The Lady Whippets began their title defense by sweeping Senatobia by scores of 20-7 and 8-2 last week in the first round of the MHSAA Class 4A postseason.
After sweeping Corinth with wins Friday and Saturday, Kosciusko (31-1) secured its spot in the North State championship series.
Kosy will be facing off with Tishomingo this weekend with game one being on Friday and Games two and three (if necessary) on Saturday.
“We played two good softball teams that did a lot of things to put pressure on us,” Kosciusko coach Tony Terry said. “We responded and showed some resiliency and mental toughness. I was proud of our approach. We have been in tough spots before, so that helps us out in close games.”
In Game 1 of the Lady Whippets’ first-round series, Kelly Hood powered Kosciusko with enough offense. She finished a double short of hitting for the cycle, as she hit a home run, a triple and two singles. She tallied six runs. Josie Meggs and Campbell Blaine added triples to go with Meggs’ two singles.
Katie Mitchell and Laken Milner hit three triples, while Brooke Mitchell and Maddie Gilmore contributed two singles apiece.
Katie Mitchell scattered six hits and struck out four over seven innings.
Gilmore picked up the pitching win in Game 2. She allowed six hits and tallied five strikeouts in the contest.
AnnaLeigh Jones led the way with three singles. Gilmore chipped in with two singles and Hood, Blaine and Brooke Mitchell added singles.
Hood, Kelly and Jones each tallied a team-high two runs apiece. After powering through Senatobia, Kosciusko needed just two games to dispatch Corinth.
The Lady Whippets picked up a 5-4 win in Game 1 Friday.
Katie Mitchell singled and doubled, and earned the pitching win. She allowed just five hits and struck out five over seven innings.
Jones added a triple and a single, and Milner doubled. Hood, Blaine, Emma Rush and KC Schuler tallied singles.
Kosciusko earned a 7-2 win Saturday to advance to the North State championship series. Hood singled and hit a home run, Katie Mitchell singled and doubled and Gilmore smacked two singles.
Gilmore went the distance to earn the pitching win. She struck out eight and allowed four hits.
Jones and Katie Mitchell scored a team-leading two runs.
