Area slow pitch teams wrapped up the first full week of the season with three teams ranked in the Top 16.
Dale is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A with Stroud ranked No. 13. North Rock Creek, playing slow pitch for the first time, is ranked No. 6 in Class 5A.
At right, Stroud’s Emma Davis clouts a home run during the Dale Festival over the weekend and, below, Madison Conley follows through after one of several homers for the Lady Pirates. Photos/Rick Hester