BODYARMOR State Games High School Softball Coaches Announced

BODYARMOR State Games High School Softball Coaches Announced

Registration is open and tryouts have begun!

DURHAM, North Carolina – The BODYARMOR State Games High School Softball Showcase will take place June 19-21 at Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium at UNC Charlotte and Frank Liske Park. The High School Softball Showcase pits the best 15 underclassman players from six North Carolina regions against each other to battle it out in front of college scouts for the gold, silver and bronze medals.

The coaches for each regional team have been selected and are listed below with the head coach listed first and their high school in parentheses:

Region 1 – Ricky Stallings (Perquimans), Greg Brown (Rocky Mount Academy)

Region 2 – Olivia Scott (Whiteville), Morgan King (New Brunswick)

Region 3 – Stephen Hales (Western Harnett), Alexandria Connelly (Green Level), Neil Smith (Scotland), Douglas Norman (Union Pines)

Region 4 – Justin Davies (Hickory Ridge), Amanda Jardina (Independence), Dean Mullinax (South Rowan), Ray Martinez (Cuthbertson)

Region 5 – Danny Way (Eastern Alamance), Mike Williams (Graham), Tina Way (Eastern Alamance), Scott Bell (Western Alamance), Dwayne Turner (Grimsley)

Region 6 – Greg Earl (Crest), Catriona Young (McDowell)

Only high school underclassmen (2024-2026 graduates) are eligible to participate. To register, view regional maps, view tryout dates & locations, or for other general information on the High School Softball Showcase, please visit www.bodyarmorstategames.org.

The BODYARMOR State Games of North Carolina is gearing up for an exciting year of competition in the Charlotte region. The BODYARMOR State Games begin on June 3rd and conclude on June 25th, hosting competitions at venues throughout Charlotte, Concord, Davidson, Matthews, Mooresville, Cornelius, and Indian Trail. Registration is now open for all sports. Athletes can visit www.bodyarmorstategames.org to register for each event.

The 2023 BODYARMOR State Games of North Carolina corporate partners include: BODYARMOR, Truist, Daly Seven, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, Harris Teeter, Jimmy John’s, OrthoCarolina, Capitol Broadcasting Company, HighSchoolOT.com, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Sheetz, Visit Charlotte, Explore Cabarrus, Visit Lake Norman, Visit Mooresville, Morningstar Law Group, Bojangles, Research Triangle Park, and Systel. It is not too late to be part of this year’s BODYARMOR State Games; to become a sponsor contact the North Carolina Amateur Sports office at 919-361-1133 ext. 233.

North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS) is the 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that annually hosts the BODYARMOR State Games of North Carolina and Cycle North Carolina. NCAS is dedicated to the promotion of health, physical fitness and the Olympic Movement in North Carolina. For more information on NCAS and its events, please visit www.ncsports.org.