Eight champions were crowned in Columbus Saturday, bringing the 2021 GHSA State Fast Pitch Softball season to a close.
In the state’s highest class, North Gwinnett finished on top ahead of runner-up East Coweta, earning the program’s second state title and first since 2016. Lassiter won the 6A championship, successfully defending the 2020 title. It marked the third overall state championship for the Trojans. In Class 5A, Starr’s Mill won its first ever state championship after beating Northside-Columbus 9-0 n the championship series.
In Class 4A, Central-Carroll did what no team has done in three seasons – finish atop a class that has been won by Heritage-Catoosa since 2017. The Lions beat North Oconee 4-2 in the championship series to capture the program’s second title and first since 2016.
Appling County finished atop Class 3A and in doing so, the Pirates won the program’s first ever state title. Heard County won the program’s third state title and defended last season’s championship in Class 2A after beating Vidalia 10-6 in the championship series.
ACE Charter ended the state’s longest active state championship winning streak and won its first state title in Class A Public after a 7-0 victory over Gordon Lee in the title series. Gordon Lee had won the past five A Public state titles and the 2A championship in 2015. In Class A Private, Wesleyan won its third title (2017, 2018) after beating George Walton in the deciding ‘if’ game in the championship series.
See the final rankings below.
Class 7A
1. North Gwinnett
2. East Coweta
3. Lambert
4. Colquitt County
5. Cherokee
6. North Forsyth
7. Milton
8. Mill Creek
9. Parkview
10. Hillgrove
Class 6A
1. Lassiter
2. River Ridge
3. Pope
4. Buford
5. Creekview
6. Dacula
7. Sequoyah
8. Cambridge
9. South Effingham
10. Lee County
Class 5A
1. Starr’s Mill
2. Northside-Columbus
3. Loganville
4. Woodland-Cartersville
5. Calhoun
6. Jones County
7. Blessed Trinity
8. Chamblee
9. Eastside
10. Walnut Grove
Class 4A
1. Central-Carroll
2. North Oconee
3. Heritage-Catoosa
4. Madison County
5. Flowery Branch
6. Northwest Whitfield
7. Cedartown
8. West Laurens
9. Jefferson
10. Thomas County Central
Class 3A
1. Appling County
2. Sonoraville
3. Harlem
4. Pike County
5. Jackson
6. Pierce County
7. Dawson County
8. Southeast Bulloch
9. Ringgold
10. Morgan County
Class 2A
1. Heard County
2. Vidalia
3. Dade County
4. Bremen
5. Lovett
6. Jeff Davis
7. Union County
8. Chattooga
9. Pepperell
10. Berrien
Class A Public
1. ACE Charter
2. Gordon Lee
3. Emanuel County Institute
4. Social Circle
5. Lanier County
6. Crawford County
7. Telfair County
8. Screven County
9. Commerce
10. Georgia Military
Class A Private
1. Wesleyan
2. George Walton
3. ELCA
4. Tattnall Square
5. Mount Paran
6. Mount Vernon
7. Strong Rock
8. Brookstone
9. Prince Avenue Christian
10. Stratford Academy
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