After 29 Innings In 42 Hours, Lady Savages Are 4A State Runner Up

The Tecumseh Lady Savages Fastpitch Team and their coaches, Perry Wilson and Chad Trahan, pose with the Class 4A State Runner-Up Trophy following their game against Lone Grove on Oct. 15. The Lady Savages lost in the Finals, 0-3, after winning in extra innings during both the Quarterfinals with Cache, 2-1, and the Semifinals with Miami, 3-0. They end the season with a record of 29-13.

Tecumseh catcher Jessi Hull holds up the ball to show that a Lone Grove runner was out in the sixth inning of the Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship.

Tecumseh’s Bristin Hayes hits a single in the fifth inning of the Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship against Lone Grove on Oct. 15 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex. The Lady Savages brought home the Runner-Up trophy, losing 0-3. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh’s Serenity Jacoway slings the ball over home plate in the fourth inning of the Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship on Oct. 15 at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in OKC. Jacoway pitched all seven innings of the finals game.

Tecumseh vs. Lone Grove in Class 4A State Championship

Tecumseh pitcher Serenity Jacoway prepares to hit the ball in the third inning of the Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship against Lone Grove on Oct. 15. In the fifth inning, Jacoway hit a double, and she was the first and last up to bat in the game. The Lady Savages came away with the Runner-Up trophy, losing, 0-3. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh's Katie Overstreet rallies the fans as she gets a walk in the second inning of the Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship on Oct. 15. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh pitcher Serenity Jacoway tags a Lone Grove runner as she tries to dive back to third base and as third baseman Katelyn Fleming looks on, during the first inning of the Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship on Oct. 15. This was the third out. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh pitcher Serenity Jacoway and Head Coach Perry Wilson walk to the dugout from first base after the seventh inning, as Lone Grove celebrates their Class 4A State Fastpitch Championship win with confetti at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex on Oct. 15. The Lady Savages lost in the Finals, 0-3, after winning in extra innings during both the Quarterfinals with Cache, 2-1, and the Semifinals with Miami, 3-0. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan

Tecumseh vs. Lone Grove in Class 4A State Championship