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Tough Ending to a Productive Season for St. Joe Softball

Robyn Weible captured the action at C&H Ballpark in St. Peter's Saturday.

The season did not end the way the St. Joseph's Academy Angels softball team had planned it. They ran into a hornets nest Saturday in regional competition at C&H  Ballpark in St. Peter's, losing to Francis Howell of St. Charles, 10-0. Howell with a 20-8 record advances to the state quarterfinals with the victory. The St. Joe season comes to a halt at 14-9. It was still a good year for JP Cummings team with a variety of bright spots. The 13-3 win the previous game over Hazelwood West in the sectional championship was a big one. The Angel bats went comatose at the wrong moment. They managed just 2 hits in a 5-run abbreviated game. Theresa DeCosty recorded an inside the park homerun in the first inning to get the Vikings on the board. Emily …

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Sectional Champs: St. Joe Softball Roughs Up Hazelwood West, 13-3

Angels win in abreviated 5 inning game. Host Francis Howell next on Saturday.

It might be a fair statement to make, Hazelwood West has seen enough of the St. Joe softball team this year. Catch the photos on the Ladue-Frontenac Facebook page. The visiting Angels piled up 15 hits and limited the Wildcats to 6 hits to win their sectional showdown 13-3 Wednesday. At ABC Park September 6, the Angels trimmed West, 6-4. The win propels the Angels into a regional championship game this Saturday, home at 1 p.m. versus Francis Howell, upset winners over Troy, the defending state champs, 4-0. Game called after 5 innings The St. Joe win lasted just 5 innings. The Angels piled up 8 runs in the the fourth behind the power hitting of third sacker Anna Langhorst, a senior. She picked out a juicy third pitch from Roxanne Dennis and …

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MVP Week 4: Jessica Mormol, Shortstop Ladue Rams

This junior is hitting a lofty .692 mark on a 10-3 team.

Jessica Mormol, junior from Ladue is the Week No. 4 Ladue-Frontenac-Olivette Patch Athlete of the Week. And her performances of late helps her richly earn this honor. She played a key role in Ladue winning 4 of its last 6 games. She leads the Rams in hitting with a .692 mark; has 18 hits 19 runs scored and 13 RBIs. She is sparkling in the field, having thrown thrown to the plate twice in the same inning to cut down Colt runners. Patch caught up to Mormol for some brief statements: How is your season going? My season is going good this year.  I'm consistently getting hits and getting on base.  Also, I've been doing well at shortstop.  I've improved a lot in the field with the help from my coaches.  Our team has had a great season so far, we…

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St. Joe Bash Sisters Come Out to Put a Big 12-5 Hurt on Rival Incarnate Word

Brice Bement, in substitute role puts on a pitching clinic for St. Joe Angels.

Sometimes St. Joe softball coach J.P. Cummings has to miss a game for night school. He is working on his advanced degree. Laura Flowers has filled in twice so far. She is a perfect one thousand percent as substitute coach, winning both games at the controls of the ship. The most recent came Tuesday night. The Angels jumped all over rival Incarnate Word Pitcher Megan Flynn for a  convincing 12-5 league win, improving the record to 5-6 this busy fall. They are halfway through their season. “We won the first time I took over by two (runs), this one was thrilling,” beamed Flowers, moments after coming off Gamma Tree Service field on the Normandy campus. Maybe Flowers will be inducted into the SJA Hall of Fame with that perfect mark? “That …

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MICDS' Miranda Cotton Offensive MVP of National Softball Games

Rams don't have a softball program, so she plays volleyball instead.

Miranda Cotton, a junior at MICDS was recently selected to play in the Fast-pitch Scouting Report All-American games in Akron, Ohio. She was named the offensive MVP of the tournament held August 8-12. She went five for eight at the plate; hitting 1 triple, 2 doubles, 2 singles with 4 RBIs and had a delayed stolen base. Miranda is a first honors student at MICDS and plays volleyball in the fall. MICDS does not offer softball. She plays for the Academy Gold Under 18 youth team and is a shortstop, second baseman and center fielder. She has been involved with softball since age 5.

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Southern L'Attitudes

Testosterone Ruled, Softball Drooled, but Sports Triumphed

I found my place in the world of boys through sports.

Rhonda Weiche relocated to St. Louis a couple of years ago. She brings to our city true Southern values and a spirit of can do. Her articles will compare and contrast her life back in Oklahoma and Arkansas with her new home today. I grew up in a household where testosterone ruled and the only other female influence was my mother. Back then, I longed for someone to see things from my perspective, someone besides my mother, someone closer to my own age—someone female. Living in the Oklahoma countryside, there was nobody around except for my three brothers and their friends – all boys. My brothers played sports and my dad coached summer league baseball. And when they weren’t playing or coaching we were watching every sport on TV known to man…

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Patch Picks Five Plus Two in Frontenac and Ladue

Summer may be on the wane, but things are still happening here.

Can you smell it? Can you feel it? Fall is on the way. Sure, the temperatures may be in the 90s, but if you notice the breeze, the clouds, the trees, you can feel the almost imperceptible difference. And with the coming Fall, some events are starting to sprout up. Take a look. Monday, August 8– 12. St. Joseph Academy sports enthusiasts, take note. Fall sports tryouts begin today for cross country, field hockey, golf, softball, volleyball, and tennis at the school, 2307 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Those attending must have their MSHSAA physical forms completed by a doctor and ready to turn into the coach before tryouts. These forms are online at www.stjosephacademy.org, then click on athletics. For more information, visit http://www.…

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