Shortstop Amanda Cannon doubled home third baseman Russ Hardy to cap a four-run comeback by Harris Garage Door, which secured the top summer coed softball seed July 15 with a 22-21 win over Cemex in nine innings.
Hardy was the last of four runs to score, all with no outs, for Harris, which avenged its only loss and dropped Cemex to 7-3 and second place in the league, presented by the Camp Verde Parks and Recreation department.
“We feel like we won that game three times,” said Lizbeth Fullbright, head coach and pitcher for Harris, which entered the bottom of the ninth down three runs. “It was pretty late by the time we were done.”
Harris can win the Camp Verde coed softball league crown for the third straight year if the team wins the championship, which will begin at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Butler Park.
“We’ve won championships before in Camp Verde — the core of our team was the same,” Fullbright said. “I know Cemex is very good and also very competitive, but if we’re hitting and we’re good on our defense, we’ll be good.
“Some nights, you’re just off or could go either way, but I have confidence in the team I have right now.”
Also scoring were Fullbright’s courtesy runner, Jamie Emory, Fullbright’s daughter, Cherise, and first baseman Chad Harris — son of company owner and team sponsor Jeff Harris.
For the full story and more photos, please see the Wednesday, July 22, issue of the Camp Verde Journal.
