Lady Bulldogs

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Stubblefield got the win for the Lady Bulldogs She allowed two runs over 10 innings She struck out eight, walked eight and gave up six hits

The Lady Bulldogs pushed two runs across in the fourth inning to start the scoring The Lady Bulldogs scored on an RBI triple by Kayla Anderson and an error

After posting one run in the fifth, Brock again scored one in the seventh In the fifth, Brock scored on a fielder's choice.

Capturing game one proved to be crucial because of the outcome of game two. The Lady Bulldogs, playing in Bowie again, had Brock on the ropes, but the Lady Eagles proved to be up for the challenge

Madisyn Hargrove got the start on the rubber for the girls She went all seven innings, striking out six and walking four hitters She only allowed six hits, but Brock made them count

Hargrove pitchedd well enough to win, but the Lady Bulldogs were two-hit by the The Lady Eagles. Only Stubblefield and Emily Sanders were able to reach base other than a walk drawn by leadoff hitter Erin Blackburn

Howe lost game two by a score of 4-1 and faced a sudden death game on Saturday

Game 3, previously scheduled for 2pm, was moved up to noon due to the weather situations that have pelted North Texas for the entire spring

Head Coach Adam Rupert once again called on his freshman hurler, Stubblefield, who had thrown 207 pitches just two days prior, to start the most important game in Howe High School softball history.

Howe batted first, being the visitors and quickly struck first blood with Blackburn leading off with a bunt single She promptly stole second and was driven home by Tinney with an RBI single

Howe held that 1-0 lead up until the bottom of the third inning when Brock plated two runs

Howe quickly answered right back in the top of the fourth innng. Stubblefield singled and later scored and then Hargrove scored on a deep fly by Dani Ross to give Howe the 3-2 lead

The lead changed seven times in this game and Brock came back in the bottom of the fourth and scored after a leadoff triple The game went to the fifth inning tied at three

Howe regained the lead in the fifth inning when freshman Peyton Streetman scored on an error by the Brock catcher Howe's 4-3 lead would remain intact through the sixth inning.

Several questionable calls drew Howe Head Coach Adam Rupert to dispute the umpire, which led to his eventual ejection Howe Athletic

Director Zack Hudson entered the dugout and finished the game coaching first base as Assistant Coach Jordan Dusek finished out the game coaching third

Howe added to the lead in the seventh inning when Tinney drove in Sanders with a double Anderson doubled home Streetman and Tinney to give Howe what seemed like a comfortable 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the seventh needing just three outs to advance

Brock led off with a single, stole second and later scored on a double to make it 7-4 with two outs.

Stubblefied walked the next hitter loading the bases before getting the hitter to bounce a grounder to her for the final out of the game. Howe is the region II quarterfinal champs