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.