Hard fought battle, by Marla Jones, Sports Editor

Hard fought battle, by Marla Jones, Sports Editor

Featured image: The 10U Bama All-Stars fought hard and won the 2016 Alabama NSA Area Tournament after playing 17 hours Saturday.


By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

OXFORD, Ala.—The 10 and Under Bama All Star Softball team won the Area Tournament this past weekend.

The Bama All Stars started out the day with a practice game against Coosa Valley which they won 13-0. They then started in double elimination bracket play with a game against Oxford.  They won 8-6 and advanced on to meet White Plains.  They were defeated by White Plains 10-8 and put into the loser’s bracket.  Once you are put into the loser’s bracket it is a hard fought battle to get to the championship game.  At 6 p.m. the team faced Welbourn  and defeated them 6-2.  The Bama All-Stars then defeated Alexandria and Weaver to advance to the championship game against White Plains.  The Bama All-Stars had to defeat White Plains, the team who had put them in the loser’s bracket earlier in the day, twice to win the tournament.  The girls played 5  back-to-back games to win the Championship game.  After 17 hours at the ballfield, the girls won the series to be the 2016 NSA Area Tournament 10U Champions.

“My girls were wore out but they dug deeper and deeper and wanted to win this tournament. They fought all day and they were not about to lose this tournament, “ said Coach Billy Jones.  “I am so proud of these girls.  They worked hard and played their hearts out.”

The Bama All Stars 10U team will travel to Millbrook this Saturday to play in the 2016 NSA State Tournament. Southern Torch wishes them best of luck and bring back that State Trophy!