No. 3 Barbe defeats No. 6 Sam Houston, advances to semifinals
#SWLApreps softball playoffs 4.24.21 By Brandon Williams | April 24, 2021 at 11:15 PM CDT - Updated April 24 at 11:15 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The (3) Lady Buccaneers have punched their ticket to Sulphur after beating Class 5A rival (6) Sam Houston 6-3 in seven innings.
They split during the regular season so it was only fitting the rubber match be played during the quarterfinal round of the playoffs. Barbe got off to a fast start scoring one run in each of the first three innings.
Junior lefty Halie Pappion went seven straight innings allowing just three hits, three runs and struck out six batters. She also, cranked out a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 4th to give the Lady Bucs a 5-0 lead.