2014 saw growing pains for some, flashes of potential for others and a marathon of a close for one team on the diamond.

Filled with youth and inexperience, the Benjamin Russell Lady Wildcats struggled for much of the season, but clutch play toward season’s end vaulted them into the playoffs where the Lady ‘Cats went 1-2, losing to Shelby County, rebounding to annihilate Demopolis and coming up short versus Briarwood Christian