May 25, 2025 – The Sulphur Springs Ladycats softball team dropped their best-of-three state semi-final series to Andrews over the weekend in Graham, two games to one.
After losing to Andrews 6-4 on Thursday night, the Ladycats won game two late Saturday afternoon, 7-5.
Sophomore pitcher Hannah Speed struck out eight, walked none and gave up eight hits. At bat, Speed went three for four with two doubles, a triple, two RBIs and three runs scored. Senior shortshop Emerson Thomson went two for five with an RBI and two runs scored.
Depite the loss. Andrews crushed four home runs in the game, including two by Georgia Lambert. It was a foretaste of things to come in the final game, won by the Lady Mustangs, 15-5 in run-rule fashion after five innings.
The Lady Mustangs blasted five homers in game three, including two by Lambert, giving her four for the day, and two by shortsop Alexis Cornejo.
Andrews, which will play Corpus Christ Calallen next weekend for the State 4A Division 1 championship, has 64 homers for the season.
Emma Thomspon, Abby Goldsmith, Braillie Blevins Gracie Thompson and Baylor Boatman scored for the Ladycats in game three.
The Ladycats, under head coach David Carillo, finish the season at 31-10 and won won bi-district, area and regional championshps.
