Hance makes it to Nationals

Choctaw tribal member Halle Hance and her teammates on the Fort Scott Community College Softball program recently won the first KJCCC Championship in school history.

The Lady Hounds went 4-0 during the course of the KJCCC Tournament after defeating KCKCC in the first round 3-2. In the second round, FSCC defeated the #1 seed Johnson County, 9-6 then Neosho in the semi-finals 9-6. The championship battle led back to JCCC, the Lady Hounds got up 5-1 and didn’t look back after a 11-9 victory.

FSCC has currently won 39 games which is the most in school history and 16 victories during KJCCC play. In the final 18 games of the season, they were 15-3 leading the NJCAA National Tournament, a prestigious event that showcases the top college softball teams in the nation.

The team fought hard but ultimately lost the second game of Nationals and were eliminated, but still made history.