Tag: SOFTBALL

Down but not striking out: Corner softball player finds strength in faith through double ACL injury

Mackenzie Cotton's whole life has been centered around softball. But two injuries have benched her. Now, she is sharing her story and how her faith in God is getting her through.

U.S. beats Japan in World Games softball on a special night at the Hoover Met

Smooth was not part of the process. Perhaps that made the celebration even sweeter after the United States softball team battled its way to a gritty 3-2 World Games Gold Medal victory over Japan on Wednesday night in front of a crowd of more than 8,000 at the Hoover Met. “You can’t write it any better than this,” said U.S. captain Haylie McCleney, a graduate of nearby Mortimer Jordan High.

3 injured in Murray State softball team bus crash in Alabama

Three people were injured when the chartered bus carrying the Murray State softball team was involved in a two-vehicle crash on the way to the NCAA Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, police said.