Shamrocks Fall Short After 7th Inning Fireworks

North Harrison fell short 10-8 against powerhouse Lathrop in a game in which the teams battled to a 5-5 draw through the first six innings. In the seventh, the Mules scored five in the top of the inning, while North Harrison scored three in the bottom of the inning to come up two runs short. “I don’t mind a loss like this if we can take something from it,” said coach Brandon Craig. “Our at-bats got better as the game progressed.”

A collision led to an error in the seventh, which led to two runs, while a lost fly ball led to two more. On the other end, the Shamrocks had runners on second and third with nobody out in the first, only for Emma Craig to hit a screamer right at the third baseman, who was standing on the bag and got a double play. It was one of those games in which North Harrison was up to the challenge of playing a powerhouse team, but couldn’t catch the breaks that they needed.

Jayliegh Robins had two singles for the Shamrocks. Ashlynn Gilpatrick had a double, while Kami Gibson, Hunter Stevens, Camden Castleberry, and Rainey Fordyce all had singles. Robins’ second hit could have gone for extra bases and emptied them had not the center fielder sacrificed her body to stop the ball and keep her to a single.

The JV won 11-5 in the nightcap.