Orange County

The only thing hotter than the sun at Veteran's Park on Sunday was Jenn Soroka's bat. The Spartan first baseman was less than 24 hours removed from coming through with the big hit against Orange to put Broad Run back in the title game, but as the Tunstall Trojans found out, that was just the beginning.

The Briar Woods softball team fell one game short of reaching the state tournament, as the Falcons fell to host Orange County 5-3 in the Region II semifinals Thursday night in Orange.

The Broad Run Lady Spartans knew they needed to win Saturday's Regional II championship game in order to host the first round of the state playoffs on Tuesday. They also knew that their opponent, Orange County, would bring their best game with them when they arrived.