Union County Softball Advances To The Sweet 16!

The Union County Lady Panthers took on Pace Academy in the first round of the 2021 GHSA Fast Pitch State Tournament.

The Lady Panthers entered the tournament as the Region 8AA third team, and faced off against the Region 6 second team in Pace Academy in the first round.

It took all 3 games in the series to decide a winner. The Lady Panthers took game one in a 7-4 battle, and dropped game two in a high scoring affair before finally sealing the deal with a 5-1 victory in game 3.

Game 3 Recap-

Siera Burnette fired up the Union County Lady Panthers offense with a RBI double against an 0-1 count, giving Union a 1-0 lead in the first inning.

The fourth inning was where the Panthers bats came alive, as they tacked on 3 more runs thanks to some errors by Pace Academy and an RBI single from left fielder Ansley Collins.

Sierra Burnette was the winning pitcher for Union. She went 7 innings while only allowing one run on four hits and striking out one Pace Academy batter.

Union County will look to keep their bats hot in the sweet 16 this week against Toombs County, who is coming off an upset first round win over Oglethorpe County.

According to MaxPreps, Toombs County is currently ranked 11th in 2A in the state of Georgia, so the Panthers will have to play mistake free ball to advance to the Elite 8.