Region II: Baseball, Softball, Soccer Quarterfinals Round-up

(May 29, 2013) - Perfect games that still resulted in a loss! Penalty kick shootout that went into "sudden victory"! Home Runs! Red Cards! Clutch Hits! You name it ... it all happened Tuesday night in the Region II baseball, softball and soccer quarterfinals:

Tuesday, May 28

Baseball
Region II Quarterfinals
Sherando 1, Loudoun Valley 0 (13)

The Skinny: Viking senior Danny White, a 4-year starter, pitched a perfect nine innings (27 retired in order without any baserunners allowed) but the Vikings fell in 13 on a walk-off home run.Powhatan 11, Liberty 8
Woodgrove 10, Monticello 4

The Skinny: Wolverines have scored 21 runs in two regional games. In a game delayed by two hours due to storms, Woodgrove trailed 2-0 heading into the sixth inning but the Wolverines, got revenge for Monticello knocking them out of the Regionals in 2012 by scoring seven runs and then adding three more in the seventh inning for good measure. Potomac Falls 1, Millbrook 0

The Skinny: Once again, the Panthers showed a flair for the dramatic breaking open a scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth with junior Alex James opening the inning with a single and freshman Michael Smith scoring the game-winner on a two-out single.
Softball
Region II Quarterfinals
Powhatan 3, Warren County 2
Skyline 3, Briar Woods 2

The Skinny: The Falcons lead 2-0 on the road but Skyline came back to end BWoods season.Woodgrove 5, Loudoun County 3

The Skinny: Trailing 5-2 in the top seventh inning, the Raiders showed heart by scoring a run with two outs and putting the tying runners on base but Woodgrove junior pitcher Jaxmyn Rohrer registered a strike out to send Woodgrove into the semifinals. 

Woodgrove utilized a combination of speed, hitting and perfectly placed bunts in the fourth inning to plate four runs. Senior Alayna Furr started the inning with a slicing double just inside the left field foul line. She moved to third on senior Mackenzie Moler's bunt single and scored on a pitch that got away at the plate. Senior Ashley Cole walked and stole second to put two runners in scoring position and both came home on junior Rachel Harris' safety squeeze bunt as the Raiders tried to get Moler at the plate and an error allowed Cole to scoot home as well.

Freshmen Halle Daughtry and Adriana Erickson then made it 4-0 as Daughtry reached on a single to the left side hole, sending pinch runner sophomore Grace Sanderson into scoring position and then she scored when Erickson stroked a single up the middle.

Loudoun County got one run back in the top of the fifth on junior Courtney Amos' two-out solo home run to left-center. The Raiders added another run in the sixth inning when senior pitcher Kiley Jacobus reached on an infield single, moved around on a fielding error and scored on junior Kayleigh Kent's RBI single.

Woodgrove added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth with senior Meghan Roush walking, moving over on a sacrifice and ground out and then scoring on Moler's dying 2-out double that dropped in just out of reach in left field.

County made the finish interesting in the top of the seventh when seven times the Raiders were down to their last strike but remained fighting. Senior Sierra Jackson just beat out an infield hit with two outs and juniro Brittney Platt followed with a double over the third base bag to make it 5-3.

Jacobus then beat out an infield single that nicked off of Rohrer, who remained calm and ended the game on a strikeout with the potential go-ahead run at the plate.

Fauquier 1, Fluvanna 0

Boys Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Park View 2, Kettle Run 0

The Skinny: The Patriots broke a scoreless game late on goals by freshman Paul Justiniano and sophomore Franklin Amaya. Briar Woods 1, Western Albemarle 1 (2OT, BW advances on PKs, 6-5)

The Skinny: Falcon keeper Kent Legg made the save in sudden death PKs -- after both teams made their first five kicks -- and then Eric Jennings finished off his PK to send BWoods into the semifinals. The score was tied 1-1 after 100 minutes of play including two overtimes.Tuscarora 2, Potomac Falls 0

The Skinny: Sophomore Justin Carey scored two late goals to give the Huskies the win in a game that featured red cards on both sides. Read Owen Gotimer's full story!Sherando 6, Warren County 0

Girls Soccer
Region II Quarterfinals
Woodgrove 5, Western Albemarle 1

The Skinny: The defending state champion Wolverines have woken up from a regular-season slumber to roll through region thus far with 11 goals in two games. Fauquier 4, Millbrook 3
Tuscarora 1, Kettle Run 0 (OT)

The Skinny: Junior Abby Downey scored in OT on a header to give the Huskies the win! Briar Woods 2, Charlottesville 0

The Skinny: Junior Kaileen Pritchard and junior Emma Quick scored as the Falcons advanced.