The Tiger family would like to wish good luck to Destiny Garza and her Plano East Panther’s, the No. 13 team in the USA Today/National Fastpitch Coaches Association national rankings.

They will kick off the first of a three game series in Abilene against Lubbock Coronado in the regional semifinals, Friday at 730pm. Second game will be Saturday at 3pm, and if necessary, game 3 will take place after game 2.

Last weeks results for our Tigers:

Flower Mound falls to Plano East 3 – 2, after an exciting ending.

Bishop Lynch falls to Faith Christian in extra innings.

Amarillo Randall falls to Wichita Falls Rider 9 – 0.

Plano falls to Hebron 4 – 2, with a game winning HR in the 7th.

Bishop Lynch loses in extra innings.

11am – Amarillo Randall in Hermleigh.

12pm – Flower Mound vs. Plano East at Denton Guyer.

2pm – Plano vs. Hebron at Stanley Middle School in Frisco.

Join us in cheering them on this Friday(5/11) at 7:30pm at Denton Guyer High School.

Special thanks to our very own weather man Juan Garza.

Check out Garza and her Panther’s details from the thundering victory here:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/softball-news/headlines/20120505-softball-roundup-after-lightning-delay-plano-east-thunders-past-haltom-plano-hits-way-back-into-series.ece

Ciera Nunez – 2015 2B for Amarillo Randall HIgh School
GAME 1:
The Randall Lady Raiders jumped to a 9-0 lead after three innings and used that momentum to breeze past Canutillo, 10-2, on Friday in Game 1 of their Region I-4A best-of-three area playoff series in Andrews.

Tiger’s very own speedster and leader in stolen bases is keeping that record for her high school team too. Going 2 – 3 and taking 3 stolen bases to help her team in the 10 – 2 victory going into Game 2.

Short story at the below link:
http://amarillo.com/sports/high-school-sports/2012-05-04/lady-raiders-win-series-opener-9-0

GAME 2:
Nunez and her Raider’s sweep El Paso Canutillo to advance in the title run. Nunez contributed by going 3 – 4 with 4 stolen bases, 1 RBI on a triple down the left field line to keep her Raider’s alive another week in High School playoffs.

Katie Holehouse – 2014 1B/DH for Flower Mound High School
The Flower Mound softball team scored its first run only five hitters into Thursday’s game. And with the way its defense was playing, the lead felt comfortable the rest of the night.
Flower Mound had 10 hits, but its sparkling defense was the difference in a 5-0 victory over Richland in a one-game playoff at Trophy Club Byron Nelson. Flower Mound (24-11) will face the winner of Friday night’s one-game matchup of Plano East and Haltom.

Check out the “Sparkling Defense” from Holehouse’s Jaguar’s below:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/softball-news/headlines/20120504-softball-roundup-flower-mound-rings-up-shutout-behind-flawless-play-in-field.ece

Monica Cherry – 2014 P/SS for Bishop Lynch High School
With the Friar’s up 2 – 1 after a complete 5 innings, Cherry looked to have the game in the palm of her hand to get the team another week closer to their goal. Then came the top of the 6th with a change in lead to Victoria St. Joseph up 5 – 2. The Friar’s tied it up at the bottom of the inning to make the 7th inning one to remember for our 18u Tiger’s Monica Cherry. Every kid pictures this moment at one time or another while taking reps in the cage or situational practices. Bases loaded, no outs and Monica up to bat. She hits a shot over 2B to score the game winning run.

Audrey Martinez – 2013 P/1B/SS for Hillcrest High School
Hoping to celebrate her 16th birthday with an extension in Hillcrest’s playoff run, but instead her team took a tough sweep from McKinney High School.

Kali Bolter – 2015
Mansfield Legacy takes game one by 2.

In an area-round matchup featuring teams ranked in the top 3 of the final SportsDayHS 5A rankings, Mansfield Legacy managed five runs and 11 hits off Plano all-state pitcher Kat Batey in a 5-3 win in Game 1 of the three-game series.

Mansfield Legacy up 1 – 0 over Bolter’s Plano Senior High. See story below:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/high-schools/softball-news/headlines/20120504-softball-roundup-flower-mound-rings-up-shutout-behind-flawless-play-in-field.ece

Plano evens up series with 8-3 win over Mansfield Legacy
They scored seven runs in the middle innings to rally from an early deficit and take an 8-3 win over Mansfield Legacy and even their Class 5A Region I area-round series at one win apiece.

Bolter’s Wildcat’s even up series 1 – 1.See below:
http://www.dallasnews.com/photos/sports/high-schools/20120504-photos-plano-evens-up-series-with-8-3-win-over-mansfield-legacy.ece

Kali’s team takes the series and advance another week.

Upcoming week:

Garza’s,Plano East (31-3) will face Holehouse’s Flower Mound (24-11) in the Class 5A Region I quarterfinals next week. Although Garza’s Panthers won the District 8-5A title, it lost both its district games against Holehouse’s Jaguars.

Monica Cherry with her Bishop Lynch Friar’s, Ciera Nunez with her Amarillo Randall Raiders and Kalifornia Bolter and her Plano Senior High Wildcats are still fighting strong to win it all. Updates will be made as they unfold. Stay tuned.

Plano East’s Destiny Garza (12) forces out Plano West’s Victoria Brown at second base in the first inning during a high school softball game, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 in Plano, Texas.

“Batting opposite the Baylor commit didn’t phase Garza, who extended East’s lead in the sixth inning with a solo homer for her second RBI and second hit in three at-bats”
-Star Local News

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