Valle Wins Class 1 Spring Softball State Title

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(Springfield) It took extra innings, but it was worth it for Valle Catholic as the Warriors won their first state championship in softball, 2-1, over Concordia at the Killian Softball Complex in Springfield…

Both pitchers threw no hitters in their semifinals, but the Warriors struck first in the top of the first as Makayla Joggerst returned to the lineup after nursing a sore knee in the semi…

Valle also wasn’t able to keep the Orioles off the board. They tied it up in the 2nd…

Then for a long time, no offense. The winning run finally crossed the plate in the 9th for the Warriors…

Abree Zipprich threw all nine innings for Valle. She struck out 14, walked no one, and mowed down the heart of the Concordia order in the bottom of the 9th.

Grif had a fun exchange with Valle Coach Kurt Basler on the Patsy’s furniture postgame show…

With Zipprich as only a sophomore coach Basler says the core remains strong for his team…

Coach Basler says with West County in the Class Two final four, the competition in the Parkland helped his team be prepared for high level games…

Valle finishes the year at 20-3 and the spring season Class 1 State Champions. It’s the 28th state championship for the school across all sports.
Concordia lost for only the second time in 30 games.

Full interview with Kurt Basler