COASTAL CHAOS FAST-PITCHES TO SECOND PLACE

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South Mississippi’s Coastal Chaos 14U fast-pitch softball team took second place in the Cross Fire 18U high school tournament this fall in Orange Grove. Coaches Eddie Barton and Dennis Laubmeier led their eighth- and ninth-grade freshman team up in the older 18U division. Chaos won their opening two pool games, against Mobile Velocity 7-5 and Alabama’s Spanish Fort 3-2. In their first bracket game they beat Biloxi Overdrive 7-0, then Louisiana’s Extreme Velocity 1-0 in overtime before losing to South Mississippi’s Cross Fire. Battling in the loser bracket they beat Alabama’s Mobile Thrillers 5-4 in double overtime to make it to the championship game, but lost again to Cross Fire. Chaos pitcher Kaitlin Lee of Christian Collegiate Academy had two wins, both shutouts, and Danielle Barton of Harrison Central High was 2 and 1 with one shutout. Lauren Pearce of Petal High batted .545 and Lauren Walker of St. Martin High School batted .429. The team averaged .297 against the older teams. From left, front row: Randy Baker, Brody Blaker, Dorian Fairchild, Anna Moran and Kayla Cross; second row: Lauren Pearce of Petal; Barton of Saucier; Caitlin Beech of Pass Christian; third row: Nicole Smith, Pepper Baker and Tori Fairchild of Poplarville; Lauren Walker of St. Martin; fourth row: Taylor Brewer of Saucier; Tiffany Devore of Picayune; Brittany Brown of Bay St Louis; Demi Blaker of Long Beach; Brittany Howell of Mobile; Emily O’Connell of Long Beach; back row: Laubmeier, Barton, Lee, of Saucier; and Kevin Moran.