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Lady Leps Win District Softball Title in Thriller Over Smithville

  • The members of the La Grange softball team show off who is No. 1 after beating Smithville 2-1 Tuesday at home to clinch the District 20-4A title. Photo by Jeff Wick
    The members of the La Grange softball team show off who is No. 1 after beating Smithville 2-1 Tuesday at home to clinch the District 20-4A title. Photo by Jeff Wick
  • La Grange’s Landri Hernandez, right, leaps for joy after turning a game-ending unassisted double play as Abby Dela Rosa, left, joins the celebration.
    La Grange’s Landri Hernandez, right, leaps for joy after turning a game-ending unassisted double play as Abby Dela Rosa, left, joins the celebration.
  • La Grange’s lone senior, Abby Dela Rosa, pitched a complete game Tuesday, allowing just a single run. Photos by Jeff Wick
    La Grange’s lone senior, Abby Dela Rosa, pitched a complete game Tuesday, allowing just a single run. Photos by Jeff Wick
The La Grange softball team just has one senior. But what a perfectly scripted Senior Night it was Tuesday for Abby Dela Rosa, and her younger Lady Leps teammates in their final regular season home game of the year. Dela Rosa (a St. Mary’s University signee) pitched a complete game five-hitter and also drove in the game-winning run as the Lady Leps edged Smithville 2-1 in a battle of rivals…

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