Wallace State Softball Team Earns Spot in Finals of ACCC Tournament

Alabaster, Ala.—The Wallace State-Hanceville softball team will take part in the ACCC Championship game for the ninth consecutive year. They earned a spot in the final game by defeating Central Alabama 3-1 in the winner’s bracket finals on Tuesday at Veteran’s Park in Alabaster.

“We’re right where we want to be right now,” said Wallace State coach Jayne Clem. “And the good thing is that we haven’t peaked yet. We haven’t shown anyone how we can really hit. We did it in spurts today. But we’re ready to show them tomorrow.” The Lady Lions were led on Tuesday by a 3-for-3, 2RBI performance at the plate by Rachel Baucom. Baucom’s single in the fifth inning drove in runs by Hannah Strength and Ashley Smith. Strength went 1-for-4 at bat. Smith and Dandi Ammons each went 1-for-3. Sallie Beth Burch drove in the Lady Lions’ first run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly which scored Baucom.

Pitcher Jennifer Sexton picked up the win. She threw the full seven inning game and gave up one run on four hits, walked three, and struck out nine batters. The Lady Lions will play the winner of the Central-Wallace Dothan loser’s bracket game still to be decided at press time. The Lady Lions now have a record of 62-8 this season. They are the defending ACCC Champions. For more information about Wallace State softball, visit www.wallacestate.edu or www.wscsoftball.com. Directions to the tournament and an updated bracket may be found at www.acccsports.org.

North Division Champions

The Lady Lions completed their conference play going 20-0 to win the North Division title. WSCC defeated Northwest Shoals 16-3 and 5-2 to secure the undefeated record. The ACCC State tournament play will start next Saturday in Alabaster AL.

NJCAA DIVISION I PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Holli Hill, a 5-6 sophomore, collected three wins last week with a 3-0 decision over Northwest Shoals, a 8-0 decision against Snead State and a 6-1 win over Gadsden State. On the week she allowed five hits, two walks, one run and had 38 strikeouts in 20 innings. Hill threw a perfect game in the 8-0 win over Snead State, striking out 11 over six innings. Against Northwest Shoals she threw a one-hit shut out, striking out 15. This is the second time she has won Pitcher of the week.