Hard-Hitting Mineola Back At State + Meets La Grange in 3A Semifinal

Class 3A State Semifinal

Mineola Lady Jackets (30-8)

vs.

La Grange Lady Leopards (38-3)

Noon Thursday (May 30), Red & Charline McCombs Field, Austin

How they got here

Mineola

• Bi-District: def. Spring Hill 2-0 in series (W 8-1, W 19-2)
• Area: def. Crandall 2-0 in series (W 18-1, W 10-3)
• Region II quarterfinals: def. Henderson 2-1 in series (L 5-3, W 7-4, W 3-2)
• Region II semifinals: def. Frisco Lone Star 2-0 in series (W 11-1, W 7-0)
• Region II finals: def. Van 2-0 in series (W 11-6, W 14-6)

La Grange

• Bi-District: bye (26-3A champion)
• Area: def. Bandera 5-4 in one-game playoff
• Region IV quarterfinals: def. El Campo 14-1 in one-game playoff
• Region IV semifinals: def. Kingsville King 2-0 in series (W 7-1, W 17-0)
• Region IV finals: def. Sealy 2-0 in series (W 8-1, W 11-1)

Top hitters

Mineola

• 2B -- Marisa Ledkins (.488)
• CF -- Ali Galaz (.467)
• C -- Morgan Catron (.464)

La Grange

• 3B/LF -- Breanna Homer, Sr. (.541)
• SS/CF -- Alyssa Angel, Jr. (.523)
• RF/2B -- Briana Angel, Fr. (.509)

Top pitchers

Mineola

• Rikkilyn Hass (29-8)

La Grange

• Abby Morgan, Jr. (18-0)
• Ariel Svec, Jr. (19-3)

Did you know?

• Mineola, which reached the state semifinals in 2A a season ago, is averaging more than 10 runs per game in the playoffs.
• LaGrange, making its third appearance at the state tournament, is outscoring playoff opponents by an average of nine runs a game.

Up next

• Winner faces Lufkin Hudson or Burkburnett in the 3A state final, 10 a.m. Saturday (June 1).