By Angie Ledbetter

South Panola fastpitch softball team won the district championship with a 5-1 win over Grenada Thursday night.

The Lady Tigers finished the season undefeated in the district, 6-0.

It was not the way the South Panola Lady Tiger’s fastpitch softball team wanted to end their last home game on senior day but they fought hard with New Hope going into an extra inning losing 2-1.

New Hope scored the winning run in top of the eighth with one out.

The Lady Tigers had a chance in bottom of the frame, leaving two on base in the extra inning. Marla Rudd started on second with the extra inning rule. Amanda Ivy walked and Rudd stole third. Meri Morgan Fortune attempted a squeeze bunt but Rudd was thrown out at home. With two outs, Lauren Calvert singled to put runners on the corners but the next batter struck out to end the game.

At the end of regulation, the game was tied at one. Ivy scored the only run of the game after drawing a walk and first baseman Lauren Calvert bunted to drive her home in bottom of the third.

The Lady Tigers had one run, no hits, left nine on base and made one error. New Hope had two runs, five hits and left eight on base with no errors.

Fulliove took the loss for the Lady Tigers throwing 104 pitches with one walk and striking out 10 to give her a total of 177.

To finish out the regular season and attempt to wrap up the 6A division 2 championship the Lady Tigers traveled to Grenada yesterday to take on the Lady Chargers for the a (SOFC) Strike Out For Cancer game.

South Panola leads Division 2-6A with a 5-0 record. The Lady Chargers had to win by 11 runs as the Lady Tigers won the first game 10-0 March 20.

It was the last regular season game for seniors Fortune, Christa Brown, Crystal Contreras, Lauren Calvert and Lindsey Calvert.