State Championship Game
3-1 win in extra innings over Jefferson City

Box Score

Play by Play

Go to the Liberty Blue Jays Sports Network for the audio from the semi-final and championship games. You can listen to Dallas Ackerman call the plays while seeing the action here in photos.

Pre Game Activities

Captains & Coaches Meet with Umpires

Player Introductions

National Anthem

First Inning - 0 to 0

Gina gets the game started

Mandy puts the ball in play and reaches first base

So close... but score that a hit for Megan

Mandi reaches third on Megan's hit

Megan shows skill on the bases as she takes second while Jeff City is thinking about her sister

Cali lines the ball hard but right at the short stop

Laurel hits a grounder to the pitcher but Liberty has shown it can hit the Jeff City pitching

Jeff City opens the game with a single to right

Beth fields the bunt cleanly and throws to Angela for the put out

Laurel catches the third strike for the second out and encourages Megan to keep it up. Megan follows it with another strike out to end the inning stranding the Jeff City runner 

Second Inning 0 to 0

Abby, Beth & Angela all hit the ball... but at Jefferson City fielders
One of these balls is bound to drive in a run soon...

Cali catches the leadoff batter's line drive to center

Megan helps herself by forcing a pop-up and catching it herself

Good for a little celebration and Megan finishes the inning with another strikeout

Third Inning 1 to 0 Liberty

Stephanie and Gina keep the hitting going and finally one drops for a single for Gina

Mandi gets a sacrifice and moves Gina to second

Megan smashes the ball to left field causing the photographer to fall of his perch

Gina scores on Megan's second double of the game in two at bats

Cali has a good swing but is just under it popping up, but Liberty puts its first run on the board

Megan strikes out Moss to open the bottom of the third

Gina catches a pop up to record the second out

Moore gets the call on a close play at first 

Megan ends the inning fielding a grounder for the final out

Fourth Inning 1 to 0 Liberty

Abby fouls off a couple of pitches causing Jodee to run for cover before grounding out to second

Gina cleanly fields a grounder for the opening out

Gina also records the second out catching a pop up

Angela fields a grounder for the final out of the inning

Fifth Inning 1 to 0 Liberty

Liberty fails to score in the fifth

After a lead-off walk, Megan regroups

Beth fields the bunt for a put out to Angela

Megan strikes out the third batter for out 2

After Beth makes a great effort at catching a foul pop, Angela makes a great catch on a line drive and the team celebrates

Sixth Inning 1 to 1

Mandi opens the sixth with a single

Jefferson City shows solid fielding by forcing the lead runner twice in the sixth

After a lead-off walk Stephanie fields a bunt and throws to Angela for the out, but the runner moves to third

Coach Howard informs the ump that although the Jeff City Jays have built a little momentum, the Blue Jays will still win this game

Prewitt battles a wicked pitch to dribble a grounder, but it was enough to drive in Jeff City's only run. A pinch runner enters the game, but the scoring stops there for Jeff City

Laurel catches a pop up to end the inning

Seventh Inning 1 to 1

Abby singles to open the Blue Jay seventh and D

A pinch runner comes in for Abby

Beth makes a bunt that just goes foul and is picked up before returning fair

Angela makes solid connection but the ball caught in the outfield

Jefferson City can't get make the catch and they start to look dejected

Pinch runner out on a fielder's choice to end the inning

Megan strikes out the batter to open the bottom of the 7th

Bounds singles to center field

Pinch runner enters game

Force out at second base, Gina to Angela
Angela closes out the inning cleanly fielding a ground ball

Eighth Inning 1 to 1

Angela, Mandi and Megan all hit the ball hard but after a ground out, a fly out and a line out, we moved to the bottom of the 8th

Megan to Beth on a grounder for first out

Beth catches a line drive for second out

Nice effort by Stephanie on foul ball against the fence

Beth ends the inning with the catch of a foul pop up

Ninth Inning - 3 to 1 Liberty!!!

Cali doubles to left field to open the ninth inning

Coach Howard discusses strategy with Cali & Laurel

Laurel lays down a great bunt

Jefferson City rushes and makes on overthrow

Laurel advances and slides safely into third on the play and Cali scores - Liberty takes 2-1 lead

Danielle comes in as a pinch runner for Laurel

Abby flies out to center field

Scott lets Danielle know Beth is going to bunt while Jodee prepares for the excitement

Beth lays down a great bunt and Danielle hold at third.
Blue Jays at the corners with 1 out

Angela gets an RBI with a ground ball that advances Beth to third with great base running.

The team celebrates the insurance run

Stephanie flies out but the damage is done

Angela makes the ground ball put out to open the bottom half of the inning. Two outs from a State Championship.

State Championship trophy waits outside the fence with two batters left for Megan to face

Megan strikes out the remaining two batters for a total of 9 for the day and 27 in the last 21 hours

Let the Celebration Begin!

Awarding the Medals and the Trophy

Interviews, trophy worship and fan adoration
It all comes with a State Championship