High School SportsTuesday, November 3
Gordon Lee walks off with its 13th state softball title as three area teams finish runner-up
The Today in Columbus team
Gordon Lee clinched state title No. 13 Saturday with a walk-off win in the Class AA final in Columbus. That was new for coach Dana Mull and a program with a dozen titles already. Vidalia was down 4-0 and tied it at 4, then Kyleigh Custer's walk-off single in the seventh made it 5-4.
13state softball titles for Gordon Lee
The Lady Trojans' walk-off win in the Class AA final clinched state championship No. 13.
Source: The Rome News-Tribune
Three area teams finished as state runners-up: South Effingham, Appling County and Vidalia. Appling County made school history with a perfect regular season, and Vidalia's group had six freshmen.
- 6A: Creekview 5, South Effingham 4, in an extra inning
- 3A: Sonoraville 2, Appling County 0
- 2A: Gordon Lee 5, Vidalia 4, in the seventh
- Third place: Brantley County, Jeff Davis and Emanuel County
Half of the area's schools were still alive on Championship Saturday
6 of 12
- left on Championship Saturday
- 6 area schools out before then
Source: wtoc.com
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| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| left on Championship Saturday | 6 | 50% |
| area schools out before then | 6 | 50% |