AUSTIN- Behind the hitting duo of Hollie Thomas and Bailee Slack, the Liberty Lady Panthers collected 13 hits to run away from the Decatur Lady Eagles 9-1 on Thursday afternoon at Red and Charlene McCombs Field in the Class 4A State Semifinals at the University of Texas. Liberty, now 37-8 on the season, will face Corpus Christi Calallen, a 5-1 winner over Aubrey in the other
RPI: 15.
Ballpark: Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field (1,277)
Postseason history: 22 NCAA Regional appearances, 2 Super Regional appearances, 3 World Series appearances.
Ace of the staff: Kelsey Oh. The senior right-hander had the 2020 season cut short with a foot injury. Oh finished 4-2 with a 2.14 ERA, 51 strikeouts and 16 walks in 32.2 IP.
Impact player: Kenzi Maguire. The graduate senior will be in her sixth season of college softball. Maguire started all 23 games at shortstop in 2020 for the Gamecocks, batting .328 with five doubles, nine RBIs, 14 walks, nine hit by pitches and 22 runs scored.
DII softball: Kutztown head coach Judy Lawes wins game No. 1,000 of her career