VIENNA, W.Va. — After throwing 14 state tournament innings Wednesday for the James Monroe softball team, Lexi Carter was happy to ice her arm in preparation for more.
“No fatigue,” she said after the Mavericks upset Chapmanville 1-0 in the Class AA semifinals. “I’m good. Ready to go.”
James Monroe (22-7) earned a spot in the championship game thanks to Carter’s pitching and Megan Bailey’s sixth-inning RBI single.
Carter’s defense also turned a key double play in the fifth inning, picking off a runner rounding second base after a sac bunt.
“We weren’t even supposed to be here, but the girls, they worked for this,” said coach Greg Wickline.