Playing on the friendly confines of the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex, Jackson Parish beat Bossier for the second time in two days on Sunday, June 22nd, to win the Little League District 5 10U tournament. The victory completed a perfect weekend for JP10U, who beat Sterlington and Bossier on Saturday to set up the district title-winning victory. Jackson Parish will now advance to the Little League State Tournament that will be played in Broussard, LA on July 11-15.
Jackson Parish 13 Bossier 9: Cadie Conn drove in four of the six RBI she accounted for in the game with an inside-the-park “grand slam” to pace Jackson Parish to seven runs in the fifth inning that broke open a close game. The big blow came after Landrie Watson opened by getting hit by a pitch, Natalie Sullivan singled and Kylee-Ayn Allen walked. Miriam Bates also scored to give the locals an insurmountable 13-3 lead that held up despite a determined last gasp rally attempt by Bossier.
The deciding blow was the second inside the park round tripper for Conn, who staked JP10U to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first that also scored Allen, who crossed home plate three times in the contest. Back-to-back doubles by Bates and Miriam Shuler later in the inning plated another run setting up Bates and Shuler, who both went 3/3 on the day, going back-to-back again, this time with triples in the top of the third to give Jackson Parish a 5-1 lead. Delilah Hudson scored a run in the fourth inning after walking and being plated by one of the two hits Ryleigh Puffer had.
“I am so proud of the way these 12 girls collaborated as a team and can’t wait to watch them battle for the state title in Broussard,” said head coach Kyle Allen. “In three games, we had 36 base hits and a .550 on-base percentage (OBP), so there is not a weak spot in the lineup from top to bottom.”
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Jackson Parish | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| Bossier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
2B – Shuler, Bates
3B – Shuler, Bates
HR – Conn 2
RBI – Conn 6, Shuler 2, Bates, Linton, Puffer
Runs Scored – K. Allen 3, Bates 3, Conn 2, Hudson 2, Sullivan, Shuler, Watson
JP10U District Tournament Leaders
Batting Average – Marlee Bates (.625), Kylee-Ayn Allen (.600), Ryleigh Puffer (.571)
On Base Percentage – Kylee Ayn Allen (.800), Delilah Hudson (.750), Marlee Bates (.667)
Hits – Marlee Bates (5), Cadie Conn (5), Ryleigh Puffer (4), Charley Linton (4), Natlalie Sullivan (4), Miriam Shule (4)
Singles – Ryleigh Puffer (4), Kylee-Ayn Allen (3), Cadie Conn (2), Charley Linton (2), Natalie Sullivan(2), Miriam Shuler (2)
Doubles – Marlee Bates (2), Charley Linton (1), Natalie Sullivan (1), Miriam Shuler (1). Charley Linton (1)
Triples – Marlee Bates (1), Cadie Conn (1), Natalie Sullivan (1), Miriam Shuler (1), Autumn Kohler (1), Aubrie Allen (1)
Home Runs – Cadie Conn (2), Miriam Bates (1), Charley Linton (1)
RBI – Cadie Conn (8), Marlee Bates (5), Miriam Shuler (5), Landrie Watson (3) Charley Linton (2), Ryleigh Puffer (2), Autumn Kohler (1)
Runs – Kylee Ayn Allen (7), Marlee Bates (6), Cadie Conn (4), Natalie Sullivan (4), Charley Linton (3), Delilah Hudson (3), Landrie Watson (2), Ella Siddon (1), Aubrie Allen (1), Miriam Shule (1), Ryleigh Puffer (1) Autumn Kohler (1)
Walks – Kylee Ayn Allen (4) , Delilah Hudson (4), Autumn Kohler (3), Ella Siddon (2), Landrie Watson (1), Natalie Sullivan (1), Charley Linton (1)