With a strong glove at third base and a powerful bat at the cleanup spot for the Walker Valley High School softball team, Alyssa Davenport played a crucial role in helping the Lady Mustangs win their first TSSAA state championship this spring.
Davenport was one of 18 standouts from the Chattanooga area on the all-state softball teams announced by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association late Friday night, a month after she concluded her prep career with a title-winning touch.
The USC Upstate signee crushed three home runs at the Spring Fling, where she drove in seven of Walker Valley’s 34 runs as the Lady Mustangs went 4-0 in the Class 4A state tournament in Murfreesboro. Davenport also scored six runs, drew four walks, stole two bases and did not strike out in 17 plate appearances over those four games.
Davenport hit two home runs and drove in five runs while stealing a base in a 10-8 win over Page to advance the Lady Mustangs to the title game. She finished the year with nine home runs among her 18 extra-base hits while scoring 44 runs to go with 41 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
She also posted a .983 fielding percentage for the season and made four strong plays in the state championship game, including a heads-up moment when she faked a throw to first base before tagging out the lead runner trying to go from second to third late in a 10-8 extra-inning victory over Green Hill.