Softball: Stone Bridge Storms Back from Shaky First Inning to Make Regional Semifinlas

Steve Holland photos  from 1st round action

Falls Church (May 29, 2012) - After a tumultuous 3-error first inning, the Stone Bridge High School softball team quickly erased Lake Braddock's 2-run lead with three runs in the bottom of the first and then went on to a big 15-5 win, fueled by Sydney Broderick's six RBI game, in the AAA Northern Region quarterfinals at Falls Church High School Monday.


Stone Bridge (22-2) will face West Potomac in the semifinals Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Madison High School with the winner clinching a AAA state tournament spot.


The big hit in the Bulldogs 3-run first was Niki Prince's leadoff double. Although the offense was quite during the second, the Bulldogs tacked on three more runs in the 3rd following Niki Prince's leadoff single. After Prince stole second, Kelly McDaniel advanced her to third on a single to right. Broderick knocked in two runs on an 0-2 double.

The Bulldogs were scoreless in the fourth. Jade Fleming led off the 5th with a single to left and started a rally that included a single by Emily Kenny, another single by Prince, and a home run by Broderick to take her RBI tally to 5.

The bottom of the 5th inning also included a another single by Fleming and a double by Tatara. Prince added another double in the sixth along with a run scoring single by Lindsey Bittle followed by a double by Broderick to give her 6 RBI on the night.

McDaniel was solid in the circle giving up one earned run on five hits.

Northern Region Quarterfinals at Falls Church South County 5, Robinson 0
Oakton 6, Hayfield 0
West Potomac 3, Chantilly 1
Stone Bridge 15, Lake Braddock 5

Semifinals at Madison High School
South County vs. Oakton, 4:30 p.m.
West Potomac vs. Stone Bridge, 6:30 p.m.