DEKALB CO. SOFTBALL SENIOR ALL-STAR CLASSIC HISTORY 2006 Game Recap Jeffries pitches South to inaugural victory M.L. King’s Patrice Bailey took the loss for the South by allowing three runs on three hits while striking out three and walking only one. Jada Jeffries (SW DeKalb) struck out a record setting 16 batters and the south scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning on the The win by the North evened up the series at 1-1. Brandi Payne’s 15 way to an 8-1 victory over the South in the inaugural DeKalb County strikeouts was one off the record of 16 set by Jada Jefferies of All-Star Softball Classic. Southwest DeKalb in the South’s 8-1 win in the inaugural All-Star Classic last year. Abby Nicholas (Redan) singled in one run and Jeffries had an RBI ground out to score another as the South jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. 2008 Game Recap South All-Stars defeat North All-Stars 17-2 Jefferies, who was named the South’s MVP for the game, pitched The South All-Stars took advantage of 13 walks by the North All- seven shutout innings to start the game and allowed only one run in Stars’ pitching staff on the way to an easy 17-2 victory in the Third the game, on an RBI double by North MVP BJ Yarbrough of Stone Annual DeKalb County Senior All-Star Softball Classic on Saturday Mountain. morning at Redan High School. The South added a run in the fifth on Nicholas’ second RBI single of Five of the 13 walks came in the top of the first inning as the North’s the game and three more in the seventh as three errors and a RBI drafted starting pitcher, Jasmine Brown of Chamblee playing in place double by RaeShawn Hall (SW DeKalb) contributed to the inning. of teammate Allie Jest who was unable to play Saturday, struggled finding the plate after giving up a lead-off single to Southwest Latisha Seaborn (Towers) closed out the scored with a RBI single in DeKalb’s Raven Johnson. the bottom of the eighth. Three walks, two wild pitches and one error later it was 2-0 and Jeffries finished the game with the All-Star record 16 strikeouts, brought Martin Luther King High’s Ashley Jennings to plate and she allowing just four hits one run and one walk in nine innings. promptly delivered a two-run single to make it 4-0. Two more walks and two errors contributed to four more runs in the inning as the Yarbrough led the North with her 2-2 performance at the plate South made it 8-0 before the North squad even got to the plate. against Jeffries, one double and one RBI. She also pitched three innings of relief allowing one earned run and 3 hits. Dunwoody’s Chantelle Statham got the North off to a good start with a bunt single to start the bottom half of the inning, but injured her leg 2007 Game Recap on the close play at first and Miller Grove’s Afton Leak came on to Payne, North All-Stars defeat South All-Stars 7-2 pinch-run. Leak quickly made her presence known by stealing second and following a South error she teamed up with Brown for a double Dunwoody’s Brandi Payne struck out 15 to lead the North to a 7-2 steal to score the first of the North’s two runs in the game. victory over the South in the Second Annual DeKalb County Softball All-Star Classic on Sunday at Redan High School. McNair’s Brittany Webb extended the lead to 9-1 in the top of the second inning with a two-out, RBI single to s core Jennings. Payne allowed just 2 unearned runs, five hits and one walk as she dominated the South batters in the complete game victory. Statham singled again in the bottom of the third and with Leak running again used an error and a pair of wild pitches to score the The South’s Shakira Pledger (M.L. King) earned the South MVP final run for the North. award by going four innings with six strikeouts, one walk and one unearned run before leaving the mound. A pair of RBI singles coming of the bats of Brittany Webb and Raven Johnson contributed to a four-run fifth inning to close out the scoring The game was tied 1-1 heading into the top of the seventh inning as the game came to an end in the fifth. when the North broke through against M.L. King’s Patrice Bailey for three runs. Lithonia’s D’Shena Rayford went all five innings allowing just three hits and two runs to get the win for the South. Singles by Lakeside’s Lauren Levin and Dunwoody’s Marissa Handley followed by an intentional walk to Brandi Payne to load the Ashley Jennings finished 2-3 at the plate with two RBI, scored three bases brought Lakeside’s Brianna Stripling to the plate. Stripling runs, drew one walk and made a couple of nice catches on the run in came up with the clutch two-out hit by stroking a bases-clearing the center field to earn the South’s MVP honors and was followed triple to right to give the North a 4-1 lead they would never closely by McNair’s Brittany Webb who finished 2-4 with three RBI. relinquish. Chantelle Statham went 2-3 at the plate and accounted for both of the Handley, who finished 3-4 at the plate, extended the lead to 6-1 with North’s runs in the game while also pitching the final two innings of a two-out single in the top of the eighth to plate a pair of runs. the game to earn the North’s MVP award. Lakeside’s Lauren Levin finished 2-4 on the day to aid the North The victory gives the South All-Stars a 2-1 lead in the series. cause. Redan’s Robyn Cathey was 2-3 with a triple and run scored to lead the South at the plate. 2009 GAME RECAP strikeout pitch was dropped and the batter was thrown out at first to South takes command in series with 15-2 win make the final of 13-7. The South All-Stars won their second consecutive game in the All- The South broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the third inning as Jade Star Softball Classic 15-2 over the North to take a commanding 3-1 Nelson and Nikkea Rembert of Miller Grove drove in a run each on lead in the series. ground outs in the inning keyed by a lead off double by Southwest DeKalb’s Davynn Brown. Dunwoody’s Haley Stevenson worked out of jams in the first three innings allowing just two unearned runs to keep the North in the Cole allowed just two hits (both bunt singles), walked one, struck out game down just 2-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth. seven and allowed two unearned runs to get the win for the North and earn the North MVP honors. Cole tied the record for hits in a game The South then took advantage of six North errors and three walks to with three and also for RBI with 3. explode for 10 runs behind a two-run triple by South MVP Cynnamon Bell of Southwest DeKalb and a RBI single by Bell’s Stephenson’s Alex Taylor was 2-2 with a walk, stolen base and a run Lady Panther teammate Shannon Baity. The lead had ballooned to scored to earn the South MVP award. 12-0 heading into the top of the fifth. Nikkea Rembert had two RBI in the game for the South. Laura The North then took advantage of four South errors and Stone Gardner was 2-2 with two RBI and Meagan Angstadt was 2-3, scored Mountain’s Jasmine Watkins, the North MVP, nailed a pitch from two runs and had two RBI to aid the North victory. Bell that glanced away and past the infield to drive in a pair of runs for the North. Lauren Sneed from Tucker then reached on a fielder’s choice, stole second and scored on an error to close the gap to 12-3 2011 GAME RECAP heading into the bottom of the fifth. South All-Stars rally to nip North All-Stars 12-11 Southwest DeKalb’s Elexica Simmons slapped a one-out, RBI single The South picked up three-more runs in the bottom of the fifth on in the bottom of the eighth inning to complete a 10-run rally by the three hits and another error to make the final of 15-3. South to overtake the North 12-11 in the sixth annual DeKalb County Senior All-Star Softball Classic at Dunwoody on Monday. Bell finished the game with nine strikeouts and one walk allowed in six innings while going 1-2 at the plate with a triple and two RBIs to The South trailed 11-2 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning as earn MVP honors for the South. She also scored three runs and darkness was cutting the game an inning short. Lakeside’s Mallory reached base in all four plate appearances. Mayhew had struck out the side as she took the mound in the bottom of the seventh, but found herself with bases loaded in the top of the Jasmine Watkins made her only appearance at the plate in the fifth eighth.