North Delta softball
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, September 25, 2007
With their North Half runner up trophy are members of the North Delta Lady Green Wave fast pitch softball team. Team members and coaches include (first row, l to r) Courtney McCullar, Melanie Gaters, Kathryn Eckles, Lauren Tidwell, Julianna Morrow; (back row, l to r) Courtney DuBravec, coach Brooke Turner, Peyton Rico, Bradi Beard, Mary Jane Morrow, Victoria Johnson, Samantha Massoth, Laci DuBravec, Linsey Hebert, Morgan Lawrence and assistant coach Preston Lawrence. Photo submitted by Deborah
Lady Wave makes history; advance to State
By Myra Bean
The North Delta Lady Green Wave advanced to the Class A Overall Fast-Pitch State Softball Tournament to be held in Ridgeland Wednesday and next Monday.
This is the first time in school history a team has made it to the state playoffs.
The Lady Green Wave lost the first game of the North Half tournament last week to Deer Creek 6-4, but won four straight to advance to the championship round Saturday night.
Unfortunately, the face off with Bayou Academy ended in a 4-1 loss by the Lady Wave.
The runner up finish in the district gave the Lady Wave a home team placement at the tournament Wednesday. They will face Claiborne Academy at noon on the red field of Freedom Ridge Park.
The winner of this game will face the winner of the Franklin Academy/Central Academy game at 4:30 p.m.
The losers of these two games will face each other Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. The winner will play again at 6 p.m.
North Delta used all three pitchers in the four games played Saturday, Melanie Gaters, Mary Jane Morrow and Samantha Massoth.
According to assistant coach Preston Lawrence, Bayou Academy was the toughest team the girls faced in the tournament.
After dropping to the loser’s bracket, the Lady Wave had a long road ahead of them to climb back and compete for the championship.
Wednesday night, they staved off elimination with a win over Greenville-Christian 4-2 which set up the four-game spree Saturday.
“We never left the field,” Lawrence said. “We started at 11 a.m. and finished our last game around 6:30 p.m.”
Saturday morning, the Lady Wave opened play with Hebron Academy and won 1-0. In the second game, North Delta tangled with Kemper Academy and came out the winner 1-0.
The bats came alive in the third game with Macon Central. Gaters pitched the 8-1 win to put the Lady Wave in the championship game with Bayou.
Directions: Take I-55 South to Jackson, take exit 103 (County Line Road) and take a left on County Line Road and go across the interstate (heading East on County Line Road) and then take a left on Frontage Road. East Frontage Road becomes US Hwy. 51. After going a little over a mile (from originally turning off of Frontage Road), turn left on West School Street. The park’s address is 235 West School Street in Ridgeland.
