In March, when we did our first SUPER 70 High School Team Rankings for the 2026 season, South Warren High of Bowling Green, Ky. was No. 41.

Today, 44 games later—all victories—the Lady Spartans are No. 1 in the country and play tonight in the state championship game after a 10-0 five inning run-rule victory over a very good Highlands High team Friday.

Saturday’s season finale may not be so easy, however; Bullitt Spin High from Mt. Washington, Ky., which finished No. 2 in the state in most polls, is 32-4 and has an outstanding lefty pitcher in senior Mackenzie Mingus.

Mackenzie is 12-1 with a 1.10 ERA and has 127 K’s in 83 innings pitch and is also tearing it up with the bat as she has a .491 batting average with five home runs and 50 RBIs in 34 games.

Offensively, the lineup is loaded with powerful and explosive hitters that have a collective .435 batting average.

The game starts at 7 pm EST and can be seen on pay sites NFHS and PrepSpin.

What’s at stake?

With a win, South Warren not only wins its first state championship in softball, it will also finish as the 2026 Line Drive Media National Champion after not only beating the best in Kentucky but also state champions in Alabama and Florida.

So… no pressure!

Yes, there’s a lot on the table after a wonderful season of play across the nation… but isn’t that what makes sports so wonderful? Being able to control your own destiny?

And you know that Head Coach Kelly Reynolds and her outstanding players wouldn’t have it any other way!

— Brentt Eads/Line Drive Media

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SOUTH WARREN LADY SPARTANS KHSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NOTES (June 13, 2026)

TEAM TOTALS

44-0 record | .483 AVG | 557 R | 500 H | 119 2B | 26 3B | 72 HR | 524 RBI | 186 SB | 1.00 ERA

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STATE LEADERS

• McLAINE HUDSON — state leader with 28 home runs
• PARKER WILLOUGHBY — state leader with 85 RBIs

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PROJECTED BATTING ORDER

1. #19 McLAINE HUDSON (SR.) — .737 AVG | 98-133 | 28 HR | 80 RBI | 108 R | 49 SB
2. #4 HADLEY BORDERS (SR.) — .558 AVG | 63-113 | 5 HR | 63 RBI | 82 R | 40 SB
3. #11 PARKER WILLOUGHBY (SR.) — .548 AVG | 68-124 | 12 HR | 85 RBI | 66 R | 18 SB
4. #18 LAYLA OGDEN (SR.) — .500 AVG | 64-128 | 14 HR | 66 RBI | 41 R | 4 SB
5. #8 KINLEIGH RUSSELL (SR.) — .470 AVG | 55-117 | 2 HR | 55 RBI | 36 R | 8 SB
6. #17 KEEGAN PRUITT (SO.) — .425 AVG | 51-120 | 6 HR | 43 RBI | 46 R | 23 SB
7. #10 COURTNEY NORWOOD (JR.) — .272 AVG | 22-81 | 1 HR | 21 RBI | 12 R | 2 SB
8. #7 KAYLEE WILSON (SR.) — .298 AVG | 31-104 | 0 HR | 28 RBI | 35 R | 6 SB
9. #14 KALIE KUZMA (8TH) — .427 AVG | 41-96 | 3 HR | 28 RBI | 45 R | 8 SB

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DUAL ACES

COURTNEY NORWOOD (JR.)

• • 25-0 | 124.2 IP | 199 K / 19 BB | 1.07 ERA

LAYLA OGDEN (SR.)

• • 18-0 | 72.2 IP | 109 K / 18 BB | 0.77 ERA

The TWO COMBINED:

• • 43-0 | 197.1 IP | 308 K / 37 BB | 0.96 ERA

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STATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS

• 12-0 vs Oldham County

• 4-3 vs Madison Central

• 10-0 vs Highlands

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STATE TOURNAMENT TOTAL:

• 26 runs scored vs. 3 runs allowed

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CLOSING NOTE — SENIOR CLASS OF 2026

Six seniors. One last game in South Warren colors.

#19 McLAINE HUDSON, #11 PARKER WILLOUGHBY, #18 LAYLA OGDEN, #8 KINLEIGH RUSSELL, #4 HADLEY BORDERS, and #7 KAYLEE WILSON close the 2026 season as the core of a historic run:

• Hudson leads the state in home runs and sets the tone at the top…
• Willoughby leads the state in RBIs and anchors the middle…
• Ogden delivers as a two-way force in the circle and at the plate…
• Russell provides steady production and balance in the lineup…
• Borders brings consistency, speed, and pressure at the top of the order…
• Wilson completes a senior group defined by execution, defense, and lineup depth.

Together, they carried South Warren from opening day to the final game with one standard: win every night.

One game remains. One final opportunity to finish 45-0 and bring home the first state championship in program history.