North Florida Christian Softball Knocks Off Top Seed in Regional Finals

On May 15, the North Florida Christian (NFC) softball team (16-8) beat top seeded University Christian (19-5) in the FHSAA 1A Regional finals to advance to the state semifinals. The Eagles will continue their state tournament run against Evangelical Christian (26-3) on May 20.

NFC started the game off with a two-run inning in the first and maintained a 2-0 lead up until the third inning. The Eagles used the third inning to pull away from University Christian, scoring seven runs and only allowing one run, heading into the fourth inning with a score of 8-1. University Christian tried to mount a comeback scoring multiple runs in the next three innings but ultimately could not get out of the hole they dug in the third inning, resulting in an NFC win with a final score of 11-8.

Notable performances from NFC on offense include Skylar Young (Jr.) with three runs scored and a batting average of .333, Gabrielle Hughes (Sr.) with two RBI’s, two runs and two hits, and Madison Travis (Jr.) with one run, two hits and two RBIs. Notable players on defense for NFC include pitcher Skylar Young with three strikeouts on 20 batters faced and pitcher Gabrielle Hughes with three strikeouts on 17 batters faced.