The Georgetown Belles are headed to their third straight state tournament. Team members are, front row from left, Savannah McAlister, Caroline Goodwin, Krista Wendell and Taylor Graham; middle row, Hallie Butler, Taylor Howell, Hannah McLean and Anna James; third row, coach Tony Graham, Kari Oliver, Paigelyn Adams, Brooks Cribb, Alyssa Kozma and coach Cale Tanner; and back row, coach Jackie Howell.
The Georgetown Belles outscored their opponents 59-7 and won the District 1 tournament in Latta last week.
The Belles opened the tournament with a 14-3 win over Latta. Paigelyn Adams, Hallie Butler, Anna James and Carolyn Goodwin combined to pitch a one-hitter. Adams got the win.
Taylor Graham went 3-for-3 with a home run, James went 2-for-2, Butler went 1-for-3, Hannah McLean and Adams went 1-for-3, and Krista Wendell went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Butler pitched three shutout innings to lead the Belles to a 26-3 win over Marion in game two.
The Belles had 18 hits in the game.
Taylor Howell went 3-for-3, Brooks Cribb and James went 2-for-3, Alyssa Kozma went went 2-for-2, Graham went 2-for-3 with a home run, Butler went 2-for-3, Adams went 1-for-1, and Wendell and McLean went 1-for-2.
James pitched four shutout innings to lead the Belles to a 19-1 win over Latta in the championship game.
Goodwin went 3-for-3, McLean and Butler went 2-for-3, Kozma and Graham went 1-for-2, Wendell went 1-for-1, and Kari Oliver went 1-for-3.
For the tournament, Graham batted .700, James .667, Butler .625, Wendell .600, Kozma and Goodwin .500, McLean .375, and Howell .333.
Five Belles pitches gave up only 11 hits - all singles - in the three games.
The Belles start their third straight state tournament in Dillon on July 13. They were runners-up last year.
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