Sports Writer
Today, across different parts of the state, three softball teams from Troup County will start their quest to be crowned state champions as they participate in the Georgia Recreation and Parks association (GRPA) state softball tournaments.
it could have gone either way.”
This year’s team consists of girls from Hogansville and LaGrange.
The team only lost three players from last year’s team, and having a team that has played together for as long as this one is a good thing in the eyes of Hubbard.
“This year they have matured,” Hubbard said. “We lost three players, but the rest of the girls, especially the older ones, are stepping up and are filling their roles on the team.”
The team has been undergoing three practices a week, while also scheduling some scrimmage games in between in order to better prepare for the tournament.
Hubbard hopes that the team’s work on the practice field will translate into a good tournament and a state title for the team.
“We hope that all the practice pays off for us,” Hubbard said. “I think that we have a really good chance this year. I hope that we beat them pretty bad. It hurt. The girls played really hard out there and it tore your heart out.”
The Troup County 9-10 mite machine pitch girls team has also put in its fair share of hard work on the diamond as it prepares for the state tournament, which will take place in Cordele.
Head coach Adrian Hill said that he has seen his team improve over the weeks in practice and that the team is looking forward to showing what it can do on the diamond.
“We have put in a lot of practice,” Hill said. “They have really improved on their hitting and are doing great things on defense. Those things lead us to where we are now. “
Hill said that the team is going into the tournament with high expectations and is looking to bring a state title back to Troup County.
“I think that we are going to do good out there,” Hill said. “Our expectation going in to the tournament is to win it all. We have had good practices and are ready to show what we can do out there.”
The Troup County 13-14-year-old all-stars will begin their state tournament today at 5:30 p.m. in Augusta.
Head coach David Barrett said that his team has progressed “quite nicely” on the practice field, but his main worry was not for their play, but how to get by with a smaller number of players.
“All in all we have done pretty good and are making a lot of progress,” Barrett said. “The only thing that we are struggling with is to get enough players. We are traveling with nine now. Players at this age group in Troup County are just hard to come by I guess.”
Barrett when on to say that while the small number of players could hurt the team in the long run in the tournament that they will give it their all.
“I think that it’s going to be tough,” Barrett said. “There is going to be some tough competition up there. Our biggest fear is that we don’t have any relief players. As far as the players we do have though I think that we have the best of any other team, we just have to hold out.”The Troup County 11-12 all-stars will be looking for a little measure of revenge this afternoon as they start play in the state tournament in Cherokee County.
Last year at this time, the team was put out of the tournament by a score of 1-0, with the winning run coming in the last inning.
It was a heartbreaker for the team that had put in a lot of practice in the weeks and months leading up to the tournament, but it was something that the team would use as motivation to get ready to make another run this year.
“We have been practicing all year together for this,” Hubbard said. “That’s what we came to do. Last year we made a commitment to each other that we were going to get together and practice and put together a team that would come together and win state this year.”
Head Coach Sam Hubbard said that his team has been looking forward to today ever since that loss last year, and he hopes that the team will be able to rise to the challenge.
“They were motivated this year,” Hubbard said. “I think the whole year they were practicing with that in the back on their mind, that they only lost by one run. But, that’s ball and it could have gone either way.”
This year’s team consists of girls from Hogansville and LaGrange.
The team only lost three players from last year’s team, and having a team that has played together for as long as this one is a good thing in the eyes of Hubbard.
“This year they have matured,” Hubbard said. “We lost three players, but the rest of the girls, especially the older ones, are stepping up and are filling their roles on the team.”
The team has been undergoing three practices a week, while also scheduling some scrimmage games in between in order to better prepare for the tournament.
Hubbard hopes that the team’s work on the practice field will translate into a good tournament and a state title for the team.
“We hope that all the practice pays off for us,” Hubbard said. “I think that we have a really good chance this year. I hope that we beat them pretty bad. It hurt. The girls played really hard out there and it tore your heart out.”
The Troup County 9-10 mite machine pitch girls team has also put in its fair share of hard work on the diamond as it prepares for the state tournament, which will take place in Cordele.
Head coach Adrian Hill said that he has seen his team improve over the weeks in practice and that the team is looking forward to showing what it can do on the diamond.
“We have put in a lot of practice,” Hill said. “They have really improved on their hitting and are doing great things on defense. Those things lead us to where we are now. “
Hill said that the team is going into the tournament with high expectations and is looking to bring a state title back to Troup County.
“I think that we are going to do good out there,” Hill said. “Our expectation going in to the tournament is to win it all. We have had good practices and are ready to show what we can do out there.”
The Troup County 13-14-year-old all-stars will begin their state tournament today at 5:30 p.m. in Augusta.
Head coach David Barrett said that his team has progressed “quite nicely” on the practice field, but his main worry was not for their play, but how to get by with a smaller number of players.
“All in all we have done pretty good and are making a lot of progress,” Barrett said. “The only thing that we are struggling with is to get enough players. We are traveling with nine now. Players at this age group in Troup County are just hard to come by I guess.”
Barrett when on to say that while the small number of players could hurt the team in the long run in the tournament that they will give it their all.
“I think that it’s going to be tough,” Barrett said. “There is going to be some tough competition up there. Our biggest fear is that we don’t have any relief players. As far as the players we do have though I think that we have the best of any other team, we just have to hold out.”
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