ROCKWALL – Their season came to an end last night as Rockwall (28-8-1) was knocked out of the Class 4A softball playoffs by Frisco Centennial (26-6), behind the four-hit pitching of Shelby McCoy, 7-0. Allie Cranfill’s home run provided all the runs Frisco needed. They had eight hits off losing pitcher Laycee Holcomb. Centennial also [...]

PROSPER – Frisco Centennial, led by two home-runs by Allie Cranfill, hammered Rockwall, 9-1, in Thursday’s first game of a best-of-three Region II-4A softball playoff series. The Lady Jackets (21-7-1, 13-1) outhit Centennial ((25-6, 13-1)  but the Lady Jackets’ hits were all singles. Ace pitcher Laycee Holcomb gave up only six hits but took the [...]

SEAGOVILLE – It was a perfect storm for the Lady Jackets softball team Friday night as ace pitcher Laycee Holcomb pitched a no-hitter, Ashton Atwell tripled twice and doubled, plus Rockwall batters smashed 15 hits to demolish Seagoville, 17-0, in a one-game regional playoff game. Taylor Lemons and Carlie Jenkins also tripled and Audrey Farfan [...]

PLANO – Laycee Holcomb pitched a two-hit shutout, had two hits and 2 RBIs leading a 15-hit Lady Jackets attack as Rockwall blasted Carrollton Newman Smith, 12-0, last night in a one-game Bi-District playoff at Plano West. Holcomb, now 18-3, has an ERA of 1.50, with 89 strike-outs in 130 innings. She’s also the Area’s [...]

Rockwall’s baseball and softball teams both lost the second games of their best-of-three Class 4A Regional playoff series yesterday, ending the season for both teams. The Yellow Jackets baseball team lost 10-7 to Frisco Wakeland, after losing the first game Thursday, 4-1. The softball team (17-12) was shut out again by Waco Midway (27-3), 2-0, [...]

Rockwall’s ace pitcher Laycee Holcomb gave up only one run on six hits, but  Kermitria Ward threw a one-hit shutout as Waco Midway (27-3) squeaked by the Lady Jackets (17-11) last night, 1-0, in the first game of a best-of-three Regional Semifinal playoff series played at Baylor University in Waco. Their second game will be [...]

Ace pitcher Laycee Holcomb threw a five-hit shutout and Audrey Farfan went 3-for-4 with four RBIs as Rockwall (22-11-2) dominated Rockwall-Heath in a single-game Class 4A Region II quarterfinal last night, 13-0. Amanda Harmon also went 2-for-4 with two doubles. No other details are available. The loss ends the season for the Lady Hawks but [...]

By J.J. Smith. In what must be some kind of record for terrible play, Dallas Adamson committed 17 errors to go with 13 Rockwall hits as the Lady Jackets destroyed Adamson, 26-0, in their first Bi-District softball playoff game last night at Duncanville. Ace pitcher Lacey Holcombe threw a one-hitter. Audrey Farfan (pictured) belted two [...]

WYLIE-Rockwall’s District 10A championship softball team lost their second game in a row to Mesquite Poteet yesterday, this time 9-2, in their Class 4A Region II semi-final best-of-three game series. The loss eliminated Rockwall from the playoffs, ending the Yellow Jackets’ highly successful season with a 26-13 record. The Lady Jackets could only get six hits and committed three [...]

WYLIE-Mesquite Poteet scored two unearned runs in the fifth inning and prevented eight Rockwall baserunners from scoring to beat Rockwall, 2-0, in the second game of their three-game Class 4A Region II semi-final series last night at Wylie. The decisive game three is today at Noon at Wylie. The Lady Jackets (26-12) outhit Poteet (32-8-1) eight hits to seven, but [...]