There were 127 teams in the USA Softball 14-under fastpitch national tournament held in the Chattanooga area the past week.
One really had its Mojo working.
The Tennessee Mojo 2021, based in Cookeville, won all eight of their tournament games and capped a championship run with an 8-6 victory over Michigan’s Finesse Fastpitch, coached by Dan Skapyak, in Sunday’s final at Frost Stadium.
The Mojo’s triumph over the Finesse didn’t look nearly as easy as the 9-1 win they had over them in Saturday’s winners-bracket final. But in keeping with their theme throughout the week, the Mojo had one home run and five doubles among their eight hits in the title matchup, and that powered the way.
“We swung it well,” Mojo coach Brooks Cherry said of his team’s performance in the tournament. “We put up some runs. We hit a lot of extra-base hits. We hit eight or nine home runs. We really just had a good approach at the plate.”