Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.

9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240–0650

Phone: 317–846–6601    Fax: 317–575–4244    Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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MEDIA INFORMATION                                                                      May 23, 2006

Contact: Jason Wille, Sports Information Director                                                                    

E–Mail: jwille@ihsaa.org

 

 

SOFTBALL SECTIONALS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK

Softball games at 64 sectional sites continue this week across the state in each of four different classes in the 22nd Annual IHSAA State Tournament Series. Championship teams will be crowned later this week with some as early as Wednesday night.

 

This week’s sectional winners will advance to one of 16 regional sites (four teams at each site) on Saturday, June 3, for two semifinal games and an evening championship contest.

 

Monday’s opening round saw a pair of higher ranked teams fall to lower ranked teams. Class 4A No. 2 Hamilton Southeastern was upended by No. 6 Carmel, 2-0, in 11 innings at the Westfield Sectional. Also, 3A No. 7 Heritage Hills lost at No. 10 Evansville Memorial, 1-0, thanks to a no-hitter thrown by senior Krista Price. Price wiffed 10 Patriots batters and allowed only two base runners via a walk and an error.

 

The top two ranked teams in 3A will square off tonight in the semifinals of the Hamilton Heights Sectional. No. 1 Pendleton Heights and No. 2 New Palestine each won on Monday and will meet at 5 p.m. EDT for the right to play in Wednesday’s championship game.

 

SECTIONALS

Dates: Monday, May 22 – Saturday, May 27, 2006.

Times: Determined by host schools.

Admission: $4.00 per session or $7.00 all sessions.

Home Team: The second-named team in each game is designated as the home team except when they advanced by virtue of a bye.  The home team shall have choice of dugout except when participating against the host school.  In a six team tournament, the teams drawing the bye will play in the second semifinal game, and will be the visiting team in the championship game.

 

 

 

NOTES

 

Defending Sectional Champions

4A: Anderson Highland, Brownsburg, Castle, Chesterton, Columbia City, Decatur Central, East Central, Fort Wayne Snider, Hamilton Southeastern, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jennings County, Lake Central, Martinsville, McCutcheon, Penn, South Bend Adams; 3A: Andrean, Bellmont, Culver Academies, Delta, Edgewood, Gibson Southern, Griffith, Heritage Hills, Lebanon, North Harrison, Northridge, Pendleton Heights, Roncalli, Rushville, West Lafayette, Whitko; 2A: Bremen, Cambridge City Lincoln, Cass, Clinton Central, Eastern (Greentown), Eastside, Forest Park, Frankton, Hanover Central, Heritage, Indianapolis Scecina, Providence, Rochester, South Knox, Southwestern (Hanover), Tri-West Hendricks; A: Clinton Prairie, Cowan, Hebron, Hauser, Indianapolis Lutheran, Jac-Cen-Del, Lakewood Park Christian, Lanesville, North Daviess, Pioneer, Shakamak, South Central (Union Mills), Southern Wells, Springs Valley, Tecumseh, Turkey Run.

 

Top 20 All-Time Sectional Championships

16: Eastern (Greentown); 15: Center Grove, Shenandoah; 14: Boonville; 13: Lake Central; 12: Decatur Central, Jennings County; 11: Blackford, Fort Wayne Northrop, Harrison (West Lafayette), Huntington North, New Albany, Pendleton Heights, Pike Central, Twin Lakes, Western Boone; 10: Bedford North Lawrence, East Central, Eastside, Floyd Central, Merrillville, Northridge, Pioneer, Portage, Riverton Parke.

 

Active Sectional Championship Streaks (Three or more years)

7: Eastern (Greentown), Indianapolis Lutheran, Pioneer; 6: Eastside; 5: Clinton Prairie, Gibson Southern, Lake Central; 4: Hanover Central, Southern Wells; 3: Bellmont, Castle, Indianapolis Cathedral, South Knox, Tecumseh, West Lafayette.

 

 

STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of Tuesday, May 23, 2006)

The following lists of statistical leaders are compiled from information contained at Stats & Go, the IHSAA’s exclusive athletic statistics reporting and publishing service. The IHSAA encourages each of its member schools to participate by registering for free at www.statsandgo.com and updating team and individual statistics by 4 p.m. each Monday of the season.

 

Batting Average (minimum 42 at-bats and 2.0 AB per game)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

AB

Hits

Avg.

1.

Holly Weaver

Lakewood Park Christian (A)

10

20

67

41

.612

2.

Alexia Clay

Culver Academies (3A)

12

21

61

37

.607

3.

Jamie Goss

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

10

23

62

37

.597

4.

Katie Hackney

Huntington North (4A)

10

21

71

40

.563

5.

Jessica Orris

Hebron (A)

10

21

65

36

.554

6.

Kristen Buckles

Delta (3A)

12

18

51

28

.549

7.

Jackie Lawrence

Culver Academies (3A)

12

21

79

43

.544

8.

Sarah Cearing

Frontier (A)

11

22

70

38

.543

9.

Tara Buchanan

LaPorte (4A)

10

26

61

33

.541

10.

Natalie Daugherty

Switzerland County (2A)

12

18

67

36

.537

11.

Darcie Warner

Springs Valley (A)

11

16

56

30

.536

12.

Mel Dumezich

Whiting (A)

9

27

86

46

.535

13.

Chelsea Held

Pendleton Heights (3A)

11

27

91

48

.527

14.

Casey Jamerson

Pendleton Heights (3A)

10

27

63

33

.524

T15.

Myra Gulley

Union County (2A)

12

21

70

35

.500

T15.

Leslie Fakes

Noblesville (4A)

12

17

68

34

.500

T15.

Valorie Wagner

Jac-Cen-Del (A)

9

18

52

26

.500

T18.

Jessica Breeden

Martinsville (4A)

12

22

87

43

.494

T18.

Lyndsey Osborn

Blackford (3A)

12

26

89

44

.494

20.

Kaitlyn Dubois

Kokomo (4A)

11

23

69

34

.493

 

RBI per game (minimum 25 RBI)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

G

RBI

Per Game

T1.

Natalie Daugherty

Switzerland County (2A)

12

18

30

1.67

T1.

Chelsea Held

Pendleton Heights (3A)

11

27

45

1.67

3.

Alexia Clay

Culver Academies (3A)

12

21

33

1.57

4.

Darcie Warner

Springs Valley (A)

11

16

25

1.56

5.

Katie Hackney

Huntington North (4A)

10

21

31

1.48

6.

Alyssa Marcum

New Palestine (3A)

10

23

33

1.43

7.

Jackie Lawrence

Culver Academies (3A)

12

21

29

1.38

8.

Natalie Graham

Wes-Del (A)

12

20

27

1.35

9.

Amber Clark

Huntington North (4A)

10

21

28

1.33

10.

Sam Simpson

Edgewood (3A)

12

23

30

1.30

11.

Katie Bowers

Manchester (2A)

9

21

27

1.28

12.

Brittany Stanley

West Lafayette (3A)

12

28

34

1.21

13.

Jill Purdy

Western Boone (3A)

12

23

27

1.17

14.

Mel Dumezich

Whiting (A)

9

27

31

1.15

T15.

Kaitlyn Dubois

Kokomo (4A)

11

23

26

1.13

T15.

Michelle Matthews

New Palestine (3A)

11

23

26

1.13

T15.

Amber Wolf

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

12

23

26

1.13

18.

Eden Lamb

Homestead (4A)

12

25

28

1.12

T19.

Jamie Goss

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

10

23

25

1.09

T19.

Emily Wethington

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

11

23

25

1.09

                                               

Doubles per game (minimum 9 doubles)

 

Name

School (Class)

Grade

Games

2B

Per Game

1.

Tori Collins

Clinton Prairie (A)

10

25

17

0.68

2.

Kristen Buckles

Delta (3A)

12

18

12

0.67

3.

Elizabeth Gwaltney

Martinsville (4A)

12

22

14

0.64

4.

Jamie Goss

Indianapolis Scecina (2A)

10

23

13

0.57

5.

Olivia Ghiselli

West Lafayette (3A)

12

28

15

0.54

6.

Leslie Fakes

Noblesville (4A)

12

17

9

0.53

7.

Jackie Lawrence

Culver Academies (3A)

12

21

11

0.52

T8.

Jessica Breeden

Martinsville (4A)

12

22

11

0.50

T8.

Janelle Hardesty

Jac-Cen-Del (A)

12

18

9

0.50

T10.

Alexia Clay

Culver Academies (3A)

12

21

10

0.48

T10.

Alyssa Marcum

New Palestine (3A)

11

23

11

0.48

T12.

Katie Gapinski

South Bend Adams (4A)

11

24

11

0.46

T12.

Christy Gibson

Churubusco (2A)

12

24

11

0.46

14.

Taylor Vansickle

Westville (A)

11

20

9

0.45

15.

Jessica Klingerman

Bremen (2A)

12

25

11

0.44

T16.

Katie Bowers

Manchester (2A)

9

21

9

0.43

T16.

Vicki Busch

West Noble (3A)

11

21

9

0.43

T16.

Courtney Gage

Northridge (3A)