Guzman, Lady Oilers capture 6A Region III Div. I crown
May 15, 2026
Cy-Fair catcher Amelia Tarr stroked a single to right field keep Guzman from tossing her second no-hitter in the playoffs, but it didn't make any difference as the Lady Oilers captured the 6A Region III Div I title to advance to the 6A Div I state semifinals.
Guzman closed out Cy-Fair with one hit, one walk, and 11 strikeouts while the Lady Oilers scored eight runs on 10 hits to improve to 35-5 as the No. 1 6A state-ranked team.
Pearland opened the scoring in the first frame when catcher Payton Shugart smacked a two-run double bringing home Anison Lopez and Layla Bennett who had reached base on back-to-back singles for an early 2-0 lead.
The Lady Oilers added three more runs in the top of the second to push the lead to 5-0 while Guzman established control from the pitching circle.
In the second inning, Shugart was struck by a pitch with the bases loaded that allowed one run and Payton Powell singled to score two more runs for the 5-0 advantage.
The game would settle down over the next three innings until the top of the sixth inning when the Lady Oilers would score three more insurance runs for a comfortable 8-0 lead and the win.
Leading hitters for Pearland included Lopez (2-for-5, 3 runs), Bennett (2-for-4, 3 runs, 1 RBI), Shugart (1-for-2, 3 RBIs, 2B), Powell (2-for-3, 2 RBIs), and Kendall Hartnett (1-for-2, 1 run).
No. 1 Pearland (35-5) will face Buda Johnson (26-12) in the 6A Div I state semifinals in a best-of-three series beginning on Thursday, May 21 at A&M Consolidated High School in College Station for Game One at 7:30 p.m.
Game Two will be Friday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. at A&M Consolidated High School and Game Three (if necessary) will be at A&M Consolidated High School on Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m.
Johnson finished third in District 29-6A with an 8-4 record.
Schedule for the 6A state semifinals to be announced soon.
