ST. GEORGE — Gabriela Santos had three RBIs and Savannah Ryken rapped out three base hits as Chipola College, from Marianna, Fla., won the NJCAA Softball Championship at the Canyons Complex Saturday.
The Lady Indians went a perfect 5-0 in this year’s junior college postseason tournament, using a high-octane, athletic style to earn the National Championship.
Chipola had seven hits in the 7-2 win Saturday over Northeast Oklahoma. That was just one more base knock than the Lady Norse, but once the runner got on base, the Indians thrived. Chipola stole six bases in the game, including two each by Broshante’ Dareus and Courtney Davis. Jessica Elliott was the winning pitcher.
The four-day event at the Canyons brought 16 junior college teams from around the country to southern Utah, including teams from Texas, Georgia, Nebraska and Tennessee.
The Lady Indians never allowed more than two runs in any game at the tourney and had just one close game, a 2-1 quarterfinal win over another Florida team, Miami-Dade.
St. George News photographer Dave Amodt was at the finals Saturday and captured these images:
Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Junior college champion Chipola College, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Junior college champion Chipola College, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Junior college champion Chipola College, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Junior college champion Chipola College, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News All-tourney team, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Junior college champion Chipola College, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News Junior college champion Chipola College, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News MVP Jessica Elliott, Chipola (Fla.) vs. NE Oklahoma A&M, NJCAA Championship at The Canyons, St. George, Utah, May 16, 2015 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News
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