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(Best-of-three series)
CLASS 4A
CORINTH (26-8) NEWTON COUNTY (31-1)
Times: Game 1, 12:30 p.m.; Game 2, 3:30 p.m.; Game 3, if needed TBA
Corinth Lineup
C Rebekah Williams, P Elizabeth Williams, 1B Haley Christian, 2B Bailee Kramer, SS Stennett Smith, 3B Colby Cox, OF Jamia Kirk, OF Portia Patterson, OF Anna Kayte Webb,OF Katie Vandiver
Corinth Leaders
Kramer .563 ba, 2 HR, 59 RBI
Smith .561 ba, 11 HR, 47 RBI
Patterson .462 ba, 5 HR
R. Williams .446 ba, 4 HR
The Buzz
Newton County, a 6-time state champion, swept Corinth last season to win its second consecutive state title. ... Corinth’s Smith has drawn 23
intentional walks. ... The Lady Warriors beat Houston in 3
games to win the North. ... Newton County swept West Lauderdale to win the South.
CLASS 3A
SOUTH PONTOTOC (23-11) vs. SE LAUDERDALE (23-8)
Times: Game 1, 12:30 p.m.; Game 2, 3:30 p.m.; Game 3, if needed TBA
South Pontotoc Lineup
C Lindsy Jaggers, P CC Costilow, 1B Katelyn Freguson, 2B Kaitlyn Cox, SS Mackenzie Denon, 3B Shelby Luther,OF Heather Berry, OF Eden Bowen, OF Lacy Higgins, OF Breanna Kitchens
South Pontotoc Leaders
Kitchens .505, 4 HR, 34 RBI
Costilow .451 ba, 3 HR, 30 RBI
Ferguson .427 ba, 3 HR, 27 RBI
Cox .376, 10 2B, 25 RBI
The Buzz
South Pontotoc’s Lady Cougars knocked off defending state champ Nettleton in two games – 1-0, 5-4 – to earn first trip to finals. ... Cougars’
Cox went 5 for 6 in Nettleton series. ... SE Lauderdale lost in the title series last season to Nettleton. ... SE swept Choctaw Central in the South finals.
CLASS 2A
HAMILTON (25-7) vs. ENTERPRISE-CLARKE (19-11)
Times: Game 1, 11 a.m.; Game 2, 2 p.m.; Game 3, if needed TBA
Hamilton Lineup
C Mary Willis, P Ali Atkins, 1B Christy Willis, 2B Addie Thompson, SS Taylor Hyland, 3B Jordyn Jackson, OF Cheyenne Logan, OF Myiah Dobbs, OF Raimi Bryan, OF Hallie Dobbs
Hamilton Leaders
M. Willis .575 ba, 7 HR, 32 RBI
Atkins .531 ba, 5 HR, 22 RBI
Logan .372 ba, 9 HR, 38 RBI
Hyland .479 ba, 4 HR, 29 RBI
C. Willis .357 ba, 6 HR, 41 RBI
The Buzz
Hamilton has won four state championships – 1993, ’94, 2004 and ’09. ... Current coach Lewis Earnest led the Lions to their last two state titles. ... Atkins went 5 for 8 with 3 RBI in Lions’ semifinals sweep of Baldwyn. ... Enterprise eliminated East Webster in South semifinals.
CLASS 1A
SMITHVILLE (22-11) vs. SEBASTOPOL (18-9)
Times: Game 1, 11 a.m.; Game 2, 2 p.m.; Game 3, if
needed TBA
Smithville Lineup
C Claire McNeese, P Ashtyn Hensley, 1B Kyla Ford, 2B Macy McCain, SS Lane Kennedy, 3B Breanna Edgeworth, OF Laken Armstrong, OF Angel Guyton, OF Billie Claire Goode, OF Katie Beth Williams
Smithville Leaders
Edgeworth .581, 9 HR, 41 RBI
Ford .529 ba
Hensley .436 ba
Kennedy .405 ba, 37 runs
The Buzz
The Lady Seminoles, who won their first slow-pitch state title in 2008, have won back-to-back slow-pitch and fastpitch titles. ... Smithville swept
West Union to reach the championship series. ... Ford is the
lone senior in the Lady Noles’ lineup. ...Sebastopol beat Nanih Waiya in the South finals.