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| Hernando | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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Northwest Rankin blanks Hernando to win 7A Softball Championship
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — May 15, 2025 — Bella Pierce pitched a complete-game shutout and Northwest Rankin scored nine unanswered runs over the fourth and fifth innings to defeat Hernando 9-0 and secure the MHSAA Class 7A state softball championship Thursday at the Southern Miss Softball Complex.
Northwest Rankin (32-4) clinched the best-of-three series in two games and claimed its third title in four seasons under head coach Mike Armstrong.
Pierce scattered six hits over seven innings and struck out four without issuing a walk. The sophomore right-hander faced just 26 batters and did not allow a Hernando runner past third base.
The Cougars broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth inning and added four more in the fifth. Brooke Smith and Carlee Tubbs each went 3-for-4, combining for four RBIs. Taviah Archie added two hits and drove in two runs, while Grace Wallis had two hits and one RBI.
Smith and Tubbs each doubled in the fifth inning to highlight the rally. Northwest Rankin also took advantage of a Hernando error and three wild pitches.
Hernando (33-4) was limited to six singles, two of which came from Callie Desmond. The Tigers used three pitchers, with starter Olivia Johnson taking the loss after allowing five earned runs over 3.2 innings. Hernando committed one error and left five runners on base.
The victory gave Northwest Rankin its second straight championship.
