Game of the day

The McKinney softball team had been outscored 22-4 in losing its last two games, but Friday night it got a brilliant pitching performance from Caydance Gaddis and shocked nationally ranked Denton Guyer 3-1.

Gaddis pitched a six-hitter, struck out seven and didn’t allow a run after the third inning in beating a Guyer team that was ranked No. 1 in the Dallas area, No. 4 in the state and No. 21 in the nation (per MaxPreps). McKinney took a 2-1 lead on a two-out, two-run single by Kady Huggins with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth, and that proved to be the winning hit.

It didn’t look like McKinney’s lead would last long when Guyer’s Briana Williams reached third leading off the inning (on a double and an error) and then Lauryn Jones reached on a bunt single with one out. But Gaddis got a fielder’s choice and an out at home for the second out, then after pitcher Finley Montgomery walked with two outs to load the bases, Gaddis got a flyout to end the inning without a run scoring.

McKinney (12-11-1, 4-2 District 5-6A) extended its lead to 3-1 in the top of the sixth when Adyson Gaddis led off with a walk and scored on an error. Guyer (20-2, 5-1) had runners at second and third with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, but Caydance Gaddis got Oregon signee Kaylynn Jones to fly out to end the inning.

Spotlight

Michigan State pledge Alex Starr continued to be one of the most dominant pitchers in the state, but the fact that she combined with Eloisa Maes on a no-hitter wasn’t the biggest story Friday night as the state’s top-ranked Class 5A softball team routed Princeton 17-0.

Hutton “LuLu” Adrian hit three home runs, Kennedy Bradley homered twice and Melissa hit seven home runs in all in a game that lasted just 2 1/2 innings. Adrian and Bradley each went 3-for-3, with Bradley driving in six runs and Adrian finishing with five RBIs.

Melissa hit five home runs during an 11-run first inning, with Adrian hitting a pair and Bradley, Caigan Crabtree and Rihanna Wheeler also homering in the inning. Bradley and Adrian homered again in the second.

Starr pitched two hitless innings and struck out four, and during Melissa’s seven-game winning streak she has allowed just six hits and one run while striking out 52 in 23 innings. Melissa, ranked No. 20 nationally by MaxPreps, improved to 22-1-1 on the season as Crabtree homered for the fifth time in seven games. She has 13 RBIs in that span.

Wednesday-Friday standouts

Baseball

Zane Becker, Flower Mound: The Arkansas signee hit a walk-off RBI single with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the eighth to give defending 6A state champion Flower Mound an 8-7 win over Plano. Flower Mound (18-3, 4-0 District 6-6A), ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 14 in the nation (per MaxPreps), was one out from defeat when Adam Hawrylak singled on a 3-1 pitch to score Kyle Conne and tie the score 7-7 in the bottom of the seventh. In the eighth, Texas A&M signee Sam Erickson led off with a double, Sam Distel singled and Texas A&M signee Adrian Rodriguez was intentionally walked to load the bases for Flower Mound. Relievers Sid Dendukuri and Texas State signee Josh Glaser combined to shut out Plano over the final 3 2/3 innings for Flower Mound in a game in which TCU signee Zack James was taken out after allowing one hit, three walks and two runs in 1 1/3 innings. Plano trailed 6-2 before taking a 7-6 lead with five runs in the top of the fifth.

Dasan Hill, Grapevine: The senior left-hander threw a two-hit shutout, walked one and struck out 19 as the state’s fifth-ranked 5A team beat Birdville 3-0. Both hits allowed by the Dallas Baptist signee were infield singles, and Hill struck out nine of the first 10 batters that he faced.

Michael Catalano, Frisco: The Oklahoma signee pitched a no-hitter and struck out 13 as the area’s third-ranked 5A team beat Carrollton Creekview 1-0. Catalano retired the final 20 batters he faced after hitting a batter and allowing a walk in the bottom of the first. Creekview’s Jake Moreno also threw a no-hitter, allowing three walks and a hit by pitch while striking out seven. Frisco scored the game’s only run in the top of the first when Austin Gathright reached on an error and went to third to lead off the inning and then scored on a groundout by Landon Karrh.

Max Stammel, Highland Park: The Duke signee struck out 18 in six innings while allowing just one infield hit and one walk in an 8-0 win over Irving. Caden Liner pitched the seventh inning and struck out the side, giving Highland Park 21 strikeouts for the game.

Nick Wesloski, McKinney Boyd: He pitched a no-hitter and struck out 15 in a 9-0 win over McKinney.

Peyton Fiene, McKinney North: He threw a no-hitter and struck out nine as McKinney North beat Sherman 3-1 and improved to 12-2.

Grayson Brown, Sunnyvale: He struck out 11 and pitched a one-hit shutout as Sunnyvale beat Ferris 10-0 in six innings. Weston McWhorter homered twice and was 3-for-3 with five RBIs and two runs for Sunnyvale.

Fabian Escobedo, Mesquite Horn: He pitched a seven-hitter and allowed just an unearned run to lead Horn to a 2-1 win over Rockwall, ranked No. 7 in the area in 6A. Diego Washington was 2-for-3 with a run and RBI, and his two-out double in the bottom of the second drove in the winning run.

Aiden Sims, Forney: The Texas A&M signee reached base four times, going 2-for-2 with two walks, and he scored three runs and had a pair of RBIs as Forney beat Crandall 10-0 in five innings to extend its winning streak to nine games. Dylan Clark was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Benjamin Sheppard pitched a three-hit shutout and was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Forney (16-3-1, 4-0 District 14-5A).

Baron Mannis and Johnny Malchow, Argyle: They combined on a one-hitter and for 11 strikeouts as the state’s third-ranked 5A team beat Richland 3-1. Argyle, the state runner-up last season, improved to 12-2-2 as Mannis and Malchow worked around 10 walks.

Alex Cooley, Rockwall-Heath: The No. 9 hitter in the order homered, was 2-for-3 and scored three runs as the area’s sixth-ranked 6A team beat Mesquite 10-3 and improved to 4-0 in District 10-6A.

Jack Hickerson, Denton Guyer: He allowed one hit and struck out nine in five innings as the area’s fifth-ranked 6A team beat Little Elm 4-1.

Parker Bowman, Frisco Lebanon Trail: He pitched a two-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over Frisco Liberty. Jackson Montee was 2-for-4 with a double and the game’s only RBI.

Nick Foster, Fort Worth Country Day: He struck out 13 in a 1-0 win over McKinney Christian. Jake Settle was 2-for-2 and had the game’s only RBI.

Softball

Lucy Crowder, Hebron: She pitched a six-hit shutout, struck out six and was 3-for-4 with an RBI as No. 10 Hebron beat No. 2 Plano West 4-0 in a matchup of area-ranked 6A teams. Plano West (17-6-1, 5-1) suffered its first loss in District 6-6A and is now tied with Hebron (12-5-2, 5-1) for first place. Molly Crowder and Alyssa Summers had RBI singles in the top of the second as Hebron built a 2-0 lead, then Haylee Epps hit a two-out RBI double and Lucy Crowder followed with an RBI single in the top of the seventh.

Photos: Hebron gets the win over Plano West in softball

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Micaela Booth, Allen: She homered and was 2-for-4 with six RBIs as the state’s 21st-ranked 6A team beat Prosper 15-6. Allen trailed 6-4 going to the final inning but scored 11 runs in the top of the seventh, an inning in which Booth hit a go-ahead three-run homer to make it 9-6 and then added a two-run single later in the inning.

Katie Tyson, Hurst L.D. Bell: She hit a game-winning two-run home run in the top of the seventh to give L.D. Bell a 3-2 win over Weatherford. Both teams were 4-1 in District 3-6A going into the game.

Chloe Phe, Rockwall: She hit two home runs and drove in six runs in a 21-0, three-inning win over Mesquite. Kansas signee Ava Wallace also homered for Rockwall (15-7-1, 5-0 District 10-6A), ranked No. 6 in the area in 6A, and Penn pledge Ainsley Pemberton and McKinley Mann combined on a no-hitter.

Jasmyn Lloyd, South Grand Prairie: She was 3-for-3 with two home runs, three runs and six RBIs in a 17-1, three-inning win over Haltom. Jade Evans also homered for SGP. South Grand Prairie (11-11-1 overall) has outscored the opposition 70-4 during a 6-0 start in District 8-6A.

Carley Genzer, Keller: She homered and was 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBIs as No. 3 Keller beat No. 9 Keller Timber Creek 17-2 in a matchup of area-ranked 6A teams. Tarleton State signee Sadie Beck allowed one hit and two unearned runs while striking out 10 in six innings for Keller (15-7-2, 6-0 District 4-6A).

Hannah Messer, Wylie: She struck out 14 and threw a three-hitter in a 9-1 win over Sachse.

Abby Mangrum, Royse City: She pitched a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Rockwall-Heath.

Natalie Lopez, Frisco Heritage: She hit a walk-off two-run home run with no outs in the bottom of the eighth to give Frisco Heritage a 12-11 win over Frisco Memorial. Lopez finished 3-for-4 with two runs and five RBIs. Allison Lazar, who led off the eighth with a single to set up Lopez’s game-winning blast, was 3-for-4 with a double, triple, three runs and four RBIs. Heritage tied it 10-10 with a run in the bottom of the seventh, but it then loaded the bases with one out and couldn’t score again in the inning, sending the game to extra innings.

Reagan Hall, Fort Worth Country Day: She threw a two-hitter and struck out 16 in a 3-2 win over Fort Worth Nolan. She pitched the top of the seventh with rain blowing in her face.

Jordan McNees, Frisco Wakeland: She allowed two hits and one run while striking out 12 in six innings in an 11-1 win over Carrollton Creekview. McNees’ first 10 outs came on strikeouts. Kayla Courcy homered and Maggie Drake was 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs for Wakeland (11-6, 3-2 District 9-5A).

Stat sheet

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Hits for the Samuell softball team in a 26-0 win over Spruce.

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Triples for Wylie East’s Isabella Flores in a 26-0, three-inning win over Garland Lakeview in softball. She finished 4-for-4 with five RBIs in a game in which Wylie East scored 17 runs in the first inning. It was the sixth time that Wylie East has scored 15 or more runs.

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