Georgia softball falls to North Carolina in region title game

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WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia was unable to score a run in Monday’s Little League Softball Southeastern Region Championship Game, falling 2-0 at Little League Southeast Park.

Georgia (Warner Robins American), which outscored its opponents 121-11 in the district, state and regional tournaments, was shut down at the plate by North Carolina pitcher Kali Morton. Morton pitched six shutout innings, giving up just two hits and striking out nine batters.

Rylee Lamb went five innings on the mound for Georgia, giving up two runs and three hits while striking out four batters.

North Carolina (Rowan) opened the scoring in the first inning after an infield error by Georgia and added another run in the fourth off Kaylin Dowling’s RBI groundout.

North Carolina advances to the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon. It will play the Canada representative (Layritz Little League of Victoria, British Columbia) in its first game there on Thursday, August 13. 

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(478) 745-4141 ext. 310 Tucker Sargent joined the 41NBC news team in April 2012. He's from Alabama, but you won't catch him saying "Roll Tide!" Tucker grew up near Auburn before moving to north Alabama. He graduated from Danville High School in 2007 and loves to return to the Tennessee Valley any chance he gets. He moved back south to Troy, Alabama after high school, where he graduated from Troy University in 2011 with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He interned in Huntsville at WAAY-TV before joining 41NBC. His passion is sports, and his favorite teams are the Auburn Tigers and Troy Trojans. On the weekends you can catch Tucker watching college football on Saturdays and NASCAR on Sundays! He's proud to call middle Georgia home for now and could always use a story idea from you, so don't hesitate to get in touch with him!