It took 100 games to crown seven AHSAA softball champions last week at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park.

AL.com photographers Dennis Victory and Will McLelland captured much of the action that included nine championship games after Class 1A and Class 7A went to the if necessary game.

Below are 10 of the best images from the week.

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Let’s play 2

Kinston came out of the elimination bracket to down Hackleburg twice to win the championship, its first since 2007. The Bulldogs won the first game 4-3 then overcame a 5-run deficit in Game 2, scoring 8 runs in the final 2 innings for the 10-7 title win.

Orange Beach domination

Orange Beach won its fifth straight state championship by downing Curry 9-2 in the Class 4A title game. The Makos are undefeated during the five-year run, winning 20 straight games in the state championship game.

Celebrating with dad

Thompson came out of the elimination bracket to down Tuscaloosa County twice, the final game a 9-0 victory by the Class 7A Warriors. It was Thompson’s fourth softball state championship and second since 2022.

Big hitter

Curry’s Ambrey Taylor led off the Class 4A championship game with a solo home run (not this on the swing in the photo), in a 9-2 loss to Orange Beach. The senior shortstop slugged 26 home runs with 100 RBIs this season.

Different class, same result

Wicksburg won the Class 3A state championship with a dramatic ninth-inning victory to cap a comeback 4-3 win. The Panthers, who won Class 2A last season, trailed Saint James 3-1 before scoring a pair of tying runs in the bottom of the seventh.

First is best

Three teams won their first softball state title during the week with Zion Chapel winning Class 2A, Moody in Class 5A and Helena taking Class 6A. Moody won Class 5A after losing to Jasper in last year’s title game. The Blue Devils broke a 4-all tie with Houston Academy in the bottom of the sixth inning to claim the 7-4 win.

First is best, part 2

Helena won Class 6A 5-3 after scoring all of its runs in the first 4 innings then holding off Saraland. The Huskies didn’t drop a game in the tournament after finishing as the No. 2 seed in regional play.

First is best, part 3

Zion Chapel completed the trilogy, although the Rebels actually won the first title of the week on Tuesday, with its first championship by beating 10-time champion Pisgah 5-2. Zion Chapel scored 2 runs in the first inning and 3 in the fourth in racing to the title.

Great time for a hit

Wicksburg’s Chloe Joyner hit a bounding ball over first base to drive home the winning run in the ninth inning in the 4-3 victory over Saint James. It was Joyner’s only hit of the game.

If you want to keep playing, here’s the plan

Thompson earned its spot in the championship series by beating Sparkman 5-4 in a contentious elimination bracket game. Fans, players and coaches on both sides were jawing the entire game, prompting an unprecedented stoppage of play by AHSAA softball director Kim Vickers, who told coaches to make the silliness stop immediately. Her intervention was timely and calmed all involved. The Warriors went on to down Tuscaloosa County twice to win the title.

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