Naples High School Softball

Naples High School graduate Jackie Traina, a sophomore pitcher for Alabama, and two Florida Gulf Coast University players were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-South Region team on Thursday.

Naples High School graduate Jackie Traina and Alabama beat Florida for the second straight day to win the SEC Championship in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sunday.

It’s been so long since the Naples High softball team lost a game in the district tournament that players for Gulf Coast, who ended the Golden Eagles’ season Monday, were just toddlers the last time it happened.

For the first time in 25 years, Naples will not be moving on to the regional softball tournament.

A lengthy postseason drought likely will come to an end this week during the Class 5A-District 14 softball tournament, but which team will win the title is anyone…s guess.

Naples High softball coach Robert Iamurri calls this year’s team a group of fighters. In Saturday’s championship game of the Bill Longshore Memorial Classic, the Golden Eagles showed why.

It wasn’t looking good for the local teams on the second day of the Bill Longshore Memorial Classic.

Naples High opened up the Longshore Memorial tournament Thursday night with a 3-1 victory over Fort Myers High.

Former Naples High softball standout Jackie Traina, a sophomore at the University of Alabama, has been named one of 25 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.

As the strength and popularity of the Bill Longshore Memorial Tournament has grown over the past 16 years, so has the number of teams wanting to play in the annual high school softball event.

District tournament pairings

High school softball results from Tuesday

Bill Longshore Memorial Tournament pairings

High school softball results from Tuesday

Barron Collier ranked No. 3 in Class 6A state poll