Now what would peaches and softball have in common? Oh just a 5A State Championship thats all. If it weren’t for Peaches’ performance, Clinton High School couldn’t have pulled off their 9-8 win over Meridian for the title.

Peaches is not only pitched the Lady Arrows to victory in the championship game, she had 10 hits total including 7 singles, 2 triples, and a home run in the semifinal sweep of Madison Central and championship series against Meridian. Peaches knows how to cream the ball. She led the team with a .594 batting average on the season that included 6 homeruns. She holds the school record with 42 homeruns.

Congrats to the Arrows – I guess that new athletic facility is really paying off.
Also, there’s nothing new about New Hope and winning games. New Hope has the winningest program in Mississippi, and now has their 10th State Title. The Lady Trojans beat Lawrence County 11-6 in the championship game under the direction of former Lady Trojan player and now Coach Tabitha Beard.

So now it’s on to the smaller ball and faster pitching as the World Series has begun. Christian has the Rockies getting swept by the Red Sox, but I think 2004 is going to be a distant memory as this time around it will be the Rockies who make history.

Christi