Eagle Pass Lady Eagles dominate Edinburg North Lady Cougars 9-1 in Game 3 to win Regional Quarterfinals Championship

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.

The high-flying Eagle Pass High School Lady Eagles completely dominated nemesis Edinburg North High School Lady Cougars 9-1 in Game Three of their best of three Regional Softball Quarterfinals Championship on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Mary Villarreal Softball Field in the San Antonio Independent School District Spring Sports Complex in San Antonio, Texas, capturing the Regional Quarterfinals series 2-1 and becoming the first Eagle Pass softball team to advance to the Regional Semi-finals Championship, also referred as Sweet 16, since 1996.

The Lady Eagles offensive firepower lit up the scoreboard on Saturday, May 10th, with nine runs in Game Three as well as 15 runs in Game Two to rally from an earlier Game One loss to the potent Lady Cougars on Friday, May 9th, totally dominating the Edinburg North squad with the outstanding pitching of standout Lady Eagle junior southpaw hurler Krystal De La Cruz, who pitched all three games, and a solid defensive effort to to win the Regional Quarterfinals Championship.

The talent-laden Lady Eagles now advance to the University Interscholastic League, Region IV-5A, Regional Semi-finals Championship next week against the winner between the Corpus Christi Carroll High School Lady Tigers and San Marcos High School Lady Rattlers.

Not since 1996 when the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles advanced to the Regional Finals Championship falling to San Antonio O’Connor High School Lady Panthers has an Eagle Pass softball team advanced past the Regional Quarterfinals.

The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates the Eagle Pass Lady Eagles on winning the Regional Quarterfinals Championship and wishes them the very best in the Regional Semi-finals Championship and their drive to the State Championship in Austin, Texas.