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Lafayette Fastpitch Softball

The Lafayette Lady General Fastpitch Softball team is a high school softball team in Lexington, Kentucky. Lafayette Senior High School is a part of the Fayette County Public Schools System, located in the 43rd District of the state of Kentucky and the 11th Region, making the Lady Generals’ top competitors Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Tates Creek High School, Lexington Christian Academy, Henry Clay High School, Bryan Station High School, Scott County High School, and more. The Lady Generals have placed in the KHSAA Softball State Tournament four times, in the seasons of 1998, 1999, 2004, and 2011, and hold numerous Champion titles of the 43rd District and 11th Region of Kentucky throughout the past 22 years in which fastpitch softball has been in existence at Lafayette.

History

Head Coach Mark Montgomery transitioned the Lafayette Softball team from slowpitch to fastpitch in 1995, and Lafayette became one of the premier fastpitch programs in Kentucky with a winning percentage of .727 for the first 5 seasons. Lafayette was ranked as high as 3rd in the KHSAA State polls even in the softball program’s early years. Coach Montgomery passed what was now the Lafayette tradition to Allison Denton, where she led the softball program to success for 2 years with a .778 winning percentage before passing the tradition to Vic Travis in 2002. Lafayette has seen three coaches in the past who have established the foundation for the program which ranks 9th in the top 10 for most wins all-time in the state of Kentucky. Since, the Lady Generals have seen three additional Head Coaches, Dana Taylor (2007-2011), Shane Weaver (2012-2013), and Kevin Stephens (2014-present), and continue to be competitors in Central Kentucky and throughout the state. McKenzie Field was built on Lafayette’s campus in the program’s early years, named after former Principal Mike McKenzie, and continues to be played on today. The Lady Generals have played in the Region 11 Tournament at the University of Kentucky Softball Complex and the KHSAA State Tournament at the complex in Owensboro, Kentucky, and travel to Florida annually for spring break tournaments and additional games. Lafayette has been home to several honorary fastpitch softball players including 1998 “Miss Softball” Kendra Hinerman, many Kentucky 1st Team All-State Honors Players, 2nd Team All-State Honors Players, and Honorable Mention All-State Honors Players, in addition to players selected yearly for the Kentucky East/West All-Stars.

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