The South Carolina Badkatz 18U squad, featuring players from Beaufort and the surrounding area, made a historic run to finish in the top six at the USA Softball National Championships in Montgomery, Alabama, last week.

The Badkatz finished the tournament with a 3-2 record, ending with a 6-2 loss to the Ohio Wolfpack, which eventually finished third.

The team was made up of high school standouts from throughout the area, including Battery Creek’s Emily Crosby, McKenzie Young, Margaret Schubert, and Journeigh Doray, and Thomas Heyward Academy’s Cheyenne Strong and Ivy Bryan. Other players included Malena Wright, Smiley Kinloch, Amberly Way, Whitley Weathers, and Anna Grace Dennis.