Softball: Mount Carmel edges John Curtis, Haynes wins district

Area Prep Softball Report for Wednesday, March 22, 2023

John Curtis Christian has been the chalk, the measuring stick in District 9-5A and in Division I softball for several years.

The Patriots may still be that team down the road but they hit a roadblock Tuesday.

Chloe Krey pitched and hit Mount Carmel Academy to a 2-1 victory over two-time defending state champion John Curtis in River Ridge.

Krey pitched a complete game, allowing just a run on five hits and she doubled home a run in the first inning to give the Cubs an early lead, scoring Bailey Nelson, who had started the game with a single.

John Curtis (17-5, 0-1) tied the game in the bottom of the first on a sacrifice fly by Katie Kempton.

Mount Carmel scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the second on a triple by Colby Pechon and an RBI single by Nelson to make it 2-1 and Krey made the lead stand up.

Krey had two hits while Nelson had three hits for the Cubs. Gabby Miller had three hits and scored a run for John Curtis. Madison Laiche took the loss, pitching a complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits. Laiche struck out eight.

With the win, Mount Carmel (11-6, 2-0) takes the early lead in the District 9-5A race, along with much improved Archbishop Chapelle (17-2, 2-0). The Chipmunks have won eight straight games after drilling Dominican 13-1 in district play Tuesday.

Haynes Academy captured its fourth consecutive District 9-3A softball title with a 17-2 victory over New Orleans Science & Math on Tuesday in a game shortened to two and a half innings by the mercy rule.

Hailey Peterson (10-6) and Finley Cressend took care of business on the mound for the Yellow Jackets. Peterson starred at the plate with a home run and a triple.

Melissa Lopera and Ella Lewis each had a pair of hits.

Haynes (11-6, 5-0) will return to action on Thursday at 4 p.m. against Riverdale at Jefferson Playground.

The Chambered Nautilus (4-6, 2-3) will play at Abramson Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

NOSM 020 2 2 4

Haynes 89X 17 9 0

Area Prep Softball Results from Monday, Mar. 22

Albany 12, Jewel Sumner 0

Academy of Our Lady 12, Belle Chasse 3

Archbishop Chapelle 13, Dominican 1

Archbishop Hannan 16, Franklinton 4

Assumption 4, Vandebilt Catholic 0

Bonnabel 18, Grace King 1

Cabrini 20, Warren Easton 1

Central Catholic 19, Centerville 2

Chalmette 15, West Jefferson 0

Country Day 12, Higgins 1

Covenant Christian 11, Vermilion Catholic 0

De La Salle 23, Riverdale 5

E.D. White Catholic 9, Berwick 2

Fisher 30, Jefferson Rise 1

Fontainebleau 4, Covington 1

Hahnville 9, Terrebonne 3

Haynes Academy 17, New Orleans Science & Math 2

Houma Christian 10, Highland Baptist 0

John Ehret 13, East Jefferson 5

Kenner Discovery 18, McMain 2

Lakeshore 15, Loranger 9

Landry 24, New Orleans Military & Maritime 20

McGehee 24, Crescent City Christian 4

Morgan City 15, South Lafourche 0

Mount Carmel Academy 2, John Curtis Christian 1

Patrick Taylor 16, Livingston Collegiate 1

Pine 25, Bogalusa 0

Ponchatoula 5, Northshore 3

Pope John Paul II 11, French Settlement 2

Slidell 6, Mandeville 0

South Terrebonne 14, Ellender 4

St. Charles Catholic 16, Parkview Baptist 1

St. James 13, Patterson 3

St. Martin’s Episcopal 18, St. Katharine Drexel 0

St. Scholastica 16, Salmen 6

Thibodaux 11, Destrehan 9

Thomas Jefferson 20, South Plaquemines 0