The Fayette

County Lady Tiger varsity fast pitch softball team is heading to the state

tournament in Columbus tomorrow. They are area champions and have accumulated

a 29-3 record. The team traveled to Valdosta last friday and won all three

games to qualify for the final round of the state softball playoffs.

The first game

for Fayette County was against Northside-Warner Robins. The Lady Tigers

won 10-0 as Paige Phillips drove in three runs and Megan Nichols drove

in two runs. Pamela O'Neal also crossed the plate twice in the victory.

Bonnie Bynum pitched a solid game, giving up two hits and striking out

10.

The second

game for the Lady Tigers was against Glynn Academy. Fayette County won

7-0, as Bynum threw a no-hitter and struck out 14 batters. She also drove

in two runs. Katie Gaspierik and Ashley Logan each drove in a run as well

as Fayette County cruised to the final round of the sectionals.

The final game

pitted Fayette County against Hardaway which the Lady Tigers won 2-1.

Becky Carder was a hero for the team as she hit a sacrifice fly that drove

in Stefanie Norman. O'Neal also drove in a run. Defensively, the team

played awesome. Bynum threw a one hitter and struck out 12 batters and

Ashley Holcombe picked off a runner at first. Another defensive gem was

made by Paige Phillips who made a diving catch in the seventh inning.

Fayette County

now heads to Columbus. their first game will be tomorrow at 7 p.m. when

they take on Harrison.

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