2021 GHSA Slow Pitch Softball State Championship

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2 0 2 1 S LO W P I TC H S O F T B A L L S C H E D U L E TWIN CREEKS PARK - WOODSTOCK WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21

TWIN CREEKS PARK - WOODSTOCK THURSDAY, APRIL 22

11:00 AM Field #1: Jefferson vs. Haralson County Field #3: West Laurens vs. Cherokee

10:00 AM Field #1: Loser Second Round Field #3: Loser Second Round

12:30 PM Field #1: North Oconee vs. Hart County Field #3: Franklin County vs. Kennesaw Mountain 2:00 PM Field #1: Second Round Field #3: Second Round

11:30 AM Field #1: Loser Semifinals Field #3: Semifinals

1:00 PM Field #1: Loser Play-In Game

3:30 PM Field #1: Loser First Round Field #3: Loser First Round

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2:30 PM Field #3: Finals

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S LO W P I TC H S O F T B A L L C H A M P I O N S H I P S R E T U R N ; N E W C O M E R S A N D FA M I L I A R FA C E S V Y I N G F O R T I T L E

BY SETH ELLERBEE

he GHSA Slow Pitch Softball State Championships presented by Mizuno begins at Twin Creeks in Woodstock on April 21-22 and after the sectional qualifying, eight programs will be vying for this year’s state championships.

Entering the double-elimination championship bracket, Haralson County leads a pack of just three teams who have won a state title – Haralson, Jefferson, and West Laurens. Both Jefferson (Class A) and West Laurens (Class 4A/3A) each won the program’s only state championships in 2000.

After a run through the loser’s bracket in 2019, Creekview won the state title, beating Franklin County 15-4 in the championship game on April 25, 2019 which would be the last slow pitch softball playoff game in the state until Wednesday.

Haralson County won the 2017 and 2018 state championships and lost a chance for a third title last year when the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the season. The other five programs in the bracket – Hart County, North Oconee, Kennesaw Mountain, Franklin County and Cherokee -- are all trying for each program’s first state title.

In the sectional qualifying at Dublin’s Southern Pines Regional Park, West Laurens, Hart County, Jefferson and Franklin County each punched their tickets to the championship bracket. West Laurens beat Charlton County 13-4 to advance and Hart County outlasted Dodge County 11-10 to advance. Jefferson beat Dodge County 12-2 in the sectional semifinals and Franklin County narrowly edged Charlton County 14-1 to advance.

In the sectional qualifying at Twin Creeks, Haralson County had little trouble with North Oconee, winning 17-5 to earn a berth in the championship bracket. Kennesaw Mountain captured its title berth with a 19-1 romp of Creekview.

Cherokee narrowly outlasted Creekview 9-8 and North Oconee beat Woodstock 14-3 to advance to the championship bracket.

West Laurens will begin its trek for a championship on Field #3 against Cherokee at 11 a.m.

Wednesday. At 12:30 p.m. on Field 3, Franklin County will face Kennesaw Mountain. At 11 a.m. on Field 1, Jefferson will meet Haralson County and at 12:30 p.m. on Field 1, North Oconee will begin its championship journey against Hart County.

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202 1 SLOW PITCH SOF TB ALL CHAMPIONSHIP S 2020-2021 GHSA Slow Pitch Softball Sectional #1 April 14-15 - Southern Pines - Dublin

W. Laurens

Area 1 - Team 1 #1

Bye

Johnson, GV

Area 2 - Team 4 4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 1

9 #2

Dooley Co.

25

Charlton Co.

16

4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 2

#3

Area 1 - Team 5 Area 1 - Team 3

Baker Co.

Area 2 - Team 6

W. Laurens

20

4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 1

#9

Dooley Co.

W. Laurens

0

4/14 - 2:30 PM Field 1

Charlton Co.

13

#13

W. Laurens Position A

8

0 4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 2

Jefferson

Area 2 - Team 2 #4

Jefferson

#10

Charlton Co.

4

7

Bye

Dodge Co.

Area 1 - Team 2 #5

Bye

Franklin Co.

Area 2 - Team 3 4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 3

Wilkinson Co.

Area 1 - Team 6

7 #6

25

4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 4

#7

Gainesville

Area 2 - Team 5

4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 3

Franklin Co.

14

#11

Dodge Co.

10

1

0

Thomas CC

Area 1 - Team 4

Dodge Co.

4/14 - 2:30 PM Field 2

Thomas CC

#14

Hart Co. Position C

0

22 4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 4

Hart Co.

Area 2 - Team 1 #8

#12

Hart Co.

29

Jefferson

20

Hart Co.

11

Jefferson

12

Bye

Wilkinson Co. Loser #6

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 1

0 #15

Jefferson

20

Gainesville

10

Loser #10 Loser #7

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 2

Dooley Co. Loser #9

Johnson, GV Loser #2

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 3

Thomas CC Loser #12

Baker Co. Loser #3

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 4

Franklin Co. Loser #11

#16

4/14 - 2:30 PM Field 3

Gainesville

#19

0 4/14 - 4:00 PM Field 1

5

Dodge Co. Loser #14

26 #17

Johnson, GV

#21

Jefferson Position F

2

1

18 0 #18

15

4/14 - 2:30 PM Field 4

Franklin Co.

#20

Franklin Co.

23 4/14 - 4:00 PM Field 2

Charlton Co. Loser #13

14

#22

13

Franklin Co. Position H

202 1 SLOW PITCH SOF TB ALL CHAMPIONSHIP S 2020-2021 GHSA Slow Pitch Softball Sectional #2 April 14-15 - Twin Creeks Park - Woodstock

N. Oconee

Area 3 - Team 1 #1

Bye

Cherokee

18

4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 1

#2

Area 4 - Team 4

Woodstock

6

Monroe Area

0

Area 3 - Team 5 Area 3 - Team 3 4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 2

Calhoun

Area 4 - Team 6

#3

N. Oconee

4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 1

Cherokee

8

#9

N. Oconee

6

4/15 - 11:30 AM Field 3

Calhoun

5

#13

Haralson Co. Position B

6

7 4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 2

Haralson Co.

Area 4 - Team 2 #4

Haralson Co.

#10

Haralson Co.

17

11

Bye

Apalachee

Area 3 - Team 2 #5

Bye

Creekview

Area 4 - Team 3 4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 3

Etowah

Area 3 - Team 6

3 #6

Apalachee

4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 3

Creekview

9

#11

Sequoyah

Area 4 - Team 5

1

13

2 4/15 - 11:30 AM Field 4

Oconee Co.

Area 3 - Team 4 4/14 - 10:00 AM Field 4

Creekview

#7

Oconee Co.

#14

Kennesaw Mtn. Position D

0

6 4/14 - 11:30 AM Field 4

Kennesaw Mtn. Area 4 - Team 1

#8

Kennesaw Mtn.

#12

Kennesaw Mtn.

19

21

Bye

Etowah

Loser #6

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 2

Calhoun

Loser #10

Sequoyah Loser #7

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 1

Cherokee Loser #9

Woodstock Loser #2

4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 4

6 #15

3 #16

#17

0

Apalachee Loser #11

Cherokee

#19

#18

7

Cherokee

14 4/15 - 1:00 PM Field 4

Woodstock

4/15 - 10:00 AM Field 3

Apalachee

9

#21

Creekview

8

Woodstock

3

Loser #14

16

Monroe Area 4/14 - 1:00 PM Field 3

4/15 - 10:00 AM Field 4

6

6

Loser #3

9

20

Oconee Co. Loser #12

Calhoun

Cherokee Position E

12

#20

2 4/15 - 1:00 PM Field 3

N. Oconee Loser #13

#22

14

N. Oconee Position G

202 1 SLOW PITCH SOF TB ALL ROSTER S Number 1 3 2 5 7 10 11 14 16 16 20 21 25 28 32 33 46

Number 1 2 3 4 7 8 11 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 25 88

Number 3 6 7 9 10 10 11 14 17 18 22 25 29 42

Number 1 2 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 22 23 26

WEST LAURENS RAIDERS Head Coach: Michael Thompson Name

Emma Riner Tannah Cobb Taylor Sapp Janiah Boston Anna Rogers McKenzie Maddox Alyssa Crosby Caroline Pollock Hudson Smith Camryn Stokes Rebecca Brantley Makayla Register Stephanie Perry Bailey Leach Emilee Garrett Chanley Alligood Alyssa Jones

Position OF OF 3rd C IF IF/OF OF IF SS C/IF 1st 1st IF P/IF OF OF 1st

CHEROKEE WARRIORS Head Coach: Tonya Carlisle

Name

Emma Moreno Elyse Kresho Kelsei Deyton Cadance Summerlin Emma Harlow Libby Reece Lexi Bowen Olivia Blalock Madison Bowden Kaley Crane Kenleigh Spence Brooke Watson Chloe Manders Hailey Spoor Emma Pesavento Avery Hefner

Position UTL OF P OF OF IF OF UTL P IF UTL C IF C IF OF

FRANKLIN COUNTY LIONS Head Coach: Cherokee Belle

Name

Kayleigh Chappell Kadence Bell Journey Roberts Emily Carson Sarah York Karson Johnson Maley Dawkins Gracie Hulsey Calin Baird Mia Blackman Jayden Norris Anzley Smith Kenzleigh Fain Ginger Mitchell

Position

Pos. OF 3rd 1st SS 1st 2nd/3rd OF OF/1st OF OF OF C/OF 2nd

KENNESAW MOUNTAIN MUSTANGS Head Coach: Angela Lack Name

Taylor Brown Shaniya Rodriguez Shanique Reid Savannah Musgrove Caleigh Shore Ali McGinnis Samantha Guercia Jaden Griffin Jariyah Butler Peyton Corey Addison Chapman Autumn Criswell Dehlia Placie Hannah Glass Emma Ramos Makayla Stephens

Position

SS OF OF OF OF UTL 2nd/3rd OF UTL P/1st/C OF 1st/3rd/C UTL 3rd/2nd/SS P/1st/C 3rd/1st/OF

Grade 11 9 11 9 9 10 12 12 11 11 9 10 9 11 9 11 10

Grade 9 9 10 11 9 11 11 9 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9

Grade 11 11 10 11 11 9 10 11 10 11 9 9 9 11

Grade 12 9 12 10 10 10 10 10 9 12 11 10 9 10 12 10

Number 1 2 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28

Number 2 3 4 5 7 12 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 30 31 33 34 35 36

Number 0 1 2 6 9 11 14 15 16 20 25 31 44

Number 1 2 3 4 5 7 12 13 14 15 16 17 20 25 33

NORTH OCONEE TITANS Head Coach: Billy Dooley

Name

Evelynn Rodriguez Caroline Hess Rebecca Baldwin Maddie Johnson Kaleigh Bond Casey Holloway Morgan Bond Taylor Prior Cameron Harkey Bailey Bowen Mariah Trost Makayla Tomlinson Emmaleigh Bond Lauren Chapeau Carysn Bassett Kristian Postnieks Kamryn Curl Savannah Cagle

Position

OF OF OF OF 2/SS OF/1st SS OF/C/1st OF/P/C UTL 3rd 1st P/1st 3rd/C 3rd/SS UTL 1st UTL

HART COUNTY BULLDOGS Head Coach: Katie-Jo Gentry

Name

Taikibrea “Red” Campbell Emilee Sanders Gabrielle Buffington Cameron Heaton Marlee Harris Trinity Wilson Jazania Shealer Lexie Wheless Madison Bryson Lydia Burroughs Jakalah Allen Alexis Davis Annslee Mitchell Allie O’Bannon Gracie Cook Jakheera Burton Shatteria Blackwell Hannah Segars Chloe Marchman

Position OF INF INF UTL INF OF INF INF INF UTL UTL OF INF OF INF OF OF INF INF

JEFFERSON DRAGONS Head Coach: Kacie Bostwick

Name

Taylor Spivey Maleia Truelove Madison Hanchey Avery Hayes Bekah Garrett Anslee Pittman Greysin Busch Paige Kelley Kinsie Pugh Savannah Smith Bailey Catledge Audrey Burton Maddyx Thornton

Position 1st 3rd OF UTL P OF OF P/UTL 2nd UTL C SS OF

HARALSON COUNTY REBELS Head Coach: Lisa Warren Name

Shayna Stephens Chloe Carroll Shealyn Rowan Mary Catherine Kimball Chloe Richardson Morgan Martin Erin Michalke Mallory Garner Faith Ives Alayna Robinson Belle Harley Riley Mackey Bayli Lowman Rylie Harrell Jodi Lowman

Position

OF 2nd OF OF/2nd OF SS OF/C 3rd OF 1st OF OF C/OF OF P

Grade 12 9 9 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 10 12 12 11 10 9 10

Grade 11 10 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 10 10 9 11 9 9 10 11 11 10

Grade 10 10 9 9 12 11 10 12 11 10 10 9 9

Grade 11 11 11 9 9 10 9 11 10 9 9 9 10 11 11