After a great contest in the final game, the Darlings lost to Powhatan by only one while the Angels also lost to the undefeated Amelia by one in extra innings. Finally, the Belles beat Goochland to win the championship title in one of its four wins by slaughter rule. On July 20, the Belles will compete in the Dixie State Tournament and, if they are successful, will progress to the World Series, which will be held in Powhatan on August 3.
In only four years, FGSL has had seven district championship teams. Tournament (All-Star) teams are made up of players from FGSL’s regular season teams. In the 2012 season, the league had the greatest number of teams and players in its 16 year history. Most players on Fluvanna’s travel teams and school teams today started with, and many still play, for FGSL.
FGSL’s philosophy is that they are in the people business: family fun and learning great values. With more than one hundred families participating each year, many girls growing into higher levels of softball and so many championship teams, this philosophy must be working.
To top it all off, two days after winning the championship, FGSL also won the first place trophy for best float in the Scottsville Fourth of July parade.
