Lady Savages Bring Home The Gold, Make School History

Photos by Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh pitcher Khylei Daniels throws to first-baseman Samantha Schweighardt to get the third out in the bottom of the seventh inning and win the Class 5A State Semifinals against North Rock Creek on April 30. Last year, Tecumseh also played NRC during the semifinals and lost, 13-18. This year, they won, 13-7.
Tecumseh pitcher Khylei Daniels throws to first-baseman Samantha Schweighardt to get the third out in the bottom of the seventh inning and win the Class 5A State Semifinals against North Rock Creek on April 30. Last year, Tecumseh also played NRC during the semifinals and lost, 13-18. This year, they won, 13-7.

For the first time ever, the Tecumseh Lady Savages are State Champs in 5A Slow Pitch. “It feels good to get that one,” said Head Coach Perry Wilson.

Coach Wilson has been to 25 State Tournaments over his 27 years as an assistant and head coach at Tecumseh, including 12 as a head coach. He’s taken four slow-pitch teams to the finals, including this title year, and six times to the semifinals.

“ You w…