ROCKWALL —
The Rockwall Lady Jackets clinched the District 10-4A softball championship with a 14-4 victory over J.J. Pearce last Friday and will kick off post-season play against District 9-4A fourth seed Frisco Centennial.
Rockwall (13-1) and Frisco Centennial (9-5) will play a best-of-three series for the Class 4A Bi-District Championship, with the first game scheduled for Frisco Lone Star on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be at Rockwall on Saturday at 11 a.m. and Game 3, if necessary, on Monday at 7 p.m. at Plano West.
Rockwall enters the playoffs riding a 13-game regular-season win streak.
Kayla Vandergriff picked up the final win against Pearce for her 10th victory of the season.
Kindal Sauter hit a double and Carlie Jenkins pounded a triple to lead the way at the plate.
Hitting leaders for RHS after regular season include Ashton Atwell with a .525 average, seven triples, four home runs and 30 RBIs; Bailey Wallace with a .528 average, nine doubles and 34 RBIs; Kennedy Harrison with a .447 average and 31 RBIs; Cyndi Bertrand with a .427 average, 16 stolen bases and 22 RBIs; and Carlie Jenkins with a .400 average, five doubles and 18 stolen bases.
Rockwall-Heath closed out its season with a big 12-5 win over Wylie East on Senior Night at the RHHS Softball Complex.
Sarah Stewart earned the win on the mound. Madie Rice smashed a double and Lauren Archuleta, Emily Coltharp and Savannah Calhoun hit triples as RHHS (3-11) scattered 15 hits in their last 2012 game.
Final 10-4A Games
Rockwall-Heath 12 15 2
Wylie East 5 11 2
WP: Sarah Stewart. LP: Aryn Smith.
2B-RHHS: Madie Rice 1. 3B-RHHS: Lauren
Archuleta 1, Emily Coltharp 1, Savannah Cal-
houn 1. WE: A. Sullivan 1.
J.J. Pearce 4 X X
Rockwall 14 X X
WP: Kayla Vandergriff.
2B-ROCK: Kindal Sauter 1. 3B-ROCK: Carlie
Jenkins 1.
Final 10-4A Standings
Rockwall** 13-1
Wylie* 12-2
McKinney* 10-4
McKinney North* 9-5
J.J. Pearce 4-10
Rockwall-Heath 3-11
Highland Park 3-11
Wylie East 2-12
**District Champion
*Clinched Playoff Berths
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Shortstop Cyndi Bertrand scoops this ball up for an out for the District 10-4A champion Lady Jackets. Terry Cookston / Herald-Banner
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Rockwall clinches 10-4A softball title
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