CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. – The winning streak reached 29 games, but while a point of pride for Gordon Lee’s softball team, it is anything but a focal point for the Lady Trojans.
A pair of 14-0 mercy-rule victories against Hawkinsville were the 28th and 29th notches – against just one loss – and took a total of just 7 1/2 innings Wednesday. Those two wins, their first in the Class A public school state playoffs after receiving a first-round bye, swept the best-of-three series and propelled the Lady Trojans into their 14th state tournament under coach Dana Mull.
“Honestly, I don’t even know what (the streak) is because we don’t focus on that,” Mull said. “It’s awesome for these girls, but right now our focus is on the next game and it means nothing at this point. Everybody will be fresh and everybody is 0-0 going into the tournament.”
That eight-team tournament starts a week from today in Columbus.
The two Wednesday wins were both efficient and convincing, to say the least, over a south Georgia opponent – they hail from near Perry – that traveled at least five hours to get here.