MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The ticking time bomb that is Baylor’s offense went off in the sixth inning Thursday.
Sparked by a nine-run rally, the Lady Red Raiders defeated GPS 11-1 at Starplex No. 3 in the Division II-AA winners-bracket final of the state high school softball tournament.
GPS rebounded and beat Briarcrest Christian 10-1 in the losers-bracket final. Baylor (39-5) and GPS (25-12) will play in the championship game tonight at about 8 p.m EDT.
Baylor led 2-1 before Precious Birdsong started the sixth with a double. Birdsong, Sarah Moore and Braleigh Angel ended up with two each of the Lady Raiders’ tournament-record tying nine hits in the big inning. Angel and Maya Mathis contributed two-run singles.
The Bruisers left six on base through four innings with four in scoring position.