Soddy Daisy outfielder Hannah Smith asked for timeout after making it safely back to 3rd.
Haley Reynolds hit a grand slam home run that put Soddy-Daisy up 7-0 over the Lady Blazers.MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — As she trotted toward first base, tears were already streaming down Haley Reynolds’ cheeks. The Soddy-Daisy sophomore knew that the swing of her bat had provided more than enough insurance for yet another Class AAA state softball championship for the Lady Trojans.
Reynolds’ fourth-inning grand slam helped lead Soddy-Daisy to a 7-0 victory over Daniel Boone for the program’s eighth state championship and second in three years. Soddy-Daisy was pushed Friday night to a deciding final game by Boone but answered with a resounding victory Saturday afternoon.
“As soon as I felt the ball come off the bat, I knew it was gone and I started crying on my way to first base,” Reynolds said. “I knew that had given us more than enough for Kelsey [Nunley] to get us another championship.
“Last year I was basically a cheerleader and wasn’t on the field to help our team. But this year, it was great to be out there helping us win another one.”
Soddy-Daisy (46-5) got clutch hitting and another solid pitching performance by Nunley, the team’s lone senior starter. She allowed just one hit, striking out 12. She allowed only three hits in Friday’s loss but was even more determined Saturday.