LHSAA softball playoffs: second round recap

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (KPLC) - The second round of the LHSAA softball playoffs kicked off Wednesday with 22 local teams aiming to get to the quarterfinal round. Schools are just two wins away from reaching the state tournament in Sulphur on April 29-30.

No. 1 seeded Iowa defeated Pine Prairie 10-0 off 11 hits and behind the strong right arm of Arlee Darbonne who tossed a no hitter in the win. Down in the class 2A ranks the No. 6 DeQuincy came back after being down 4-0 early and rallied back to beat Pine in walk-off fashion 7-6.

No. 3 seeded Kinder is moving on after downing Bunkie 11-0 thanks to a potent offense in the box and a dominant performance from Brianna Fontenot in the circle going five innings striking out five allowing just three hits to go along with zero walks.

Below are the scores and schedules for the second round.

Class 5A-

(8) Sam Houston 6, (9) Natchitoches Central 5

(5) Barbe 10, (12) Northshore 0

Class 4A-

(2) Tioga 10, (15) DeRidder 0

Class 3A-

(1) Iowa 10, (16) Pine Prairie 0

(4) Grant 1, (13) Iota 0

(8) South Beauregard 6, (9) Albany 4

Class 2A-

(3) Kinder 11, (14) Bunkie 0