Softball Report: Dominican wins district, Ben Franklin posts league win

Area Prep Softball Report for Wednesday, March 27

Dominican clinched the Catholic League title with a 6-4 win over Mount Carmel Academy at the JPRD Complex in Metairie.

Hope Couvillion and Megan McCartney each had a two-run double. Elise Simon picked up the win as Dominican (14-2, 5-0) swept its two-game series with the Cubs.

Mount Carmel (5-9, 2-3) got a two-run home run from Addison Grundmeyer and an RBI single from Ashley Ortiz. Mia Pumila took the loss for the Cubs.

Dominican will play at John Curtis Christian Thursday at 5 p.m. while Mount Carmel entertains Hahnville Thursday at 4 p.m. at JPRD.

Ben Franklin handled Carver 17-8 in District 10-4A action Tuesday.

The Rams scored a run in the top of the first but the Falcons answered with five runs in the bottom of the first to take the early lead. Carver cut the deficit to 5-4 with three runs in the top of the second.

Ben Franklin (5-5, 2-1) got a couple of runs in the top of the third to make it 7-4 before the Rams scored a run in the top of the third to make it 7-5.

Carver (3-2, 2-1) took the lead with three runs in the top of the fourth to make it 8-7. Ben Franklin took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth, scoring five runs to make it 12-8 and put the game away with three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth.

Jasmin Elnaggar drove in four runs while Tamera Gause had two hits and three RBI. Audrey Mann had two hits and an RBI, Sydney Fleming had a hit and two RBI and Eva Coman added an RBI for the Falcons.

Olivia Dodart picked up the win, going six and one-third innings. She allowed four earned runs on five hits. She walked seven and struck out six.

Both teams return to action Thursday. Ben Franklin will take on McDonogh 35 at 6 p.m. while Carver plays Riverdale at 4 p.m.

Area Prep Softball Results from Tuesday, March 26

New Orleans Area

Albany 15, Jewel Sumner 2

Archbishop Hannan 15, Loranger 0

Cabrini 10, Riverdale 1

John Curtis Christian 17, Archbishop Chapelle 2

Destrehan 5, Thibodaux 0

Dominican 6, Mount Carmel Academy 4

East Jefferson 2, Higgins 0

First Baptist Christian 7, Phoenix 0

Fontainebleau 9, Hammond 4

Hahnville 12, Terrebonne 0

Lusher Charter 14, Warren Easton 2

McDonogh 25 21, J.F. Kennedy 5

Newman 9, South Plaquemines 6

Northlake Christian 20, Pope John Paul II 0

Pearl River 15, Lakeshore 14

Pine 16, Independence 1

Ponchatoula 8, Slidell 2

St. James 9, Ursuline 6

St. Martin’s Episcopal 17, Ecole Classique 2

St. Scholastica 7, Franklinton 1

Patrick Taylor 8, Country Day 3

West Jefferson 18, Grace King 0

West St. John 15, Varnado 5

Baton Rouge Area

Ascension Catholic 4, St. John 2

Ascension Christian 18, White Castle 1

Brusly 23, Madison Prep 0

Central 5, Denham Springs 1

Doyle 14, St. Thomas Aquinas 3

Dutchtown 13, Walker 0

Ben Franklin 17, Carver 8

Holden 12, Maurepas 3

Live Oak 12, Zachary 6

Lutcher 17, Tara 0

Mandeville 1, Northshore 0

McKinley 21, Istrouma 6

Parkview Baptist 14, St. Michael 0

Plaquemine 22, Woodlawn (BR) 3

Port Allen 14, East Feliciana 3

Sacred Heart (VP) 12, Slaughter Community Charter 1

Springfield 7, French Settlement 6

University High 9, West Feliciana 6

Bayou Area

Berwick 10, Patterson 6

Central Catholic 13, Highland Baptist 2

Gueydan 21, Central Catholic 1

Houma Christian 20, Covenant Christian 5

South Terrebonne 7, Morgan City 2

Vandebilt Catholic 12, Assumption 2

E.D. White Catholic 7, South Lafourche 4

Area Prep Softball Schedule for Wednesday, March 27

New Orleans Area

Bogalusa at Independence, 4:30 p.m.

Helen Cox at Academy of Our Lady, 4 p.m.

Destrehan at Belle Chasse, 4 p.m.

Doyle at Ponchatoula, 4:30 p.m.

Fisher vs. Haynes, 4:30 p.m. at JPRD Complex

Fontainebleau at Northshore, 4 p.m.

Karr vs. Higgins, 4 p.m. at Avondale Playground

Grace King at NOMMA, 4:30 p.m.

Loranger at Pearl River, 5:30 p.m.

St. Charles Catholic at Archbishop Hannan, 5 p.m.

Baton Rouge Area

East Iberville at Dunham, 5 p.m.

False River at Holden, 4 p.m.

Lutcher vs. St. Joseph’s Academy, 5 p.m. at Traction Sports Complex

Parkview Baptist at University High, 5 p.m.

Pope John Paul II at Port Allen, 5 p.m.

Jewel Sumner at Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

Bayou Area

Brusly at Terrebonne, 4:30 p.m.

Centerville at Vermilion Catholic, 4:30 p.m.

De La Salle at Central Catholic, 5 p.m.

John Ehret at Thibodaux, 4 p.m.

Franklin at Delcambre, 5:30 p.m.

Vandebilt Catholic at Central Lafourche, 6 p.m.

West St. Mary at Catholic (NI), 5 p.m.