
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).
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