East Surry softball wins state championship
May 31st, 2008 Posted in High School Softball, High School Playoffs, NCHSAARelated links:
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East Surry wins NC 1A softball championship
East Surry sophomore pitcher Hayley Shelton fired a three-hit shutout in the title game to earn MVP honors on Saturday as East Surry blanked Swain 6-0 to win the NCHSAA state 1-A softball championship at Walnut Creek Softball Complex.
Shelton and Swain pitcher Katie Jo Moss were engaged in a scoreless duel after five innings, but East Surry exploded for six runs in the sixth to put the game away. Shelton finished the game with 14 strikeouts.
Paige Honeycutt had three hits for the winners while Brooke Thomas, Samantha Smith, Beth Isaacs and Kaitlin Shinault had two hits apiece.
Swain advanced to the championship with a 6-0 triumph over East Carteret earlier on Saturday as Kristen Cook tossed a three-hit shutout, striking out six. Sophomore catcher Kayla Myers led the 13-hit attack for Swain with a three for four performance.
East Surry had opened the state softball championship series on Friday night with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Swain, with Shelton firing a one-hitter for the winners and striking out 16, outdueling Kristen Cook, who took her first loss of the year. East Surry completed a 30-2 championship season while Swain wound up with a school record 27 victories. This was East Surry’s third straight trip to Walnut Creek.
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