Locals do well in USFA World Series win

Kennedy Hebert from Morgan City High School and Allyssa Young from Hanson Memorial are members of the La Starz 2000 softball team that won the USFA World Series in Panama City Beach, Florida, on Saturday. The tournament was held July 12-18.
The team played straight through the winner’s bracket, outscoring their opponents 44-3 and played error free defense through the entire double-elimination tournament.
In the World Series, La Starz 2000 defeated Georgia Threat, 9-2, and Indiana Fillies Fastpitch, 7-0, in pool play. In bracket play they defeated Louisville Lady Sluggers, 1-0; Texas Storm, 11-0; Atlanta Flames, 10-0; Tipton Stars, 13-2, and Tipton Stars again in the finals, 9-1. Games against Storm, Flames and both Stars games were all won by run rule.
In the tournament, Hebert had eight hits with a .571 average; seven singles, one home run, five RBIs, and eight runs scored. Young had also had eight hits with a .571 average; six singles, two doubles, six RBIs and four runs scored. Neither player struck out during the tournament.
Hebert finished the season with a .518 batting average and Young had a .441 average.
La Starz 2000 is comprosed of young women from south Louisiana and Texas.