CUBETTES’ SEASON ENDS IN REGION SEMIFINALS
The Brenham Cubettes’ 2017 softball season came to an end, Friday, as Barbers Hill defeated the Cubettes, 3-2 in the third and deciding game of the Region III/5A Semifinal.
The Cubettes (25-12) rallied to force a rubber game by defeating the Eagles, 3-1 in the opener at the University of Houston.
Meg Morris got the win in the circle, yielding just one run on three hits and striking out seven.
Annie Cangelosi paced the offense, going 2-for-3 with a double, driving in a run and scoring a run.
Kelly Jurden scored the Cubettes’ other two runs, while Shae Harris and Savannah Bartay each drove in a run.
In the third and deciding game, Brenham jumped out to an early lead as Jurden led off the game with a double and scored on Cangelosi’s single.
(Mark Whitehead)
Barbers Hill came back with an unearned run the bottom of the first and then took the lead with a sacrifice fly in the third inning.
Cangelosi evened the score in the fourth with a solo home run (her sixth of the season).
But two fielding miscues and an infield single led to the eventual game-winning run for the Eagles in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Morris took the tough loss, going six innings and giving up just one earned run on three hits and striking out four.
(Mark Whitehead)
The Eagles advance on to the Region Final against Willis, after the Lady Kats rallied to sweep Kingwood Park, Friday night, 4-3 and 11-8.
The game also marks the end of a remarkable senior class for the Cubettes.
The group of seven seniors were all played a crucial role in the Cubettes’ success over the past three seasons.
Playing their final games were: Annie and Sally Cangelosi, Shae Harris, Meg Morris, Kelly Jurden, Maddie Weatherly and Brette Kohring.
Through out it all they fought all they way until the final bitter out. A testament to the time this group has put on the diamond, in and out of high school ball. A great senior class that will be missed. As a parent I thank all the coaches that have touched all of these players lives past and present. The girls were never down and still expected to win going into the last at bat truly extraordinary and exciting. Left with the feeling that the journey should still be going …. definitely would take this team against any in the state.
We have watched / coached most of these girls since they were around 8 years old. I have a lot of great memories…I like to think this team deserves more credit than all the “polls” gave them…
I think the score should say Cubettes 2 to Barbers Hill 0 and MEN IN BLUE 3. I don’t know how those umpires could have slept last night with the calls they made. It’s hard to beat the Number 2 team in the state when you have to play the umpires also. We sure will miss those 7 seniors and wish them all well in their futures.