MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Had Wednesday’s TSSAA Class AAA state softball winners-bracket semifinal at McKnight No. 1 between Ooltewah and Gibbs been scheduled for five innings, Ooltewah’s Lady Owls would’ve been in great shape.
But a two-run sixth enabled the Lady Eagles to tie it, and the next inning Macy Hughes hit a walk-off grand slam and lifted Gibbs past Ooltewah 7-3 and into today’s winners-bracket final.
The Lady Owls (33-9) play today at 12:30 p.m. EDT. If they win, they will play again at 5.
“Nobody is holding their head down,” Ooltewah coach Jon Massey said. “If we win that first one tomorrow, we’ll play another one. If we get to Friday, we’ll let it all hang out.”
Hughes also had a solo home run, which came in the first inning.