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| The Southwest Forsyth girls 10-11 all-star softball team recently claimed the Little League state title in their division with two victories over Roxboro. The team includes: (1st row l to r) Laura Blizard, Morgan Carlson, manager John Wooten and Ally Wooten. (2nd row) Anna Marino, Ailee Ballard, Brynn Hudgins, Taylor Ferrell, Danielle Averitt, Claire Hess and Hannah Jung. (3rd row) Delaney Herber and coach Steve Ferrell. Southwest Forsyth was unbeaten during all-star play. |
In game one, Southwest scored five runs in the top of the first and never looked back as they claimed a 24-0 victory.
Six walks and hits by Claire Hess and Taylor Ferrell sparked the first-inning outburst.
Southwest pushed one run across in the second inning on a walk to Ally Wooten, two wild pitches and another hit by Hess.
Southwest then broke the game wide open in the third by scoring 18 runs off of 10 walks and seven base hits (including two by Ailee Ballard).
For the game, every Southwest player scored at least one run. Wooten led the way with four runs scored.
The starting pitching assignment in game one was handled by Wooten, who fanned four and did not allow a runner to reach base in two innings of work. AB Marino took over in relief in the third and struck out the side. Hannah Jung took the mound in the fourth and fanned two to complete the shutout.
In game two, Southwest again started quickly as Morgan Carlson collected a leadoff hit and scored on subsequent hits by Jung and Hess.
A leadoff walk to Ballard and hits by Danielle Averitt, Carlson, Ferrell and Jung brought in four more runs in the second. After Southwest tacked on hits by Ballard and Averitt to produce a run in the third, they padded their lead with a nine-run eruption in the fourth and a five-run outburst in the fifth. Hits by Blizard, Jung, Brynn Hudgins, Ballard, Marino, Carlson, Wooten highlighted the attack.
Southwest added four more runs in the sixth on hits by Hudgins, Ballard, Wooten, Carlson and Ferrell.
Every Southwest Forsyth player scored at least one run in game two. Carlson and Ballard paced the attack by scoring five runs each. Southwest won the game 24-12.