It’s a good thing for the Central High School softball program that Brooke Parrott is – or at least was – fond of tanktops.
Baseball’s loss is the Lady Purple Pounders’ gain. It’s also a gain for Tennessee Tech University, where the right-handed pitcher has signed to play.
But first she and her Central teammates have at least two high school games remaining as they begin state-tournament play today against Creek Wood at McKnight No. 1 in Murfreesboro at 5 p.m. EDT. Four other Chattanooga-area teams also play tournament openers today. Baylor plays its Division II-AA opener Wednesday at 11 a.m. EDT.
TSSAA State Softball Tournaments
AREA TEAMS’ FIRST-ROUND GAMES(All times Eastern)TodayClass AAA at Starplex No. 1: 5-Ooltewah vs. Dyer CountyClass AA at McKnight No. 1: 5-Central vs. Creek WoodClass A at McKnight No. 3: 5-Whitwell vs. Forrest; 6:30-Meigs County vs. Jackson ChristianDivision II-AA at Starplex No. 3: 6:30-GPS vs. Briarcrest ChristianWednesdayDivision II-AA at McKnight No. 3: 11 a.m.-Baylor vs. St. Benedict
Brooke Parrott has a 26-8 pitching record with 22 shutouts this season and is a key reason Central’s softball team has advanced to the TSSAA Class AA state tournament, which begins today.
Central’s Brooke Parrott pitches during their prep softball game against Baylor at Baylor School on Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Chattanooga, Tenn.Parrott was 4 and the only girl on the team when she began playing recreation coach-pitch baseball at Snow Hill. But once she saw what the girls playing 6-under softball got to wear, everything changed.