Matchups all set for the BAISS softball championships

Fri, Nov 7th 2014, 09:05 PM

After a number of upsets and tight finishes, the matchups are set for the 2014 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) softball championships, and the St. Augustine's College (SAC) Big Red Machine will be represented in all four divisions.
The school's senior boys booked their ticket to the big dance on Thursday night after crushing the Charles Saunders Cougars 24-12 in their playoff matchup.
Antonio Lightbourn and Ellison Hanna were the top performers for The Big Red Machine, as the duo connected for three hits each and a combined 10 runs batted in (RBI).
SAC will be going up against the Nassau Christian Academy Crusaders, who stunned the entire softball community when they took down the pennant winning Prince William Falcons 17-3 on Wednesday night.
The Falcons jumped out to an early lead, but could not keep up with the Crusaders, who played extraordinary defense to keep the Falcons scoreless for five innings.
In junior boys action, The Big Red machine will take on the Queen's College Comets.
SAC blanked the Crusaders junior team 10-0 on Thursday with an impressive showing on the defensive end of the ball, while the Comets' road to the finals was tougher, as they outlasted the top seeded St. Andrew's Hurricanes 8-5 in their playoff matchup on Wednesday.
In girls action, the St. Anne's Blue Waves will take on the Big Red Machine senior girls' club. The Blue Waves defeated the Crusaders senior girls 11-8 on Thursday night, while SAC blanked the Comets girls 9-0 in an upset.
The Comets were responsible for The Big Red Machine's only loss of the season.
The St. Andrew's Hurricanes will be up against The Big Red Machine in the finals of the junior girls' division. The Hurricanes defeated the Cougars junior squad 9-7, while SAC dominated the Crusaders 10-0.
Championships are set to begin on Wednesday at Freedom Farm Field.
The games are slated to begin at 4 p.m.

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