Pace nearly won a 6A state softball championship last week, falling 5-1 to Bartow in the championship game.
It was the third consecutive year the Patriots made the state tourney, and their first trip to the final since winning it all in 2007. The good news for Pace is a number of key players will be back in 2024, including one of the nation’s top pitchers in Jayden Heavener, an LSU commit.
