Division V Final: Orange Lutheran vs. Calvary Chapel

When--10 today

Where--Mayfair Park, Lakewood

Orange Lutheran (20-9)--This is a rematch between the top two teams in the Olympic League, and the first appearance in a section final for the Lancers. First-year Coach Steve Miklos, a veteran of travel-team softball, has brought Orange Lutheran along faster than even he anticipated. There isn’t a senior on the team. Sophomore pitcher Jessica Edwards is 13-6 with a 0.90 earned-run average. Laura Miklos leads the team in batting at .390.

PROBABLE LINEUP

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No. Name Yr. Pos 11 Jenny Miklos Jr. 2B 21 Laura Miklos Fr. SS 29 Cassie Leasure So. RF 9 Nicole Sandbert Fr. C 33 Molly Slane Jr. 3B 00 Alicia Pharris So. LF 8 Amber Excell So. 1B 2 Aubrey Vickers So. DH 99 Melanie Morgan Jr. CF 30 Jessica Edward So. P

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Calvary Chapel (22-4)--Calvary Chapel swept the two-game regular-season series against Orange Lutheran. The defending section champions, the Eagles returned seven starters this year, including All-Southern Section shortstop Christy Ring, the only senior starter. She repeated as Olympic League most valuable player for the first-place Eagles. Ring is batting .506 with 23 runs batted in. Amanda Hallaway is batting .481 with 33 RBIs. Sophomore pitcher Sarah Hughes (10-2) will start today. She threw a three-hitter in a 2-0 semifinal victory over Lakewood St. Joseph Tuesday.

PROBABLE LINEUP

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No. Name Yr. Pos 34 Christy Ring Sr. SS 1 Lindsey Stice So. LF 25 Anna Jones Jr. CF 32 Amanda Hallaway Jr. 1B 15 Jaqueline Beadle So. 2B 5 Sarah Hughes So. P 10 Kori Przygocki Jr. 3B 26 Erin John Fr. RF 11 Catherine Joens Jr. DH 21 Lindsey Dyer Fr. C

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Key to the game--Both teams are young. Calvary Chapel Coach Rose Imbriano says the game will come down to who has the better hitters. It will be up to Ring to lead the Eagles to another section title. The Eagles are deep and experienced in this sort of playoff situation. Miklos thought before the season began that his team would do well just to get into the playoffs. Look for each team to be back here next season, but as for today, the nod goes to Calvary Chapel.