1. Sheldon 25-1
2. Franklin 22-3
3. Elk Grove 23-2
4. Napa 23-4
5. Fairfield 21-6
6. Rio Linda 26-1
7. Woodcreek 21-7
8. Pleasant Grove 17-7
9. St. Francis 19-9
10. Oak Ridge 20-6-1
11. Rocklin 21-5
12. Pioneer 22-4
13. Bear River 25-2
14. Roseville 17-9
15. McClatchy 22-4-1
16. Del Campo 17-8
17. Galt 19-8
18. Woodland 20-7
19. Rosemont 16-11
20. Whitney 17-11


– Quwan Spears

Crump struck out 10, allowed three hits and ended the Huskies' quest for a mythical national championship.


Moreover, she made up for a 3-0 loss to Sheldon in last season's D-I section final. In that game, she surrendered a three-run walkoff home run to the Huskies' Jolene Henderson in the ninth inning.

Elk Grove (26-2) will play Fairfield in a winners' bracket semifinal game today at 5 p.m.


Sheldon (28-2) beat Grace Davis of Modesto 10-0 in a losers' bracket game late Tuesday and advanced to today's elimination match against Napa at 5 p.m.


Crump held Sheldon without a hit after the second inning, and the Herd became the second team this season to pound Henderson, the Huskies' ace and 2007 All-Metro Player of the Year, for seven hits.


"They played us smart by going to their short game," Sheldon coach Mary Jo Truesdale said. "Moreover, they hit Jolene well."


The Herd grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-run double by Shelby Wisdom. The Huskies bounced back with three in the second, including a two-run single by Kristen Gray. Alex Basquez, however, helped the Herd take the lead for good with a two-run single in the fourth.


Crump, though, was the story of the game. She shut down a Sheldon team that needed to go undefeated in the tournament to win the national title.


"That kid (Crump) had something to prove," Herd coach Jeff Alexander said. "That's why she is a **** of a competitor."