Junior left fielder Andi Shahan lined a single to left field in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in sophomore Easton Cook with the game-winning run as the Aledo Ladycats defeated Sherman, 3-2, to sweep the Class 4A, Region I area series. Cook had reached second base after smashing a double off the centerfield fence.
The state-ranked No. 1 Ladycats (32-1) advance to the regional quarterfinals and will face Saginaw in a one-game series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Mansfield Summit High School.
Get the full story in the May 9 issue of The Community News.