Columbia Central High School’s Amber Lockridge recently signed to play softball at Columbia State for the 2011-12 season. She is a power hitter and will be playing first base and outfield for the Lady Chargers. Pictured (left to right) front row: Andrea Lockridge, mother; Amber Lockridge and Danny Lockridge, father. Back row: Brother Robert Childress, Sr. and wife Sister Gwendolyn Childress of the Original Church of God in Mt. Pleasant; Cardin Cobb, Columbia Central Head Softball Coach; Donnie Davis, Amber's long-time Batting Coach; and Johnny Littrell, Columbia State Head Softball Coach.