BEACH BOUND: Opp, Red Level softball teams head to Gulf Shores for South Regional

Published 1:00 pm Saturday, May 6, 2023

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Opp and Red Level have advanced past the area tournament round and will represent Covington County at the South Regional from May 9-12 at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex.

The winner and runner-up from each of four areas in 1A-6A will be placed in a pre-drawn, eight-team bracket for a double-elimination qualifying regional in each class. Each area winner will be the “home team” in the first round. A coin flip will determine the “home team” in all other rounds.

Admission is $10 per day plus a processing fee, and tickets must be purchased through AHSAA’s ticketing partner GoFan.

Opp (32-10) will begin the 3A South Regional with area 1 runner-up Flomaton (10-20) on Tuesday, May 9, at 12:45 p.m. on Field 5. Led by head coach David McVay, the Lady Bobcats won the area championship against Pike County.

Red Level (16-11) will begin the 1A South Regional with area 1 winner Leroy (29-16) on Tuesday, May 9, at 11 a.m. on Field 3. Led by head coach Dusty Lee, the Lady Tigers fell to Brantley in the area championship and finished runner-up.

No champion will be determined in the qualifying regional. The team that remains undefeated in the winner’s bracket with three consecutive wins will qualify as the top seed for the state tournament. The team that wins the loser’s bracket will qualify as the second seed for the state tournament.

The complete 1A South Regional bracket can be accessed at https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/softball/brackets/4359.

The complete 3A South Regional bracket can be accessed at https://scorebooklive.com/alabama/softball/brackets/4394.

The state tournament is scheduled to be held May 16-20 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford.