We are set for a great finale!

The stage is set for an exciting Championship Game at the 2011 Junior Softball World Series.

Two outstanding teams — the U.S. Central team from Croswell Lexington Little League in Croswell, Mich.,  and the U.S. Southeast squad from Palma Ceia/West Tampa Little League of Tampa, Fla., will face off in the 2 p.m. PDT title game. Central won the coin toss and will be the home team.

Here’s how you can follow all the action:

• If you’re in western Washington, come on out to Everest Park in Kirkland and enjoy the softball and the sunshine (the forecast is for 82 degrees and sunshine).
• Watch live on ESPN2.
• Watch online on ESPN3.com (subject to availability; check with your Internet provider)
• Follow live scoring via Game Live on Pointstreak.
• Get in-game updates via Facebook and Twitter.

Congratulations to the two finalists, and to all the great teams that displayed tremendous talent, effort and class all week long.

Semifinal results

Southeast 5, Southwest 0

Central 3, East 2

Southeast vs Central tomorrow at 2 for the title!

Semifinal update

East 2, Central 2, 4th inning

Southeast 0, Southwest 0, 5th inning

Early results from Friday

Today’s Friendship Game results:

West 3, Asia Pacific 2

Latin America 6, Host 4

Follow the action via Game Live at Pointstreak.

Statistical leaders after Pool Play

Here are the batting and pitching leaders after Pool Play in the 2011 Junior Softball World Series. Complete statistics, including fielding and team results, are available at our Pointstreak site.

 

BATTING

Player	Team	P	AVG	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SF	SH	SB	CS	DP	E
Adisey, N	E		.688	4	16	6	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Barrett, K	Cen		.588	4	17	5	10	3	0	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
Kahla, S	SW		.571	4	14	4	8	3	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Wood, K	Hos		.571	4	14	5	8	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0

 

PITCHING

Player	Team	G	GS	CG	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	2B	3B	ERA
Overland, S	Cen	1	1	0	10.0	9	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Lopez, N	SE	3	3	1	15.0	7	4	1	3	22	2	1	0	1	0	0.47
Adisey, N	E	4	4	0	14.0	14	11	1	3	8	3	0	0	3	1	0.50
Guitar, M	Cen	3	2	0	11.0	7	5	1	1	13	1	0	0	1	0	0.64

Reminder: Semifinals are tonight!

Come out to Everest Park for tonight’s semifinal games:

4:45 p.m., Field B: Southwest vs. Southeast

5 p.m., Field  A: Central vs. East

Not in the Kirkland area? Follow the action via Game Live on Pointstreak.

The winners meet in tomorrow’s 2 p.m. Championship Game, broadcast live on ESPN2 and online at ESPN3.com (check with your Internet provider for availability).

Semifinal pairings set for Friday!

It will be an all-U.S. semifinal round in the 2011 Junior Softball World Series.

Central (Croswell Lexington Little League of Croswell, Mich.), undefeated in Pool A play, will take on the East (West Point Little League of Greensburg, Pa.) at 5 p.m. on Everest Park Field A.

Southwest (Bridge City Little League of Bridge City, Texas), first place finisher in Pool B, will face the Southeast team from Palma Ceia/West Tampa Little League of Tampa, Fla., in the other semifinal. That game will start at 4:45 p.m. on Field B.

If you can’t be at Everest Park for these exciting games you can follow the action via Game Live on Pointstreak. We’ll also keep you updated as the games progress here as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

The semifinal winners will meet in Saturday’s Championship Game at 2 p.m. PDT. That game will be televised on ESPN2 and can also be seen online at ESPN3.com (check with your Internet provider for availability).

(See the final Pool Play results and the full schedule on our website.)

 

http://juniorlsws.bbstats.pointstreak.com/scoreboard.html?leagueid=686

Recaps of Thursday’s games

WEST 2, LATIN AMERICA 0
Winning pitcher: Sydney Smith

SOUTHEAST 12, CANADA 2
Winning pitcher:  Kattie Weachter

Southeast highlights
Kylie Brown: 2/4
Victoria Valdes: double
Nikki Lopez: 2/4, double
Kasey Wisehart: 3/4
Sydney Colemen: 3/3, home run, double
Stacy Dominguez: 2/3

Canada Highlights
Allie Pellazzaro: 2/4
Jenna Saulnier: 2/3

SOUTHWEST 5, EMEA 1
Winning pitcher:  Kellyn Cormier

Southwest highlights
Kayleigh Carter: double
Faith Kaufman: double

EMEA Highlights
Lauren Hoof: 3/3

CENTRAL 6, HOST 4
Winning pitcher:  Kylee Barrett

Central highlights
Sadi Overland: 2/4
Kylee Barrett: 2/4, double
Brooke Smith: 2/4
Victoria Bender: 3/4

Host highlights
Kathryn Wood: 2/4
Tommy Tomlinson: 2/3
Claire McCarthy: 2/4
Carly Pim: 2/3, Double

See complete box scores, standings and stats — plus Game Live real-time scoring — at Pointstreak.

Central 6, Host 4

The Central team from Croswell Lexington Little League in Croswell, Mich., exploded for five runs in the seventh inning today en route to a 6-4 win over the Host team from Bellevue/Mercer Island, Wash.

Kylee Barrett drove in three runs and was the winning pitcher for Central, which finished 4-0 in pool play and will be a top seed in tomorrow’s semifinals.

The final game of pool play is still ongoing, with Southwest leading EMEA, 5-0.

 

Thursday’s early game results

West 2, Latin America 0

Southeast 12, Canada 2

The afternoon games are just getting under way. Follow them via Game Live on Pointstreak.