BY ROGER SMITH
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley’s Bailee Hall is the Kirk & Crum Law Firm Player of the Week.

Hall opened the 2026 softball season with the kind of week few players can match, dominating in the circle and delivering at the plate. She helped power the Lady Panthers to a 4-0 start, highlighted by a no-hitter against rival Tolsia, a dramatic comeback win over Man and a mercy-rule rout of East Ridge.

Hall set the tone March 23 in an 11-0, five-inning shutout of Tolsia, turning in one of the most dominant performances of the young season. She fired a five-inning no-hitter, striking out 11 and walking one. The only Tolsia runner reached on an error.

Hall also starred at the plate in that opener, going 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and two RBIs as Tug Valley flexed its power in the season’s first week.

Two days later, Hall again delivered in a tougher test as the Lady Panthers rallied past Man 4-3 in a game moved to Chapmanville because of wet field conditions. She collected two hits, including a double, and scored twice, then added two innings of relief work in the circle with two strikeouts to help keep Tug Valley within striking distance before the late comeback.

Tug Valley closed the stretch March 26 with a 19-3 road win over East Ridge, and Hall again helped lead the way. She earned the win in the circle, striking out seven without issuing a walk while allowing just three hits, and added two more hits at the plate as the Lady Panthers rolled to another mercy-rule victory.