RINGGOLD, Ga. — There’s a definite sense of confidence surrounding the Heritage High School softball team, and it starts in the circle.
Junior pitcher Addie Edwards did what she has done all year Thursday in a GHSA Class AAAA super regional as the hosts completed a sweep of their four-team event to advance to next week’s eight-team state tournament in Columbus. Top-ranked Heritage (24-2-1) won two games against powerful Region 8 runner-up East Forsyth, 7-0 and 5-0, as Edwards pitched three-hit shutouts in each game.
Edwards has now allowed one earned run in 122 innings this season. She also struck out 13 batters in both games Thursday, giving her more than 200 this season.
Needless to say, early runs in each game were more than enough for the ace.
“We always have faith that Addie is going to give her all in the circle and keep us in games to give us a chance,” Heritage coach Megan Crawford said. “Our girls want to provide run support for Addie, and they did that well today. It took every single player in our program the last two days to win this super regional.”