Orange Beach Softball Player In Running For "National Player Of The Week"

R. Ken Cooper • April 30, 2024

Kaylee (KG) Favors is an Orange Beach Makos pitcher

Kaylee G. Favors - Orange Beach Picture, Photo by Brent Williams, Wolf Bay Media

Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – In a battle of top-ranked high school softball teams this past Friday night in Pace, Florida, the Orange Beach Makos shutout the Pace Patriots 2-0. The Makos' pitcher, Kaylee Favors, threw a dominant shutout, striking out 16 batters.

The victory extended Orange Beach's winning streak on the road to eight games, pushing their record to 36-1 this season. Pace's defeat ended their 24-game home winning streak and dropped their record to 21-2.

Orange Beach softball is currently (4/29) ranked 4th in the nation and 1st in the Alabama 4A division.

Orange Beach continued their strong performance into the playoffs, shutting out St. Michael Catholic Cardinals with a 15-0 victory on Monday night. This season, Orange Beach has won 28 games by a margin of seven or more runs.

Since Friday, the Makos have been playing at home. As of today, they've won all of additional games.

Favors has been a reliable force on the mound for Orange Beach, recording at least five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. Kaitlynn Robertson provided the offensive spark for the Makos, going 1-for-3 batting in both of the Mako’s runs Friday night.

Kaylee Favors, who committed to play college softball at South Carolina, has obtained national attention from Sports Illustrated high school SBLive. At the time of this writing,she is ranked 2nd for the Nation's "Player of the Week" and only trails by less than 200 votes to be #1. You can vote HERE to help a local achieve the top goal.

Favors’ performance on the mound this year has made her a contender for the High School Athlete of the Week. You can vote for her by clicking here. (No registration necessary. It takes several seconds for the voting widget to load on the page.) Voting closes on Monday, May 6, at 9:59 CDT.

The Makos have an outstanding 38-1 record so far this season. The only loss was a 6 to 2 defeat to Class 6A seventh-ranked Hazel Green in the championship game of the Hoover Classic tournament. The loss occurred on a Saturday, April 20th, after the Makos had played 8 games in 3 days.

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