We are. . . Wayne County!

All is well in the softball universe, at least the Wayne County Softball universe that is. We bounced back admirably tonight following last nights trip to the wood shed.

Tonight we beat Decatur County 4-1 in a game that never was in question. It would have been easy for the girls to lay down, say they'd had a good time, and relish in the honor that comes from just making it to the state tournament. Not our girls, they came here to win and they showed it tonight. Our victory puts us among the top five teams in the state and gave us the reputation that we are not a team that gives up when up against the wall.

Every game we play now is an elimination game. We lose, we go home. The girls seem to relish the position we are in. Our battle cry has become, "We are. . . Wayne County!" An homage to the Thundering Herd of Marshall University who refused to give up in the face of adversity. While the heights we must climb are nothing when compared to that of those who carried the torch for a devastated Marshall team, we do have mountains to climb.

We are the smallest community represented here, we are the first team from Wayne County to ever earn a bid to the Dixie Youth State tournament in softball, and not many people have given us a chance. We refuse to listen to the reasons why we cannot win but instead we choose to focus on why not. Why not Wayne County?

These girls are special. They all have contributed something positive to each win we have notched in our belt this far, that is what a team does. We may be from a small town, but our desire to win is by no means small. We may be the first, but someone always must blaze the way.

So again I ask, Why not Wayne County? I can't think of a single reason why.