KP Softball Goes Back To Back

It was definitely a game for the ages, but, when you get to this point of the season, it should be.

Playing for its second Division 1 State Championship in as many years, the King Philip softball team was up to the challenge, but so was its opponent, Amherst.  When the final out was recorded, it was once again the Warriors holding up the State Champion trophy on Worcester State University's Rockwood Field.

KP outlasted the Hurricanes, 1-0, to close out the season a perfect 26-0.

When asked about the perfect season and earning a second straight state title, KP Coach Jim Leonard held nothing back and noted that was what they were shooting for.

"That was our plan. [With] what we saw from (Meg) Rico last year, we knew that we had a balanced roster that could make a run," the coach said. "We had the right girls step up at the right time; give all the credit to those girls. To go 26-0 that's real hard work and I'm real proud of those girls."

Check Wrentham Patch tomorrow morning for a full game story.