Vernon Parish high school softball teams will be well represented at the state playoffs, which begin this week. Softball pairings will be announced today. Complete details will be available in Friday’s Vernon Parish Journal.
Only three Vernon Parish teams finished with an under .500 record — Hornbeck, Leesville and Pickering — but still might make the playoffs based on their strength of schedules. All other schools in Vernon Parish are ranked in Division III or Division V and should make the playoffs. The state semifinals are scheduled for April 26. The state finals are April 27 at Frasch Park in Sulphur.
Anacoco- Lady Indians are 18-9 ranked #7 in Division V. They have won 8 of their last 9 games, beating Oak Hill last Thursday 17-0. Over the weekend they split a doubleheader with Iowa, the #4 ranked tame in Division II, losing 15-5 and winning 10-8. Anacoco had their game with Grace Christian Monday cancelled due to rain.
Evans is the #19 ranked team in Division V. They have a 10-5 overall record. Their game last Friday with Hathaway was cancelled. They played Merryville last night (score unavailable).
Hicks Lady Pirates are the #11 team in Division V with a 9-7 record. They have won 5 of their last 7 games and this past weekend went 2-1 at the Buckeye tournament. They lost to Buckeye 3-1 but beat 5A St. Martinville 13-2 and Simpson 17-1. The Hicks game at South Beauregard Monday was cancelled due to rain.
Hornbeck finished the season with a record of 6-11 ranked #35 in Division V. Their season ended with a loss to Fairview 17-6. Games with Hathaway and Zwolle were cancelled.
Leesville is ranked #30 in Division II with a 7-14 record. They ended the season with a win over Washington-Marion 20-4 but lost to Rayne 16-2.
Pickering is ranked #19 in Division IV with an 8-12 overall record. They lost last Friday to Avoyelles 10-0 and Saturday were defeated by Rosepine 13-1. The Pickering-Hackberry game Monday night was cancelled.
Pitkin is ranked #9 in Division V with a 12-10 record. Their game last Friday with Florien was cancelled. The game Monday with Many was cancelled by weather and they hosted Plainview last night (score unavailable).
Rosepine’s 15-9 record has earned them the #13 ranking in Division III. They beat Avoyelles last week 5-1 and Pickering on Saturday 13-1. They hosted Oakdale last night (score unavailable).
Simpson ends the season on a four-game losing streak with a 9-5 record and the #26 ranking in Division V. Their game Monday with Glenmora was rained out. They hosted Oakdale last night (score unavailable.)