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Northview Beats Jay For District Softball Title; Love Hits Go-Ahead Grand Slam
May 3, 2019
The Northview Lady Chiefs won their first 1A district title since 2011 Thursday night with an 8-2 defeat of the Jay Lady Royals in Jay.
Aubree Love had a go-ahead grand slam homer over the center field fence in the fifth inning on the first toss from a Jay relief pitcher.
“My coaches just told me to go in there and be confident,” Love said. “I wasn’t trying to hit a home run, just score that runner at third…It’s awesome when you hit a home run, especially with it being a district game and us coming through with a district title…it’s just an awesome feeling.”
“They changed out the pitcher, and Aubree came through clutch. I told her you are looking for one pitch, that first pitch and she drove it in,” Northview Head Coach Amy Holland said. With two on base, Kailyn Watson also drove in a three-run in park home run for the Chiefs.
“We felt really good about the game; we felt very well prepared after coming off a sloppy win against Freeport,” Holland said.
Tori Herrington pitched a complete game win for Northview.
The Northview Lady Chiefs will host Franklin County as regional play gets underway at 7:00 next Thursday night, May 9.
For a photo gallery celebrating the championship and game action, click here.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Northview Beats Jay For District Softball Title; Love Hits Go-Ahead Grand Slam”
Fun to watch such a good game played by all the girls-congrats to Northview for the win and Aubree’s unforgettable Grand Slammer! You own it, Chip!
great job everyone and aubree keep going and everyone on the team i would have love to been there congradulation players and coachs
I have followed these girls for 4 years, and what I have found was the team work that they have….the love the game and they care for each other. That is so important for sportmanship, when they loose – they all loose, when they win they all win. Good game Lydia, and all!
CONGRATULATIONS!! The game was so exciting and all of you were outstanding. Your hard work and dedication to each other and your coaches has certainly paid off. May you continue on this wonderful journey and look out Franklin County!
Yeah Baby!!!!!
Great job ladies. Everyone did their part in contributing. Great team win. Congrats to Aubree and Bebe on their big hits and to Ashley and Kendall who got us going early with the first run of the game. Tori did an outstanding job in the circle after what I know has been a very hard week for her and her family. Way to be a leader kid.
Congratulations for your fantastic win to become District Champs. Wish I had been there for the game. (Super Face Times…love those girls.)
To all of the players and coaches, thank you for all of your hard work and dedication which made this win possible. Super Team!