Larissa Anderson’s squad kicks off their much anticipated season with a gauntlet of games against Utah, NC State, Liberty, South Alabama, and Clemson. (whew. that’s a lot of softball)
By Erik Harris, sports editor
OXFORD Springville came up a little short on Saturday evening with a Class 6A state softball championship on the line.
After going 3-0 on Friday in the opening rounds of the state tournament, the fourth-ranked Tigers dropped a pair of games to No. 6 Hazel Green 10-0 and 9-5 to finish as the 2021 runner-up in their first season competing in Class 6A.
Springville second baseman Emory Leopard fields a ground ball during the Class 6A state championship game on May 22, 2021.
Photo by Erik Harris
Head coach Brandon Easterwood’s team finishes the year at 39-12 with an Area 13 championship to go with an East Central Regional championship.