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Five softball teams from the Greater Houston area win state championships

Happy Monday!

Austin turned into Houston’s championship city this weekend. Five Houston-area teams reached the UIL softball state tournament, and all five returned home with state titles.

Liberty rolled to a victory over Brock in the Class 4A Division II state championship game, securing the program’s fourth state title since 2018.

Barbers Hill completed its redemption tour in emphatic fashion, as LSU commit Macie Bryant threw a perfect game and Maddi Ray blasted a walk-off grand slam in a victory over Aledo.

Lake Creek cemented its dynasty by rallying past Fort Worth Brewer for the Class 5A Division II state championship, securing the program’s fourth title in five seasons.

Pearland won its fourth state championship in Class 6A Division I as ace Madelyn Guzman delivered a dominant performance in the circle.

Katy captured the Class 6A Division II state championship by holding off Forney behind a complete-game effort from freshman Haley Schmitt.

See all of our coverage from the weekend here.

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Jon Poorman, High School Sports Editor

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Several Houston-area softball players were named to the UIL State All-Tournament Teams after the city went 5-0 in championship games over the weekend.

Class 6A Division I
Madelyn Guzman, Pearland
Payton Shugart, Pearland
Olivia Matejka, Pearland
Layla Bennett, Pearland
Elaina Njus, Pearland
Anison Lopez, Pearland

Class 6A Division II
Haley Schmitt, Katy
Maddie Smith, Katy
Evie Willemssen, Katy
Nevaeh Phillips, Katy
Abby Eldridge, Katy
Addi Fail, Katy

Class 5A Division I
Macie Bryant, Barbers Hill
Zoey Hood, Barbers Hill
Maddi Ray, Barbers Hill
JosLynn Cooper, Barbers Hill
Izzy Lawrence, Barbers Hill
Savi Barrientos, Barbers Hill

Class 5A Division II
Madalyn Davis, Lake Creek
Sara Wiggins, Lake Creek
Maci Nowak, Lake Creek
Laney Galloway, Lake Creek
Gracee Brewer, Lake Creek

Class 4A Division II
Bayleigh Taylor, Liberty
Abbie Key, Liberty
Bella Elliott, Liberty
Kylee Bishop, Liberty
Kinley Brashier, Liberty
Kaylin Heuitt, Liberty

Stat of the day

🥎⚾ 9: The number of schools that have won both UIL baseball and softball state championships in the same school year. Lake Creek has a chance to join that club this week as the baseball team competes against Aledo for the Class 5A Division I title.