Poteau's softball team (22-5, No. 2 seed) prevailed in a pitchers duel to win the LeFlore County Fast-Pitch Tournament final against top-seeded Pocola (23-4) for its first LCT Fast-Pitch title since 2016. Poteau, which has won 12 straight games since losing to Pocola on Aug. 29, ended Pocola's streak of six straight LCT Fast-Pitch titles, as well as its 20-game winning streak.
"We've grown up a lot this season," Poteau head coach Ryan Dill said. Dill coached Poteau when it last won the LCT Fast-Pitch title.
This is Poteau's 11th LCT Fast-Pitch title overall, the most of any team in LeFlore County. Annika Dill hit a hard grounder that bounced past Pocola second baseman Kylee Merritt in the top of the third inning for the go-ahead run.
Pocola's Allyssa Parker, the LCT Most Valuable Player, tripled and scored in the first inning.
Here's a rundown of the scores from the final day.
Championship game
Poteau 2, Pocola 1
Third place game
Spiro 2, Whitesboro 1
Fifth-place game
Wister 9, Howe 1
Seventh place game
Panama 11, Heavener 5
Ninth place game
LeFlore 12, Cameron 6
11th place game
Arkoma 11, Talihina 6
All-Tournament Team
MVP: Pocola's Allyssa Parker
Makayla Cheek Award recipient: Spiro's Lindsey Wortham
1st team
Howe's Karsyn Nye and Kadynce Delt, Pocola's Maxi Maxwell, Poteau's Annika Dill, Emma Hackler, Parker Patterson Spiro's Kami Autry, Whitesboro's Linley Collins and Madison Grogan.
2nd team:
Heavener's Cayleigh McGee, Panama's Layla Sons, Pocola's Dauslyn Brown and Riley Jerrell, Kyleigh Combs, Poteau's Emma Walker, Spiro's Desirae Reed, Whitesboro's Journey Scroggins and Wister's Kaylea Underwood.
Scores of LCT Fast-Pitch finals
2023: Poteau 2, Pocola 1
2022: Pocola 3, Howe 2
2021: Pocola 11, Whitesboro 2
2020: Pocola 9, Howe 3
2019: Pocola 9, Howe 5
2018: Pocola 9, Howe 1
2017: Pocola 5, Heavener 4
2016: Poteau 11, Wister 4
2015: Wister 5, Heavener 2
2014: Heavener 3, Pocola 2
2013: Poteau 7, Heavener 1
2012: Poteau 3, Panama 0
2011: Poteau 4, Panama 1
2010: Poteau 11, Heavener 1
2009: Poteau 5, Heavener 0
2008: Whitesboro 4, Heavener 3
2007: Wister 2, Whitesboro 0
2006: Poteau 5, Heavener 3
2005: Panama 1, Poteau 0
2004: Poteau 10, Panama 2
2003: Poteau 3, Panama 2
2002: Heavener 5, Poteau 0
2001: Heavener 3, Poteau 1
2000: Cameron 8, Poteau 0
1999: Panama 10, Poteau 0
1998: Panama 19, Wister 0
1997: Panama 3, Cameron 1
1996: Panama 8, Bokoshe 0
1995: Cameron 10, Poteau 0
1994: Cameron 12, LeFlore 2
1993: Cameron 6, Wister 0
1992: Cameron 15, Poteau 6
1991: Spiro 5, LeFlore 4
1990: Wister 8, LeFlore 3
1989: Poteau 12, Wister 6
1988: LeFlore 15, Arkoma 14
1987: Wister 11, LeFlore 10
1986: Wister 12, LeFlore 9
1985: Wister 3, Cameron 1
1984: Wister (no score found)
1983: Wister 23, Poteau 11
1982: No score found
1981: Cameron 15, Wister 5
If you know the scores of the 1982 and 1984 Fast-Pitch LCT championship, call 918-647-3188 or email sports@poteaudailynews.com.
Which teams have the most Fast-Pitch LCT titles?
Poteau: 11
Wister: 8
Pocola: 6
Cameron: 6
Panama: 5
Heavener: 3
LeFlore: 1
Whitesboro: 1
Spiro: 1
Source: Poteau Daily News
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