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Calvary Baptist will play in its 10th consecutive state semifinal today when it faces Notre Dame in the Division III state softball tournament at Frasch Park in Sulphur.
The top-seeded Lady Cavaliers have a sparkling 33-2 record and plethora of impressive statistics going into today’s game. The Pioneers from Crowley are the No. 5 seed and have a 27-6 record for the season.
Calvary is a three-time defending state champion.
The Cavs enter the game with a team batting average just over .400 that includes a staggering 86 home runs. Seniors D.J. Lynch and Ramsey Walker lead the team with Lynch hitting .617 and Walker .583. Walker, an Arkansas signee, leads the team with 22 home runs and has 65 RBI. Lynch, a Northwestern State commitment, was last year’s MVP of the state championship game after hitting 1.000 for the semifinal and state championship games.
Freshman Loren Sivilis has hit 17 home runs while hitting .333 on the season with 36 runs scored and 45 RBI. Eighth grader Baylor Bockhaus carries a .418 average and has 14 home runs.
Sophomore pitcher Kynzee Anderson has not allowed a hit in two playoff games, 12 innings. She struck out a season best 17 in last week’s 7-0 quarterfinal win over Patrick Taylor to up her record to 23-2.
Calvary’s run in the playoffs since 2013 is filled with success:
Division / Class, Year, seed, finish, final game result
Select-Div. III, 2024, #1 seed
Select-Div. III, 2023, #1 seed, State Champs, def. D’Arbonne Woods, 13-3, 5 innings
Div. IV, 2022, #2 seed, State Champs, def. Opelousas Catholic, 8-4
Div. IV, 2021, #1 seed, State Champs, def. Catholic-PC, 1-0, 8 innings
Div. III, 2019, #2 seed, Semifinals, lost to Menard, 9-7
Div. III, 2018, #1 seed, Semifinals, lost to Menard, 7-3
Div. III, 2017, #1 seed, State Champs, def. Notre Dame, 1-0
Class 2A, 2016, #1 seed, State Champs, def. Menard, 8-4
Class 2A, 2015, #1 seed, Semifinals, lost to Menard, 10-0
Class 2A, 2014, #2 seed, Semifinals, lost to Menard, 4-1
Class 2A, 2013, #8 seed, Regionals, lost to Winnfield, 3-2