Survive and Advance: Liberty softball coach not thrilled with level of play but accepts regional semifinal victory

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | May 21, 2025
Liberty junior second baseman Anna Dietrich watches the flight of a ball she hit during a 14-7 victory over Griggsville-Perry in the Class 1A Barry Western Regional semifinals Tuesday at Western High School. | Shane Hulsey

BARRY, Ill. — Liberty softball coach BJ Fessler remained optimistic while also addressing the elephant in the room in the postgame huddle following a 14-7 victory over Griggsville-Perry in Tuesday’s Class 1A Barry Western Regional semifinal game. The No. 2 seed Eagles did not perform up to their standard. “I wasn’t hard on the girls,”…

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