CUBETTES FINISH SWEEP OF MAGNOLIA WEST

The Brenham Cubettes eked out a 1-0 win over district rival Magnolia West to advance on to the Region III/5A Semi-Finals with a two-game-to-none sweep.

Meg Morris pitched her third shutout of the post-season in helping led the Cubettes (24-10) into the fourth round.

The lone run of the game came in the third inning when Kelly Jurden led off with a base hit.  Junden scored two batters later when Kat Marshall lined a two-out pitch up the middle for a run-scoring single.

Brenham threatened again in the fourth, with the bases loaded, but Mustang pitcher Arriana Adams got out of the inning unscathed.

Meanwhile, Morris was getting big outs when needed.

After two fielding errors by the Cubettes’ infield in the second inning, Morris retired the next three Mustang batters in order to get out of the jam.

In the fifth, Regean Dominguez, who played a stellar game in left field for the Mustangs led off with a single.  She advanced the third, but was stranded there by Morris.

Magnolia West (20-13) made one last charge, getting two on base with one out in the seventh inning.  But the game ended when Annie Cangelosi, Brette Kohring and Maddie Weatherly turned a game-ending 4-6-3 double play.

Next up for the Cubettes will be Barbers Hill, who defeated Dayton 5-3 in a one-game playoff.

The two will play a best two-out-of-three series next Thursday and Friday.  The time and sites will be determined by Monday.

WP-MEG MORRIS (23-7), 7 ip, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 er, 3 k, 0 bb

LP-ARIANNA ADAMS, 6 ip, 5 hits, 1 run, 1 er, 3 k, 2 bb

KELLY JURDEN, 1-2, run
KAT MARSHALL, 1-3, rbi
ANNIE CANGELOSI, 1-3
BRETTE KOHRING, 1-2
SALLY CANGELOSI, 1-2

CAITLYN ROGERS, 1-3
TAMARYN HAMBY, 1-3
REGEAN DOMINGUEZ, 1-2

REGION III/5A QUARTERFINALS
BRENHAM CUBETTES def. MAGNOLIA WEST, 4-0, 1-0
BARBERS HILL 5     DAYTON 3
WILLIS def. BRYAN, 2-4, 6-1, 2-0
KINGWOOD PARK def. CROSBY, 6-2, 10-11, 1-0