Sailor Phillips rounds second in the bottom of the eighth inning.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Barbara Myatt)
Down a run going into the bottom of the eighth inning, the Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school softball team rallied for a 4-3 win over visiting Freedom Christian on Monday to win the Southeastern Athletic Conference tournament and complete a 12-0 season.
Sailor Phillips led off with a triple for CFCA in the eighth and scored the tying run on a hit by her sister, Finley Phillips, who came home with the winning run on a drive by Avery Lassiter.
Finley Phillips pitched a complete game with 11 strikeouts.
The Eagles took a 1-0 lead in the first on a triple by Aubrey Horne and a double by Lassiter.
The hosts tied the score at 2 with a double by Finley Phillips that scored Sailor Phillips.
Avery Lassiter gets the game-winning hit for the Eagles on Monday.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Barbara Myatt)
Finley Phillips is waved home with the winning run by Coach Craig Autry.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Barbara Myatt)
Finley Phillips had 11 strikeouts for Cape Fear Christian in a 4-3 win.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Barbara Myatt)
The Cape Fear Christian Academy middle school softball team won the regular season and tournament championships in the Southeastern Athletic Conference. Kneeling from left are Kaitlyn Ammons, Aubrey Horne, Hailey Dupree and Bristol Stephens. On the second row are Finley Phillips, Kamryn Knight, Bijou Hester, Mae Byrd, Avery Lassiter, Sailor Phillips, Annabelle Scott and Lilyan Dunn. In back are coaches Craig Autry and Sterling Holmes. (Dunn Area Sports Photo/Barbara Myatt)
Both teams are pictured after the championship game.
(Dunn Area Sports Photo/Barbara Myatt)
