The Greenwood Gals 8U fastpitch softball team brought home the first-place trophy at the Batesville Bash warm-up tournament for the recreation all-star teams over the weekend. Greenwood opened with a 15-5 loss to Grenada on Saturday. Rain postponed all games to Sunday, where the Gals caught fire and won four straight. They beat Senatobia 21-2, Hernando 21-1, Southaven 17-0 and Grenada 14-6 in the championship game. Members of the team are, front from left, Sutton Evans, Hayden Hodges, Adair Hodges, Reese Naaman, Riley Prather and Neely Hart Montgomery; second row, Hazel Pigott, Etta Counts, Jane Hollins Thornburg, McCarty Blansett, Tailynn Gaston and Ann Grace Thornburg; back row, coach Drake Thornburg, head coach Kacy Beavers and coach Michael Naaman. Not pictured is coach Karle Aldridge. The Gals will play at 1:30 p.m. Thursday against Washington County in the Mississippi Dizzy Dean 8U North State Tournament in Cleveland.
