Alabaster 6U finishes second in USSSA Area Tournament
Published 4:59 pm Wednesday, June 26, 2013
![The Alabaster 6U Girls Softball All Stars finished second in the USSSA Area Championship June 20-22. (Contributed)](https://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2013/06/6-29-Alabaster-Brief.jpg)
The Alabaster 6U Girls Softball All Stars finished second in the USSSA Area Championship June 20-22. (Contributed)
FROM STAFF REPORTS
ALABASTER — The Alabaster 6U Girls Softball All Stars finished second in the USSSA Area Championship June 20-22.
The area tournament started off June 20 with Alabaster 6U defeating Helena 20-7. The team came back the following night and won again, 19-15, over Springville. The girls went into the winners bracket final on June 22 and were defeated by Hoover 19-6.
The loss put the girls into the losers’ bracket final in which the girls came back fighting with a 17-6 win against Springville.
The Championship final did not go as well for the team, as Hoover won 26-15. The Alabaster girls in three weeks of All-Star tournaments have two tournament championships and one runner-up finish.
The top four teams from this tournament qualified for the State Tournament at Liberty Park June 27-29. The teams that qualified were Hoover, Alabaster, Springville and Hueytown.
Alabaster 6U will start the State Championships on Thursday, June 27 at 6 p.m. versus Hartselle.