LeCocq Powers Chaminade, 3-0; Coach Ejected

Maureen LeCocq pitched a one-hitter to lead Chaminade on Thursday in a 3-0 Southern Section Division IV quarterfinal softball victory over Bishop at Chaminade Middle School.

Eagle Coach Steve Harrington was ejected in the seventh inning and will have to sit out Tuesday’s semifinal against unseeded Rosary.

Chaminade assistant coach Kelly Toovey took over for Harrington, and will guide the team Tuesday if Harrington’s appeal is unsuccessful. The one-game suspension is mandated by the CIF.

LeCocq (22-7) allowed a two-out single in the first inning by Tawny McClennon. McClennon was thrown out stealing and LeCocq was perfect the rest of the way, striking out 11.

It was the 19th shutout for LeCocq, who has now pitched 157 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.

Chaminade (22-7-1), seeded third, has outscored playoff opponents, 33-0.

Lauren Rousselet had a run-scoring single and a sacrifice fly, and Meghan Holbrook drove in one run with three hits for Chaminade. Amy Biersch and Courtney Whale each had one hit and scored once.

“I believe because of the adversity [injuries to two players] they’ve already been through and because of the cohesiveness of this team, that they will be able to overcome this,” Harrington said.

DIVISION V

Paraclete 5, Pomona Catholic 2--Shortstop Lisa Ament and catcher Alena Valdez each had two hits to pace unseeded Paraclete in a quarterfinal upset at Jane Reynolds Park in Lancaster.

The Spirits (21-5-2) will face fourth-seeded Orange Lutheran in the semifinals Tuesday, with the site to be determined by a coin flip. Orange Lutheran advanced with a 2-0 victory over Boron.

Amanda Wachsmuth (12-3) went the distance for Paraclete, allowing seven hits, striking out three and walking two.

Pomona Catholic (17-9), top-seeded in the division, committed five errors.

“We put the ball in play and that’s all we had to do,” Paraclete Coach Margaret Neill said.

DIVISION VI

Cornerstone Christian 5, Grace Brethren 1--Karri Becker had a run-scoring double and a run-scoring single for host Cornerstone Christian (19-3) in a game at Freedom Park.

Shannon Brown had two hits, two stolen bases and scored twice for Cornerstone, and Julie Hartnell (11-3) struck out eight and allowed no earned runs.

DIVISION II

Quartz Hill at Righetti--The game was halted because of rain in the fifth inning with unseeded Quartz Hill (21-3-2) batting in a scoreless game. The game will be resumed at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Quartz Hill pitcher Jodie Cox (19-3) and Righetti pitcher Jocelyn Forest (24-3) both have one-hitters.

Righetti (27-4) is seeded second.