Matt Welch

Mid 7: Central Catholic 2, Prestonwood 0 Prestonwood down to its final three outs to try and mount a rally in the TAPPS D1 state title game.

Top 7: Central Catholic is batting 1.000 on hits that result in RBIs. Buttons muster just their 2nd hit of the game on a single by Jason Herrera, but it's enough to around a run that scores to give Central a 2-0 lead on Prestonwood.

End 6: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Trent Vilade singles with one out for Prestonwood, but Central retires the next 2 batters.

Mid 6: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Landon Murphy on to pitch in relief for Prestonwood and he retires the 1st 2 batters faced after Central drew a one-out walk. Lions have held Central to just one hit, but it was an RBI double that scored the game's lone run so far.

End 5: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Lions strike out for the first time all afternoon to end the inning.

Matt Welch @MWelchSLM

Bot 5: Pitching change for Central Catholic. JD Amescua on the mound after Prestonwood draws a walk with two outs. Lions have a pair on base and the top of the order due up. Central leads 1-0.

Bot 5: Pitching change for Central Catholic. JD Amescua on the mound after Prestonwood draws a walk with two outs. Lions have a pair on base and the top of the order due up. Central leads 1-0.

Mid 5: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Drew Thompson and the PCA defense continue to do their part, holding Central to just one hit so far.

End 4: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Lions have singled with one out each of the past two innings, but gambles on the base paths have backfired twice with runners caught stealing.

End 3: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Lions threaten late in the inning after Lash Henderson drops a double into shallow CF with two outs, but PCA lines out to center on the next AB.

Mid 3: Central Catholic 1, Prestonwood 0 Central Catholic on the board, but Drew Thompson limits the damage. With runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out, Thompson strikes out a pair to get out of the jam. The @Prestonwood_BSB fan seated just outside the press box approves. https://t.co/u362rM3Qx2

Top 3: Central Catholic strikes first. Matt McClenan sends a double back to the left-field wall to score a run and give the Buttons a 1-0 lead on Prestonwood.

End 2: Prestonwood 0, Central Catholic 0 Teams trade 1-2-3 innings in the 2nd.

End 1: Prestonwood 0, Central Catholic 0 Lions get a two-out single from Trent Vilade but fly out on the following at-bat.

Mid 1: Prestonwood 0, Central Catholic 0 Prestonwood's early gamble to change pitchers pays off after Central drew two walks to open the game. Drew Thompson comes in and retires the next three batters as the Lions get out of the jam. https://t.co/iZT4D49oUc

Top 1: Wow, Prestonwood making a pitching change just 2 batters in after Central Catholic draws a pair of walks. Drew Thompson takes the mound for the Lions. PCA had to use 4 of their top pitchers in their 10-inning semifinal win last night.

Bouncing over to Clay Gould Ballpark where @Prestonwood_BSB takes on defending champ San Antonio Central Catholic in the @TAPPSBaseball D1 state title game. https://t.co/IujIxtldHi

FINAL: John Paul II 12, SA Antonian 2 (5) A Carly Holman strikeout ends it. Wire-to-wire dominance by @JPIIHS_Softball, as they win their 3rd @TAPPSSoftball state title in run-rule fashion. Lady Cardinals finish the year 28-2 and winners of their final 14 games. https://t.co/dJxgFruVZw