Infielders: Carlee Gallaher, Oliver Springs, Sr.; Layla Alcorn, Oliver Springs, Jr.; Kat Johnson, Gordonsville, So.; Willow Bennett, Cloudland, So.; Ashtyn Walker, Eagleville, Jr.
Outfielders: Braylen Melton, Wartburg, Sr.; Riley Goodson, Oakdale, Sr.; Madison Kendrick, Eagleville, Jr.; Tralyn Southerland, North Greene, So.
Alcoa players wait for a game to start against Alcoa before a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)A worker gets the field ready for play after a two and a half hour delayed start for weather before McNairy and Alcoa compete in a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa’s Halle Bailey (3) beats a throw to first base by Chanley Steele, to Aubrey Maxedon (7) during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy’s Rhyan Gray (33) catches a throw from first as Alcoa’s Halle Bailey (3) reacts after making it to second base safely during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy’s Bailee Shelton pitches against Alcoa during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa pitcher Kaylea Osborne (10) reacts after a strike out against McNairy during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa’s Kaylea Osborne (10) pitches against McNairy during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa’s Halle Bailey (3) catches a fly ball off the bat of McNairy’s Bayleigh Purviance as Daja Casby, near right, watches during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy’s Callie Finlayson (14) is forced out out at second base by Alcoa’s Madyson Stewart during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa’s Tori Hahn, right, celebrates with Madyson Stewart, left, after scoring against McNairy on an RBI by Kaylea Osborne during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy’s Aubrey Maxedon (7) reaches for an overthrown ball as Alcoa’s Madyson Stewart (24) runs to first base during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa Halle Bailey (3) runs to first as as Alison Chapman scores on catcher McNairy Cheyenne Mercer, left, during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa’s Alison Chapman (18) scores on an RBI by Halle Bailey (3) as McNairy cather Cheyenne Mercer (12) tries to make the tag during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy’s Carlee Shelton (29) catches a flyball by Alcoa during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy’s Elaina Harris (25) catches a ball off the bat of Alcoa’s Jayde Deal during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)Alcoa’s Raya Inge watches her three run home run against McNairy during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy ’s Cheyenne Mercer scores against Alcoa during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy players Cheyenne Mercer, near, Chanley Steele, left, and Aubrey Maxedon (7) come off the field during a lightning delay in a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game against Alcoa, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)McNairy fans walk to their cars during lightning delay against Alcoa in a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)1 / 21
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa players wait for a game to start against Alcoa before a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
A worker gets the field ready for play after a two and a half hour delayed start for weather before McNairy and Alcoa compete in a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa’s Halle Bailey (3) beats a throw to first base by Chanley Steele, to Aubrey Maxedon (7) during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy’s Rhyan Gray (33) catches a throw from first as Alcoa’s Halle Bailey (3) reacts after making it to second base safely during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy’s Bailee Shelton pitches against Alcoa during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa pitcher Kaylea Osborne (10) reacts after a strike out against McNairy during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa’s Kaylea Osborne (10) pitches against McNairy during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa’s Halle Bailey (3) catches a fly ball off the bat of McNairy’s Bayleigh Purviance as Daja Casby, near right, watches during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy’s Callie Finlayson (14) is forced out out at second base by Alcoa’s Madyson Stewart during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa’s Tori Hahn, right, celebrates with Madyson Stewart, left, after scoring against McNairy on an RBI by Kaylea Osborne during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy’s Aubrey Maxedon (7) reaches for an overthrown ball as Alcoa’s Madyson Stewart (24) runs to first base during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa Halle Bailey (3) runs to first as as Alison Chapman scores on catcher McNairy Cheyenne Mercer, left, during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa’s Alison Chapman (18) scores on an RBI by Halle Bailey (3) as McNairy cather Cheyenne Mercer (12) tries to make the tag during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy’s Carlee Shelton (29) catches a flyball by Alcoa during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy’s Elaina Harris (25) catches a ball off the bat of Alcoa’s Jayde Deal during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
Alcoa’s Raya Inge watches her three run home run against McNairy during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy ’s Cheyenne Mercer scores against Alcoa during a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy players Cheyenne Mercer, near, Chanley Steele, left, and Aubrey Maxedon (7) come off the field during a lightning delay in a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game against Alcoa, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Scenes from final day of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 softball title games
McNairy fans walk to their cars during lightning delay against Alcoa in a TSSAA Class AAA state championship softball game, Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (John Amis / For The Tennessean)
Pitchers: Sailor Presley, Kingston, Sr.; Sadie Scott, Sweetwater, Jr.; Ella Borbeck, Eagleton College/Career Academy, So.; Hayley Beth Brewer, Adamsville, Jr.; Annie Prince, Community, Sr.; Lela Byrd, Unicoi County, Sr.; Emma McCallie, Marion County, So.
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Catchers: Lily Nixon, Marion County, So.; Kianna Woodward, Unicoi County, Sr.; Hannah Milligan, Sequatchie County, Fr.
Infielders: Kaley Toney, Unicoi County, Sr.; Izzy Garland, Summertown, So.; Lacey Maness, Scotts Hill, Sr.; Brynna Thomasson, Marion County, Jr.; Emmy Edgmon, Sequatchie County, Fr.
Outfielders: Mae Ricks, Summertown, So.; Anna Haskins, Community, Sr.; Aaliyah Engle, Unicoi County, Jr.
Utility: Mattie Maxie, Community, So.; Aubree Anderson, White House Heritage, Jr.
Pitchers: Kaylea Osborne, Alcoa, Sr.; Hailee Hartsell, Cocke County, Sr.; Shylo Williford, Grainger, Fr.; Kaylor West, Liberty Creek, Sr.; Madelyn Dulaney, David Crockett, Jr.; Brynlee Jones, Greeneville, Sr.; Anna Stallings, Crockett County, Sr.
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Catchers: Harlie Phillips, Watertown, Jr. Sydney New, Volunteer, Jr.
Infielders: Ellie Proffit, Cocke County, Jr.; Halle Bailey, Alcoa, Sr.; Raya Inge, Alcoa, So.; Hayley Stevens, Millington, Jr.; Wesley Thornton, Crockett County, So.
Outfielders: Alyssa Wood, Watertown, Sr.; Da’Ja Casby, Alcoa, Sr.; Shelby Williams, Gibbs, Sr.; Emerson Fitzwilson, Liberty Creek, Sr.
Utility: Bailee Shelton, McNairy Central, Sr.; Carly Williams, Lexington, Jr.
Stewarts Creek's Kloe Quigle (7) celebrates her run that she made on a hit by Stewarts Creek's Samya Sandifer (2) during a 2026 TSSAA Class 4A Girls Softball State Tournament game, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at Starplex, in Murfreesboro.
Pitchers: Samya Sandifer, Stewarts Creek, Sr.; Hallie Grace Johnson, Farragut, Jr.; Allie McConnelee, Dobyns-Bennett, Sr.; Mackenzie Ventura, Riverdale, Sr.; Isabel Meeks, Science Hill, Sr.; Emmaline Davis, East Hamilton, Fr.; Coralee Grove, Dickson County, Sr.
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Catcher: Rylee Raby, Farragut, Jr.
Infielders: Chezney Whipker, Green Hill, Sr.; Avary Stockwell, Green Hill, Sr.; Isabella Saunders, Maryville, Sr.; Kloe Quigle, Stewarts Creek, Sr.; Reed Jackson, Henry County, Jr.
Outfielders: Molly Underwood, Columbia Central, Sr.; Reagan Schmitz, Green Hill, Jr.; Jaeda Tucker, Ooltewah, So.; Hanna Corder, Lincoln County, Sr.; Harper White, Maryville, So.
Players and fans are instructed to make their way into buildings and vehicles as lightning storms in the area triggers a weather delay before the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)CPA's Grayson May (25) makes his way through the crowd as players are instructed to head towards a building as a weather delay is issued during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)A fan looks at the gray skies as a weather delay is issued before the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)Lipscomb Academy players make their ways back to their vehicles as a weather delay is issued during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)Fans make the trek back to their vehicles as a lightning storm triggers a weather delay during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)Dark clouds hang overhead at the Providence Christian Academy ballpark as lightning triggers a weather delay during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)1 / 9
The best images from Day 2 of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 in Murfreesboro
Players and fans are instructed to make their way into buildings and vehicles as lightning storms in the area triggers a weather delay before the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)
The best images from Day 2 of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 in Murfreesboro
CPA's Grayson May (25) makes his way through the crowd as players are instructed to head towards a building as a weather delay is issued during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)
The best images from Day 2 of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 in Murfreesboro
A fan looks at the gray skies as a weather delay is issued before the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)
The best images from Day 2 of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 in Murfreesboro
Lipscomb Academy players make their ways back to their vehicles as a weather delay is issued during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)
The best images from Day 2 of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 in Murfreesboro
Fans make the trek back to their vehicles as a lightning storm triggers a weather delay during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)
The best images from Day 2 of TSSAA Spring Fling 2026 in Murfreesboro
Dark clouds hang overhead at the Providence Christian Academy ballpark as lightning triggers a weather delay during the TSSAA Division II-AA Baseball playoffs between Christ Presbyterian Academy versus Brentwood in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Jamar Coach / The Jackson Sun)
Pitchers: Malloree Harr, Boyd Buchanan, 8th grade; Avery Ramey, Lakeway Christian, Sr.; Khloe Burton, Battle Ground Academy, So.; Millie Pardue, Franklin Road Academy, Jr.; Lanie Howe, Tipton-Rosemark, Sr.; Emily Bogoski, Christian Academy of Knoxville, So.; Angela Eden, Friendship Christian, Sr.
Infielders: Chloe Aaron, Middle Tennessee Christian, Sr.; Ava Malone, Grace Christian Academy-Knoxville, Jr.; Haylen Ayers, University School of Jackson, Jr.; Ella Fruechtemeyer, Battle Ground Academy, So.; Aniston Glass, Tipton-Rosemark, Jr.
Outfielders: Brooklyn Jones, Goodpasture Christian, Jr.; McKinley Grubb, Lakeway Christian, Sr.; Amelia Williams, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Fr.; Cailyn Butler, Boyd Buchanan, Sr.
Utility: Leah Robinson, Christ Presbyterian Academy, So.; Ella Claire Chaffin, Chattanooga Christian, Jr.; Calieah Reyes, Girls Preparatory School, Jr.
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