 1.

Isabelle Hooper had full control of the game, striking out 8 while allowing only 1 hit, and on offense, she cracked one over the fence as part of her 3 hits and 3 RBIs.

Chloe Fuller, Adison Simpson and Rylei N also contributed 3 hits apiece.

Shepherd edged out the district’s No. 2 team Anderson-Shiro 4-3 on April 2 by 7-6 on Friday.

On Friday, Simpson and Hooper led the offense with 2 hits apiece, while Hooper and Jayci Wilson combined for 16 strikeouts while allowing 11 hits on defense.

On April 2, Wilson and Hooper led the offense with 3 hits apiece, and Wilson and Fuller each cracked a double. Wilson and Hooper combined talents on the mound, tossing 11 strikeouts while allowing only 7 hits and 1 base on balls.

Coldspring

Coldspring swept the Lady Tigers last week, downing Trinity 14-4 on April 2 and blanking the Lady Tigers 16-0 in three innings on Friday.

In the April 2 game, Coldspring had 10 hits including 4 doubles, 1 triple and 1 home run by Olivia Lee. Trinity Rosales pitched for the win.

On Friday, six hits were all it took for the Lady Trojans to finish the sweep of the Trinity Lady Tigers, two coming from Shae Price.

Rosales had the mound again, needing only 4 strikeouts to keep Trinity hitless.

Boys

Coldspring

While the Lady Trojans were dominant on the diamond against Trinity, the Trojans also were racking up wins over the Tigers nearby.

Nolan Beaver managed a no-hitter by on Tuesday with a score of 15-0.

On Friday, the Trojans finished the sweep with a 22-4 drumming of the Tigers.

Shepherd

The Pirates lost a district bid against Anderson-Shiro 6-0 on April 2, and again 8-1 on Friday.

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Chloe Fuller grabs a hit during the Coldspring-Shepherd district game.

By Charles Ballard
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The Coldspring Lady Trojans posted two wins over the Shepherd Lady Pirates last week, 1-0 on March 19 and 6-4 on Saturday.

The first game was close, ending in a walk-off run on a few errors that kept the win at Coldspring in the 7th inning; a few overthrown balls cost the Lady Pirates a win.

In the rematch, which was moved to Saturday because of weather, both teams opened up scoring, with the Lady Trojans putting up 6 to Shepherd’s 4.

On March 19, top offensive players for Coldspring were Haylee Rosales and Izzy Doggett, each with a hit apiece, with Addison Headley scoring the lone run.

Trinity Rosales got the win on the mound.

For Shepherd, Neveah Murphey and Rayen Alley each had two hits, while Adison Simpson and Isabelle Hooper added 1 apiece.

Jaycee Wilson and Isabelle Hooper shared mound duty, with Hooper given the loss.

On Saturday for Shepherd, Adison Simpson had 3 hits and 1 RBI and Neveah Murphey had 3 hits and 2 runs. Jayci Wilson and Isabelle Hooper each had 2 hits.

Wilson and Hooper shared pitching duties.

Stats for Coldspring were not available.

Boys

Coldspring, Shepherd split their district games last week.

Coldspring won the first round 4-3 in Coldspring in a late-inning push, while on Saturday the reverse happened, and Shepherd won by the same score.

During the first game the Trojans jumped out in front by two runs early in the game and managed to stay ahead during the game. Same happened during the second game the only difference was, in front of the hometown crowd Tristen Cullum managed to post the win during the second game. Luke Monroe took the win during the first game.

Both teams were playing as though it was a playoff game — the intensity and competition were high.  Coach Austin Riddell of Coldspring said, “We just lost our focus during the second game at the start of the eighth inning and could not regroup fast enough.”

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Luke Monroe finds the sweet spot on the bat and sends the ball to deep centerfield.

By Charles Ballard
SJNT correspondent

COLDSPRING —The Coldspring-Crockett game was a highlight reel including just about every play that makes a high school baseball game great.

Singles, doubles, triples and several in-the-park homers were part of the March 12 scoring barrage, giving the Trojans a 19-4 win.

Coldspring opened the game with a first inning of 7 runs, and then posting another 5 runs in the second. As the third inning got started, Coach Austin Riddell emphasized improving fundamentals over running up the score.

Nolan Beaver threw 2 1/3 innings before Jordan Ash relieved him.

Shepherd

Shepherd fell to New Waverly 3-1 on March 12, but on Thursday won the away game 7-4 against the Bulldogs.

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Shepherd

Lady Pirates won 2 over New Waverly Lady Bulldogs, winning 10-4 on March 12 and 9-0 on March 11.

On March 12, Isabelle Hooper toed the mound, striking out 10 while giving up 9 hits.

Adison Simpson led the offense, going 4-for-4 while driving in 4 runs. Hooper added 3 hits.

On March 11, the Lady Pirates went the distance, but still blanked the Lady Bulldogs in 7 innings.

Isabelle Hooper got the win on the mound, tossing a whopping 13 strikeouts while allowing only 3 hits.

Hooper also led the offense with three hits, while Neveah Murphy and Rylei N added 2 apiece.

Coldspring

The Lady Trojans posted a 15-0 win over the Crockett Lady Bulldogs on March 12.

Trinity Rosales was sharp on the mound, throwing 5 strikeouts while allowing only 1 hit.

Haylee Rosales led the offense with 3-for-3 batting and 5 RBIs, while Izzy Doggett went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs. Heaven Burleson added 2 hits and 2 RBIs.