Late Magic Carries Spring Hill (Again)

BELLEVIEW - Still waiting.

No complaints, mind you. A win is, after all, a win. And in the State Tournament, it takes the team that acquires it another step toward its goal - a championship.

Spring Hill's Belles Division (ages 13-15) All-Stars waited until their final at-bat, for the second-straight game, to acquire the necessary offense to edge a tough Mulberry team, 4-3 Saturday in the Dixie League State Softball Tournament at Belleview Sports Complex.

The seventh-inning rally against Mulberry - Spring Hill beat Franklin County by scoring six runs with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to break a 3-3 tie - was the first time in the game Spring Hill had the lead, and it was the third run it produced without the benefit of a hit. It started with a walk to Brooke Young, who stole second and scored when Megan Baker's ground ball was booted.

"We're scratching and clawing," said Spring Hill Head Coach Louie Caiazzo. "I'm still waiting for the bats to wake up. I wish they'd stop giving me a freakin' heart attack."