The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team (15-4) learned their Sectional path Thursday morning during the IHSAA’s 31st Annual State Tourney draw.  The Lady Pirates, who are two time defending Class 3A Sectional #30 Champions; drew the opportunity to avenge a regular season 7-6 rally win by the Lady Kats, in their sectional opener.  The Class 3A Softball Sectional #30 will be hosted by Salem High School this year, between May 25th and 30th.  The Charlestown-North Harrison match-up is in Game Three of the Sectional; which is the top half of the lower bracket of match-ups.  The winner of the Charlestown-North Harrison game will match-up against the Scottsburg-Salem winner in one Sectional Semi-Final game.  The upper half of the Sectional pits Brownstown vs. Silver Creek in Game One and Corydon vs. Madison in Game Two; with the winners of those two games meeting in the opposite Sectional Semi-Final.  Charlestown Pirate Pride Sports Broadcasting will cover every second of Lady Pirate Softball’s quest for a third straight Sectional Championship, live on www.CPPSB.com or on your mobile device using the FREE CPPSB app available through Amazon, Google Play or Apple Store.  GOOD LUCK LADY PIRATES!

The Lady Pirate Softball team (5-2 MSC) hosted Salem (6-1 MSC) Monday evening which ended up getting interrupted by a rain storm in the bottom of the fourth inning.  The CHS Athletic Department has announced that the game will pick-up where it left on next Tuesday, May 19th, beginning at 5:30 pm at Charlestown High School.

At the time that the game was delayed, Salem had a 1-0 lead, the Lady Pirates had Kendall Cline on first base with two outs, in the bottom of the fourth inning.

The conclusion of the game will be broadcasted by CPPSB, just as the beginning of the game was broadcasted and archived at www.CPPSB.com.

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team moved 15-4 on the season after competing in the Edgewood Invitational Tourney on Saturday.  The Lady Pirates defeated Bedford-North Lawrence 10-3 in the tourney opener, then dispatched Monrovia 7-2 to earn a showdown with Class 3A #2 Edgewood.  Charlestown used 17 hits against the Lady Mustangs (16-4) and spot-on Carly Price pitching to upset the hosts 8-2.  Price, a Junior, pitched the complete game, striking out six Lady Mustang batters.  Price was also dominating at the plate, finishing 4 for 4 with a Double.  Carly was named the Coyle Chevy, GMC, Buick and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by CPPSB.  Edgewood garnered nine hits, however the Lady Pirate Defense allowed one run, a sole home run in the top of the seventh.  Charlestown scored one run in the first, three runs in the third, and four runs in the fifth to out-pace the host Lady Mustangs; while committing just one error.  Junior Leah Sherrill remained hot at the plate, finishing 3 for 3 including a Double and two runs.  Sophomore Mackenzie Smith got the Lady Pirates rocking in the bottom of the first with a triple to left field and finished 3 for 4, and a run.  Junior Bethany Hall added  2 for 4 batting at the plate; plus batted in four runs; while Junior Sarah Willinger finished 2 for 4 for the winning cause.  Sophomore Kendall Cline got the win pitching the Monrovia game, and Price got the win in the circle for the Bedford-North Lawerence game.  “Proud of the girls, they have really rose up and put together hits when we needed them”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Kevin Zollman.  Next up for the Lady Pirates, winners of their last eleven, is Monday hosting the league leading Salem Lady Lions in a critical MSC showdown.  If you absolutely can’t make it to the game, Pirate Pride Sports will Broadcast the game live beginning at 4:45 pm.  Congratulations to the Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team, 2015 Edgewood Invitational Champions.

Pirate Nation still has fresh memories of Indiana All-Star and Lady Pirate standout Alli Webster burning up the plate, and leading Charlestown Softball to winning seasons and Sectional Championships!

Webster, now in her second year playing softball at Wabash Valley Junior College, is still pitching….and still excelling, to say the least.  Webster was just named the 2015 Region 24 College Player of the year, with a pitching record of 23-2 this season.  Alli and her Lady Warriors are 37-11 this season and now headed to the 2015 NJCAA Division 1 National Championship, to be held May 13th through the 16th in St. George, Utah.  The National Championship brings the sixteen Junior College Division 1 Regional Champions, from across the country; together to determine a National Champion using double-elimination tournament.  For more information on the NJCAA Division 1 Softball Championship Tourney, including results, brackets, schedules and links to Live Broadcast Information; log on to www.sgcity.org/njcaa.  For more information about Wabash Valley College Softball, log on to www.wvcwarriorathletics.com/sports/sball.

This season Webster has 234 strikeouts (averaging over ten per game) in 161.2 innings pitched, ten shutout victories, and an earned run average of 1.47.  Alli is a 2013 graduate of Charlestown High School, and the daughter of Jeff and Cindy Webster.

“She is our go-to gal”, commented Wabash Valley Softball Head Coach Paul Schnarre.  “Alli has become well respected in our Region of play; she’s got the talent for where we are going, and has really come through for us all season long”, concluded Coach Schnarre.

When Alli was asked how it feels to be playing for a National Championship at the NJCAA level; she commented “Pretty Amazing!”  Those of us who know Webster, know that she is a bright young lady of few words…..who lets her performance on the field speak for itself.  “Dominating” defines her level of competition in the sport of Softball; its great that Pirate Nation, who witnessed her in high school dominance, can proudly see her succeed at the next level.  Alli’s success is a testament to the philosophies of life-long hard work and perseverance that Alli demonstrates.  She took what she was able to achieve at the high school level and has successfully taken it to the next level.

“Ali is one of the best players I’ve ever coached.  She really enjoys the game and I believe she will do well at Nationals and at the next level!, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Kevin Zollman regarding Webster’s impending trip to Utah next week.

In February of this year, Alli verbally committed to play softball next season at Purdue-Calumet (Hammond, Indiana); another nationally ranked program.  Pirate Nation is very proud of Alli and wishes her and the Lady Warriors the best of luck in the National Championship tourney next week!

The Charlestown Lady Pirate Softball team moved to 12-4 and kept themselves in the middle of the MSC hunt by overcoming the Lady Braves on the road.  Brownstown falls to 14-5 and 5-2 in conference play, even with Charlestown, and a half game out of first with Salem.  Salem (6-1) will visit the Lady Pirate Bone Yard on Monday.

Charlestown jumped out to a 2-1 lead after three complete.  Brownstown’s Lisa Scott hit a two run home run in the 6th to tie the game at three and change the momentum.  The Lady Pirates recovered, held the Lady Braves in the 7th and 8th after Price and Logsdon started the eighth inning rally with base hits to put themselves in scoring position.  Bethany Hall then put on the first pitch bunt to sacrifice bunt to move the runnesr to second and third.  Kendall Cline then plated Price for the would be winning run on a sacrifice fly to center.

Kendall Cline got the victory from the circle, in relief of Carly Price with a tie score going into the seventh.  Carly Price finished the game 3 of 4 at the plate, including a triple, a double, an RBI and a run.  Leah Sherrill stayed hot at the plate, finishing two for four, including a triple, a double, an RBI and a run.  Bethany Hall was named the Coyle Chevy, GMC, Buick and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game for solid and crucial play from third base; and a big RBI double in the sixth.

“I thought the girls fought very hard, and executed when they needed to win the game….total team effort, I’m very proud of them” commented Head Coach Kevin Zollman after the win.

The Lady Pirates will play in the Edgewood Tournament Saturday before Monday’s huge showdown versus Salem.  Stay tuned Pirate Nation, these ladies mean business!  Catch the archived broadcast of Thursday’s game at www.CPPSB.com.

Picking up where they left off Tuesday evening in Corydon, the Lady Pirates kept the bats hitting; as they run ruled the visiting Lady Mustangs 10-0 in the sixth.  Charlestown (11-4) won their seventh straight Wednesday evening, and now prepare for the MSC Showdown Thursday evening at league leading Brownstown.  The Lady Pirates scored two runs in the first on two New Washington errors, then steadily scored each inning, while committing a lone error.  Sophomore Kendall Cline got the shut-out win from the circle, while recording four strikeouts.  Cline led the team from the plate as well, finishing two for four, including a Home Run,  a Double, and two runs.  Lexi Logsdon also finished two for four, with a double, three RBI’s and a run scored.  Mackenzie Smith added a triple and Carly Price a double for the winning cause.  Charlestown scored their 10 runs off eight hits.  The Lady Pirate JV match up proved just as convincing, as Charlestown (4-2) topped their visiting Mustang counterparts to a score of 14-6 in the standard five innings of play.

The Lady Pirates will face off with the Brownstown Lady Braves Thursday; behind the Brownstown Elementary School, just off Indiana 250 and across from the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown.  First pitch of the Varsity game is scheduled for 5:30 pm with the JV match up immediately following.  Pirate Nation, if you absolutely can’t make it to the game, Pirate Pride Sports will broadcast the game live beginning at 5:15 pm at www.CPPSB.com or on your mobile device using the free CPPSB app in your Google Play, Amazon, or Apple Store.

The Charlestown Lady Pirates traveled to Corydon Tuesday evening, recognized the importance of the conference match-up and wasted no time knocking the Lady Panthers out of the game.  Charlestown jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead after two complete, then poured it on in the third and fourth, scoring five runs spoil the host’s night.  The Lady Pirates (10-4 & 4-2 MSC) added two more runs in the top of the 7th inning before Corydon squeezed one run in the bottom of the stanza to avoid the shut-out.  Charlestown collected the win with a 8-1 advantage.  Junior Pitcher Carly Price got the win from the circle; striking out five Panther batters.  Leah Sherrill had another big game for the Lady Pirates, finishing 3 for 4 from the plate; including a double, a triple, and two RBI’s with two runs.  Sherrill was named the Coyle Chevy, GMC, Buick and Coyle Nissan Player of the Game by CPPSB.  Mackenzie Smith finished 3 for 4 at the plate and scored 2 runs; while Carly Price finished 3 for 4 with 2 runs’.  Lexi Logsdon added a triple, two RBI’s, and a run.  Bethany Hall finished 2 for 4 at the plate, including a triple, and a RBI.  “I thought we executed what we needed to accomplish well, and continued to improve at the plate”, commented Lady Pirate Head Coach Kevin Zollman.  The JV game also found the Lady Pirates hot, beating their Corydon counter parts 19-5 in five innings.  Charlestown will host New Washington Wednesday evening at five, and will travel to Brownstown Thursday for a huge MSC showdown.