Another great State Tournament has come and gone and there was a lot of really good softball the past few days. The State Championships had some very exciting matchups in store, Every game was decided by two runs and there was good plays and pitching battles all around
The Class 4A State Championship was the first game on the day between the Lone Grove Lady Longhorns and the Tecumseh Lady Savages, This was a rematch of last year’s 4A title game, Pitching matchup here was Emma Wilson for Lone Grove and Serenity Jacoway for Tecumseh, Heading into this matchup Jacoway had only allowed one hit in the State Tournament and that came in a 2-1 win over Cache on Thursday. The game would start out scoreless for four innings in a tight defensive battle but it would be in the fourth when freshman right fielder Jesse Shuman would get an RBI double to score Lexi Meadows from third, It would be in the sixth when Aeryn Shuman and Brook Langford would seal it with two more runs and the Lady Longhorns defense would hold on to win the second consecutive state title. Emma Wilson would have 11 strikeouts on the day and only allowing four hits and didn’t allow a run in Regionals or State and would finish with two no hitters and five shutouts in the postseason
The Class 5A State Championship would be up next and also featured a rematch, This one between the Piedmont Lady Wildcats and the Coweta Lady Tigers, Pitching matchup here was between Payten Schibbelhute for Piedmont and Braedyn Shoefee for Coweta. The Lady Tigers would get it going quick jumping out to a 3-0 lead across the first two innings behind RBIs from Kayley Iott, Sierra Soto and Chaney Helton. The Lady Wildcats would start to rally back in the fourth with an RBI from Paislee Clark to score Addison Cassady, Tayvin Davis in the fifth to score Peyton Grey then Grey would get it started in the sixth to score Brooke Butler. Schibblehute would shutout Coweta’s offense from the fourth inning onward and the Lady Wildcats would secure their third title in four years and did not lose to a 5A opponent this year.
The Class 6A State Championship would be the last game on the docket for the day and it would be a great defensive battle throughout, This one between the Edmond Memorial Lady Bulldogs and the Broken Arrow Lady Tigers, Pitching matchup in this one would be between Keegan Baker for Edmond Memorial and Adison Normandin for Broken Arrow. This game would be a defensive showcase and pitchers duel all throughout, One of the best plays would be when the Lady Bulldogs got a double play at first and the game would remain scoreless until the bottom of the seventh when senior Ryley Watkins hit an RBI single into deep left field with the bases loaded to win the game 1-0 and the Lady Bulldogs would go on to win their first title since 2019.
You can catch my interviews from the State Tournament down below.
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