Gordon Lee’s run at the GHSA fastpitch softball Class AAA championship ended Saturday with a 7-2 loss to Jackson in the losers bracket final.
The Lady Trojans (26-7), who lost to eventual champion Wesleyan (3-1 over Jackson) in Friday’s winners-bracket final, fell victim to a six-run fifth inning against Jackson (20-11-2).
Gordon Lee led 2-1 after four innings after a two-run fourth inning that featured an RBI groundout by Dallas Wagoner and Emma Phillips’ steal of home. However, Jackson scored six runs on just two hits in its big inning, which also featured two walks, two RBIs on fielder’s choices and a passed ball that scored a run.
The Lady Trojans left two runners on base in three separate innings. Chloee Fryar led a seven-hit Gordon Lee attack with three hits, with Kate Chambers adding two hits.
Though the season ended earlier than she would have liked, Gordon Lee coach Dana Mull’s program, considering the number of players returning, should be back in contention next season.
