Posts Tagged ‘Ava Wombles’
Ormond’s two-strike, two-out single in bottom of sixth breaks tie, helps Liberty claim regional crown
BARRY, Ill. — Years from now, when people talk about Friday night’s Class 1A softball regional championship game, most will remember Camdyn Ormond’s sixth-inning single through the right side of the infield that brought home the winning runs for Liberty in a 3-1 victory on Friday night at Western High School. Pleasant Hill coach Ryan…
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Liberty’s John comes out ahead in pitcher’s duel with Pleasant Hill’s Wombles
Liberty’s Chandler John allowed just three hits and one walk in a complete game effort in a 3-1 victory over Pleasant Hill in the Class 1A softball regional on Friday night at Western High School in Barry. Pleasant Hill’s Ava Wombles also turned in a solid game in the circle, allowing five hits and walking…
Read MoreWombles scores winning run, strikes out 10 and tosses one-hitter for Pleasant Hill in victory over Liberty
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Ava Wombles scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie and give Pleasant Hill a 2-1 victory over Liberty in high school girls softball action. Lyla Higgins walked and Wombles singled to lead off the bottom of the fifth. Makenna Winchell hit…
Read MoreWombles cousins share sister-like bond that transforms into fiery competitiveness on softball diamond
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — Ava Wombles is like the older sister Emma Wombles never had. “Ava is probably my biggest role model,” Emma Wombles said. Ava could not be more proud to hold that distinction. “It literally means the world to me that she said that,” Ava Wombles said. “One of my goals in life…
Read MorePrairie State Profile: Lowe, Wombles leading Wolves on hunt for state title
PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — McKinley Lowe, Ava Wombles and the Pleasant Hill softball team are on quite a roll. The Wolves are 14-2 and are outscoring opponents by nearly six runs per game. The pitching staff, which consists of Lowe and Wombles, has recorded six shutouts and given up one run on four other occasions,…
Read MoreUnwavering desire to be champions carries Illinois District 17 to Senior League World Series crown
ROXANA, Del. — The Illinois District 17 softball team never flinched. Twice during Sunday’s Senior League World Series championship game, the team from Little River-Academy, Texas, erased one-run deficits, only to see Illinois regain the lead each time. Then, in the eighth inning of a tie game, Texas put two runners in scoring position with…
Read MoreDistrict 17 all-stars on verge of World Series crown after pair of shutouts leads to title-game berth
ROXANA, Del. — One more to glory. The Illinois District 17 softball team, composed of players throughout West-Central and Central Illinois, is one victory away from a Senior League World Series championship. A fitting winner-take-all finale will decide it. The Land of Lincolners will face the Southwest Region champions from Texas at 6 p.m. Sunday…
Read MoreOffensive-minded Illinois District 17 pummels opposing pitching once again in World Series
ROXANA, Del. — The beat goes on. For the Illinois District 17 all-star softball team, it sounds a little something like this: Thump, thump, thumpity, thump. Caitlin Bunte doubled and tripled in her first two at-bats Tuesday, Ava Wombles smoked a home run to left field and the Land of Lincolners collected 13 hits in…
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