Bossier Parish Sweeps Lady Roadrunners AC Clinging to Final Playoff Spot Despite Losses

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By GARY STALLARD

AC Athletics

Angelina College second baseman Emilee Cernosek lunges for a ball during Wednesday’s doubleheader against Bossier Parish Community College. The Lady Roadrunners suffered a 9-4, 13-2 sweep at the Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex in Lufkin. (Gary Stallard/AC Press photo)

The Bossier Parish Community College Lady Cavaliers boast leaders in nearly every statistical category in the Region XIV East Zone, and on Wednesday, the team proved the numbers don’t lie.

The Lady Cavs swept the Angelina College Lady Roadrunners 9-4 and 13-2 at the Larry Phillips Family Sports Complex on the AC campus, with BPCC starting pitcher Elisa Favela spinning no-hit ball for six innings before allowing a single to AC’s Taylor Lenggenhager and a two-run homer from Jessica Husband. Favela entered Wednesday sporting a 2.32 ERA in conference play.

Favela and teammate Chelsea Fagan also have combined for 52 homers this season, and both went deep Wednesday against the Lady Roadrunners.

Despite the losses, the Lady ‘Runners still cling to fourth place in the conference standings. AC (27-18, 15-11) will close out the regular season Friday in Corsicana against Navarro College – the team lurking just a game behind in the standings for the final spot in the upcoming conference tournament.

AC celebrated Sophomore Night following Wednesday’s games. Playing in their final home games were Kiriany Hornberger, Morgan Conner, Ashley Hallmark, Leigh Luker and Taylor Lenggenhager.

Angelina College’s Lady Roadrunners held Sophomore Night ceremonies following Wednesday’s doubleheader against Bossier Parish Community College. Pictured (L-R) are Morgan Conner, Taylor Lenggenhager, Reygan White, Leigh Luker, Kiriany Hornberger and Ashley Hallmark. (Gary Stallard/AC Press photo)

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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