Softball playoffs: Flower Mound beats Hebron in one-game regional final; Melissa wins in rout

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Flower Mound defeated Hebron 1-0 in the Class 6A Division I Region I final on May 14, 2026. Pitcher Bella Flores threw a two-hit shutout and drove in the game's only run.

Key points

Flower Mound won 1-0 against Hebron
Bella Flores pitched a two-hit shutout
Flores also drove in the only run of the game
The game took place at L.D. Bell High School
Nahla Hurst tripled to lead off the inning

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L.D. Bell High School

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Flower Mound celebrates a victory over Hebron, 1-0 in a 6A Division I Region I one-game playoff final played on May 14, 2026 at L.D. Bell High School in Hurst. (Steve Nurenberg/The Dallas Morning News)

HURST — Bella Flores had every reason to celebrate big on Thursday. She had a monster game, but considering what the sophomore pitcher and her Flower Mound teammates are aiming for, she made a conscious effort to be modest for her moment of glory.

Flores threw a two-hit shutout and drove in the game’s only run as Flower Mound edged Hebron 1-0 to win the one-game Class 6A Division I Region I final at the L.D. Bell High School softball field. Mixing accurate riseballs and off-speed pitches, Flores had eight strikeouts while allowing one walk.

Flores got her RBI with a two-out single to right in the bottom of the first to bring home Nahla Hurst, who led off the inning with a triple to center, the only extra-base hit of the game.

It was the third time Flower Mound beat Hebron, a District 5-6A and Lewisville ISD rival, by one run this season. Flores said she made adjustments in her pitching to keep Hebron off-balance. Flores also had an error-free defense backing her, with standout plays including second baseman Julisa Balderas making a backhand stop of a drive by Alyssa Summers to set up the final out of the game.

“Coach [Mark] Larriba definitely did a good job in calling more off-speed pitches, but all-around I think we did really good as a team,” Flores said. “The defense was especially good.”

Flower Mound (28-8-1) improved to 7-0 in the playoffs and will make a return trip to the state semifinals, the third appearance in this round in program history. Hebron (28-13) was denied advancing to the state semifinals for the first time since 2010 and lost an elimination game for the first time this year after going 4-0 in the first three rounds of the playoffs.

Flower Mound could have a state semifinal rematch against Waco Midway, which Midway won two games to one in a best-of-3 series last year. Midway is playing Spring Grand Oaks in the 6A-I Region II final series, with Game 2 to be played Friday.