Championship summaries for all classes

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE 4-A SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS—DAY TWO

ALEXANDER CENTRAL UPENDS NORTH DAVIDSON FOR 4-A CROWN

RALEIGH— Christina Krider had two doubles and scored the
winning run in the seventh as Alexander Central rallied past North
Davidson 3-2 in the championship game of the North Carolina High
School Athletic Association state 4-A softball championships at Walnut
Creek Softball Complex on Saturday.
North had scored twice in the sixth inning of the
decisive game to take a 2-1 lead before the Lady Cougars rallied.
Chelsea Wilkinson, who went the distance on the mound for the winners,
was the tournament Most Valuable Player as Alexander completed a 31-2
season.
Robyn Stanek had three hits and Emory Byrd two for North,
the defending state champions who finished the year with a record of
30-3.
North Davidson had forced the final game by giving
Alexander its first loss of the event, 2-1, as sophomore pitcher Eliza
Davis outdueled Wilkinson, despite Wilkinson's 15 strikeouts.
Page Wall and Haley Price each had run-scoring hits in
the sixth that provided the North runs. Lauren Elder had a double and
RBI for Alexander.
North Davidson ousted Holly Springs 4-0 in a Saturday
morning elimination contest to set up the matchup with Alexander,
winners now of seven NCHSAA titles.
Alexander Central had won both of its games on Friday
night, with Wilkinson getting both pitching victories in a 6-2 victory
over North Davidson and then an 18-strikeout, three-hit 3-0 shutout of
Holly Springs.
The Raleigh Sports Consortium and the Greater Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau are among the host city sponsors for
the championships.


NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 STATE FAST PITCH SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Walnut Creek Softball Complex, Raleigh

CLASS 4-A
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
STATE SEMIFINALS
Holly Springs 1, Clayton 0,
Alexander Central 6, North Davidson 2

WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL
Alexander Central 3, Holly Springs 0 (9 innings)

ELIMINATION GAME
North Davidson 3, Clayton 2 (9 innings)

SATURDAY'S RESULTS
LOSER'S BRACKET FINAL
North Davidson 4, Holly Springs 0

CHAMPIONSHIP
North Davidson 2, Alexander Central 1
Alexander Central 3, North Davidson 2




NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE 3-A SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS—DAY TWO
D.H. CONLEY WINS 3-A TITLE OVER SOUTHERN VANCE

RALEIGH – Pitcher Sarah Christian of Greenville D. H.
Conley was named the Most Valuable Player as she fired a five-hit
shutout against Southern Vance in a 5-0
championship game of the North Carolina High School Athletic
Association state 3-A softball championships Saturday at the Walnut
Creek Softball Complex.
Christian outdueled Jordan Garrett of Sothern, who also
yielded just five hits, striking out nine, and led her team at the
plate with a pair of hits.
Katrina Hudson knocked in both runs for Conley to lift the Vikings to
the state title. Conley wound up 27-4 on the season while Southern
Vance was 26-5.
Southern Vance had moved into the finals with an easy 10-1 victory
over East Rowan in a Saturday morning elimination game, and then
Garrett tossed a 1-0 shutout at Conley to give the Vikings their first
loss of the tournament and force the final contest.
D.H. Conley shut out Southern Vance 5-0 in its Friday
night opener and then beat East Rowan 4-3 in the winner's bracket
final, with Shannen Adams getting the game-winning hit in the bottom
of the seventh.
The Raleigh Sports Consortium and the Greater Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau are among the host city sponsors for
the championships.



NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 STATE FAST PITCH SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Walnut Creek Softball Complex, Raleigh

CLASS 3-A
FRIDAY'S RESULTS
STATE SEMIFINALS
Greenville D.H. Conley 5, Southern Vance 0
East Rowan 10, Crest 0, final (5 innings, 10 run rule)

WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL
D.H. Conley 4, East Rowan 3

ELIMINATION GAME
Southern Vance 6, Crest 0

LOSERS' BRACKET FINAL
Southern Vance 10, East Rowan 1

CHAMPIONSHIP
Southern Vance 1, D.H. Conley 0
D.H. Conley 2, Southern Vance 0

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE 2-A SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS—DAY TWO
IRVIN HIT DRIVES IN GAME WINNER TO LIFT PISGAH TO TITLE

RALEIGH – Sophomore catcher Mahaila Irvin's hit down the
right field line with two outs in the bottom of the seventh drove home
the winning run from first base as Canton Pisgah edged Swansboro 4-3
on Saturday to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association
state 2-A softball championship at Walnut Creek Softball Complex.
Irvin, who had two hits in three trips to the plate in
the final, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player as the
Black Bears finished with a 24-4 mark.
In the championship game, Swansboro built a 3-0 lead
before the Black Bears tied it with three in the home half of the
sixth and won it in the seventh.
Logan Mathews was the winning pitcher for Pisgah while
Jaimee Radel took the loss, although she had 10 strikeouts.
Kaitlyn Hannah drove home two runs for the winners while
Jamie Geouge was one for three with an RBI.
Radel led the Pirates, who finished 23-8 overall, with
two hits and two runs batted in.
Swansboro qualified for the championship with a 6-1
morning victory over Eastern Randolph, ending ER's season with a 29-4
mark. Carly Schott was a perfect three for three and drove in three
runs for the winners, while Nicole Newman had two hits. Radel got the
win.
Jana Cheek and Kaitlyn Scheuering each had a pair of hits
for Eastern Randolph.
Pisgah's offense had exploded in its two wins on Friday
night. The Black Bears downed Central Davidson 14-9 in their opener
and then broke open a 2-2 game in the seventh with eight runs to roll
past Eastern Randolph 10-2.
The Raleigh Sports Consortium and the Greater Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau are among the host city sponsors for
the championships.


NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 STATE FAST PITCH SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Walnut Creek Softball Complex, Raleigh

FRIDAY'S RESULTS
CLASS 2-A
STATE SEMIFINALS
Eastern Randolph 1, Swansboro 0
Canton Pisgah 14, Central Davidson 9

WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL
Canton Pisgah 10, Eastern Randolph 2

ELIMINATION GAME
Swansboro 2, Central Davidson 0

SATURDAY'S RESULTS
LOSERS' BRACKET FINAL
Swansboro 6, Eastern Randolph 1

CHAMPIONSHIP
Canton Pisgah 4, Swansboro 3



NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STATE 1-A SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIPS—DAY TWO

EAST SURRY WINS THREE GAMES SATURDAY TO WIN 1-A CHAMPIONSHIP


RALEIGH – East Surry came from the loser's bracket and
won three games on Saturday to capture the North Carolina High School
Athletic Association state 1-A softball championships at Walnut Creek
Softball Complex.
The Cardinals, who have now won four straight NCHSAA
state crowns and six overall, beat Pamlico in the decisive game 9-5.
Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, East Surry
scored three in the fifth and three in the sixth to take command. But
Pamlico rallied with three runs of its own in the seventh and had the
tying run to the plate before the Cards stopped the rally.
Beth Isaacs was the winning pitcher and went two for
three with two runs batted in for East, which wound up 29-5.
Outfielder Kelsey Wilson was selected as the Most Valuable Player.
Katie Lachman, the losing pitcher, and Taylor Andrews
each had two hits for Pamlico which finished 26-6 overall.
East forced the decisive game in the double-elimination
event with a dramatic 7-5 victory over Pamlico earlier in the
afternoon, rallying for three runs in the top of the seventh. Isaacs,
who was the winning pitcher and struck out 10, had a key two-run
single in the frame. Isaacs and Christian Smith were both two for
three for the winners.
Pamlico had taken a 5-4 lead with a three-run sixth.
East Surry moved to the championship game with a 2-1
victory over Princeton in a morning elimination contest. Isaacs was
the winning pitcher, striking out nine and holding the Bulldogs to
four hits. Wilson's infield hit scored Evelyn Wells with what proved
to be the winning run in the bottom of the fourth, breaking a 1-1 tie.
Tori Paul had an RBI hit for Princeton, which finished
the year 22-7 overall.
Pamlico had won a pair of tight 2-1 decisions on Friday
night to advance to the championship game, opening with a win over
Princeton behind the pitching and hitting of Lachman, and then edging
East Surry.
The Raleigh Sports Consortium and the Greater Raleigh
Convention and Visitors Bureau are among the host city sponsors for
the championships.



NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2011 STATE FAST PITCH SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Walnut Creek Softball Complex, Raleigh


FRIDAY'S RESULTS
CLASS 1-A
STATE SEMIFINALS
Pamlico 2, Princeton 1
East Surry 6, Murphy 2

WINNER'S BRACKET FINAL
Pamlico 2, East Surry 1

ELIMINATION GAME
Princeton 5, Murphy 4, 9 innings

SATURDAY'S RESULTS
LOSERS' BRACKET FINAL
East Surry 2, Princeton 1

CHAMPIONSHIP
East Surry 7, Pamlico 5
East Surry 9, Pamlico 7