Gordon Lee’s softball program rolled to a pair of five-inning home wins Wednesday in Chickamauga and clinched a return to Columbus next week as of the final eight teams in its bracket at the GHSA state tournament.
The Lady Trojans (27-6), the reigning Class A Division I champions who were seeded third this year in the 32-team field that began the playoffs, swept their best-of-three series with No. 14 Heard County by scores of 10-2 and 12-2 in the doubleheader. Gordon Lee senior Abby Logan had a huge day with five hits and seven RBIs, along with earning the pitching win in the opener, when she allowed two hits and both runs.
Laney Wilson was the winning pitcher in the second game, when she also drove in two runs after hitting a home run in the first game. Riley Mull added two hits and scored three runs for Gordon Lee, while Grace Shafer had three RBIs.
If the Lady Trojans win the state title this year, it would be the program’s 13th under coach Dana Mull.
In other second-round series Wednesday, the Class AAA bracket’s two remaining area teams split doubleheaders and will have to win deciding third games Thursday, with second-seeded LaFayette hosting No. 18 Dawson County while No. 13 Heritage is at No. 4 Harlem.