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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Central | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 |
| Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
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East Central takes Game 1 over Lafayette in 5A Softball Championship Series
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — May 13, 2025 — East Central used a four-run first inning and a five-run fourth to defeat Lafayette 10-3 on Tuesday in Game 1 of the MHSAA Class 5A best-of-three softball championship series at the University of Southern Mississippi.
East Central (29-7) collected 12 hits and did not commit an error, capitalizing on two Lafayette miscues. The Hornets jumped ahead early with four unearned runs in the first, highlighted by RBI singles from Kaitlyn Lawson and Virginia Merrill.
Addie Danis went the distance in the circle for East Central, allowing seven hits and three earned runs with four strikeouts and two walks over seven innings. Danis also added two hits at the plate.
Lafayette (25-8) scored its first run in the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Briley Crowe, but was held scoreless until the fifth. Madison Eason hit a two-run homer to center field in that inning, scoring Zariah Booker to cut the deficit to 9-3.
East Central added one more run in the sixth when Karsyn Hooks stole home following a walk and a single by Merrill.
Lawson finished 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Merrill was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and Anna Huff drove in three more on a fourth-inning triple.
Eason took the loss for Lafayette after allowing four unearned runs on five hits in just two-thirds of an inning. Crowe, Eason, and Booker each had two hits for the Commodores.
East Central can clinch the state title with a win in Game 2, scheduled for Wednesday.
