Lions softball has their sights set on another ACCC tournament championship

The ninth-ranked Wallace State Lions' softball team heads to Alabaster on Thursday as the top seed in the 2025 ACCC Softball Championship. They finished the regular season with a 46-11 record overall and 26-6 in conference play. The Lions are looking for their seventh tournament championship in the last nine years and 17th overall. They open play on Thursday at 2:30 pm against the winner of Northwest-Shoals and Coastal Alabama-South.

Southern Union (23-9) in conference play) is the second seed, followed by Coastal Alabama-South, Snead State, Northwest-Shoals, and Calhoun. The Lions finished 15-5 against this year's tournament field.

At the plate, Wallace State leads the conference with 365 runs scored, 506 hits, 328 RBI, and a league-low 171 strikeouts. They are second in doubles, triples, and walks, finishing third with 45 home runs and fifth in batting average at .314.

Individual leaders include Brooklyn Sertell, who leads the team with a .417 average, 16 home runs, and is second with 52 RBIs. Charli Kyser leads the team and conference with 85 RBIs. She is second on the team with a .363 average and eight home runs. Brandy Phillips leads the team with 26 stolen bases, while Kaelyn Jones is second with 21, despite missing a month due to injury.

Pitching has been the team's strength, with three players in the top six for wins. Madeline Howard and Ava Smith led the conference with 17 wins each, followed by Phillips with 11. Phillips leads the team with a 2.16 ERA, while Howard is second with a 2.38. Howard is second in the conference with 14 complete games.

Tournament Information

The tournament will be played at Veterans Park in Alabaster, May 8-10.

Games are as follows (game times/fields are subject to change without notice due to weather or other circumstances).  All times are Central Time. 

 

Thursday, May 8

12:00 pm - Game One - Field Five - Northwest Shoals vs. Coastal Alabama-South

12:00 pm - Game Two - Field Two - Calhoun vs. Snead State

2:30 pm - Game Three - Field Five - Winner Game One vs. Wallace State

2:30 pm - Game Four - Field Two - Winner Game Two vs. Southern Union

 

Friday, May 9

10:00 am - Game Five - Field Five - Loser Game Two vs. Loser Game Three

10:00 am - Game Six - Field Two - Loser Game One vs. Loser Game Four 

12:30 pm - Game Seven - Field Five - Winner Game Four vs. Winner Game Three

12:30 pm - Game Eight - Field Two - Winner Game Six vs. Winner Game Five

 

Saturday, May 10

12:00 pm - Game Nine - Field Five - Loser Game Seven vs. Winner Game Eight

Game Ten - 45 Minutes after completion of Game Nine - Winner Game Seven vs. Winner Game Nine

 

Sunday, May 11

12:00 pm - Game 11 - Field Five - "If Game"

 

All games will be shown live at www.jockjive.com 

Game results will be posted here and also at https://twitter.com/acccathletics

For information on Veterans Park, please visit: http://al-alabaster.civicplus.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Veterans-Park-10

There are NO PETS allowed in the softball complex at Veterans Park.

Admission

$15.00 per day

$20.00 tournament pass

Free for children 6 & under

Free for any youth who wear their team jersey