Overview
- Owensboro, Kentucky will face Clayton, North Carolina in the LLSWS championship Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
- Kentucky reached the final by edging Toms River, New Jersey 2-1 in the Orange semifinal on Saturday behind Michaela Knight’s complete‑game pitching.
- North Carolina beat Lake Mary, Florida 4-0 in the Purple semifinal on Saturday as Anna‑Lynn Clark struck out 11 and finished the tournament with 35 K.
- Lake Mary, which opened the event with back‑to‑back run‑rule wins and then shut out Snohomish 5-0 in an elimination game, was knocked out in the semifinals and will play Toms River for third place Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
- The series at Stallings Stadium in Greenville included a lightning delay that affected scheduling and received expanded ESPN/ABC coverage as interest in girls’ softball grew this week.