Winter Springs was down to its final out Thursday in an FHSAA Class 6A softball regional quarterfinal when Kenzie Cox entered the batter’s box.
“It was so nerve-wrecking. I was just looking for my pitch. I wasn’t going to chase anything,” Cox said. “And then she throws me a couple balls; I took a strike, and the next pitch was my pitch.”
Cox made contact to left centerfield to extend the game. The clutch hit, which scraped the glove above the head of the shortstop, scored Kendyl Gaffney from second base and drew the Bears into a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning.