BELLVILLE — Shelby junior Katie Taylor has been described as the perfect teammate by Whippet softball coach Samantha Martin. Whatever the team needs, Taylor is willing to do. Need a pinch runner?

But now, with tournament time here, they put a premium on starting out games fast and that is exactly what they did in a 12-2 run-rule win over the Shelby Whippets on Tuesday night, May 20 ...