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GRPA Mite live pitch softball tournament
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Game 1: Effingham County 11, Baldwin County 0 (4 innings). Olivia Laverenz earned the win for Effingham, pitching three innings. Shelby Wilson pitched the fourth inning. Both pitchers combined to allow only one hit. At the plate, Laverenz went 1-for-1 and walked twice. Wilson went 1-for-2, scored two runs and walked. Kerrigan Newman went 1-for-3, scored two runs and was hit by a pitch and Alexis Studier scored two runs and walked twice.

Game 2: Jackson County 13, Gilmer County 0 (3 innings). Jackson jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first inning, scoring seven runs before the first out. Kortnee Satterfield pitched two innings for the win.  Kayla Thomas walked three times and scored three runs, Peyton Sorrells went 1-for-1, walked twice and scored a run. Haley Davis went 1-for-1, walked and scored a run. Victoria Woods went 1-for-1, walked and scored twice. Cassie Satterfield scored twice, walked and was hit by a pitch.

Game 3: Thomaston-Upson County 5, Effingham County 4. With the game tied, one out and the bases loaded, Sarah Swofford hit the ball right back to Effingham pitcher Shelby Wilson, who immediately threw to catcher Joanna Jarriel at home for the force out. Swofford, however, took a wide turn at first so Jarriel threw down to first, but Swofford slid to beat the tag and Rachel Bridges sprinted home for the win. Leah Stewart went 4-for-4 for Thomaston. Effingham's Naomi Sapp went 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base. Wilson was charged with the loss and Swofford pitched for the win.

Game 4: Gilmer County defeated Baldwin County, Baldwin is eliminated.

Game 5: Jackson County 11, Thomaston-Upson County 2. Peyton Sorrells went 2-for-2, was walked, hit by a pitch and scored a run for Jackson. Teammate Victoria Woods went 1-for-1, walked twice and scored two runs. For Thomaston, Kaylin Watkins went 1-for-2, walked and scored a run.  

Game 6: Effingham County 3, Gilmer County 2. In the fifth inning, Effingham's Alexis Studier scored from third off Naomi Sapp's bunt single to third base. Shelby Wilson pitched a complete game for the win. Gilmer County is eliminated.

Semi-finals: Effingham County 6, Thomaston-Upson County 1. Effingham's Olivia Laverenz pitched four innings for the win and Kerrigan Newman pitched the final two innings to close the game. Effingham broke a 1-1 tie in the third innings, scoring four runs, including three unearned. Thomaston-Upson County is eliminated

Championship: Jacskon County 6, Effingham County 1, Bridgett Barnett gets the win and Kortnee Satterfield gets the save. Satterfield also hit a two-run two-out double in the third inning.