1A SOFTBALL: Pate throws 5-hit shutout on the road
By Staff Reports
Published in Sports on May 20, 2016 1:48 PM
ROCKY POINT -- Courtney Brock smashed a home run and North Duplin posted a third-round, 8-0 triumph over Heide Trask in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A softball playoffs Thursday evening.
Alyssa Santos batted 2-for-4. Winning pitcher Rylee Pate, Natalie Ramirez and Shaily McCarty each had one hit.
Pate tossed a complete-game five-hitter and retired 12 Trask batters on strikeouts.
The Rebels (19-3 overall) entertain Pinetown Northside today at 7 p.m. It's a rematch of last year's eastern regional championship series won by North Duplin.
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