Hattie Macumber is a name for the future but what she is doing right now already merits star status.
Macumber struck out 15, walked four and scattered three hits in six innings to lead Willcox 8-10 All-Stars to the state softball championship with a 4-2 win Saturday night over Cave Creek Cactus Foothills.
Macumber’s pitching performances in the state tournament at Sierra Vista:
| Date | Opponent | Result | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| 7/15 | Goodyear | W/7-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 7/16 | Round Valley | W/17-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7/19 | Thornydale | W/12-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 7/20 | Cactus Foothills | W/2-1 (7) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| 7/23 | Cactus Foothills | W/4-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
Macumber had a total of 71 strikeouts and 16 walks in 26 innings with seven hits and two earned runs allowed.
Her batting with a triple and home run and three RBIs was also essential in the win over Cactus Foothills for the title.
Cactus Foothills took a 1-0 lead in the second inning but Willcox rallied for a run in the third after she tripled with one out. She later scored on a fielder’s choice.
Willcox’s three runs on her inside-the-park home run in the fifth increased the lead to 4-1. The home run plated Jayleen Aguirre (who doubled) and Allyson (walked to lead off the inning).
Cactus Foothills scored a run in the bottom of the sixth but didn’t mount a rally because Macumber retired three of the last four batters she faced.
STATE CHAMPIONS: WEST REGION ASSIGNMENTS
Nogales 8-10 Baseball (No regional for this age group)
Rincon 9-11 Baseball (No regional for this age group)
Willcox 8-10 Softball (No regional for this age group)
Sunnyside 50/70 Baseball: Nogales Host Team (Nogales: July 22-28)
Nogales Juniors Baseball (Bend, Oregon: Aug. 3-11)
Nogales Seniors Baseball (Oakland: July 20-27)
Thornydale Juniors Softball: Marana Host Team (Arthur Pack: July 22-28)
SATURDAY, JULY 23
STATE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: LITCHFIELD (D-2)
Sidewinder 7, Sunnyside 0 (Championship)
Sunnyside’s run of 10 straight wins in elimination games came to an end in the championship round against Peoria.
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Sunnyside 16, Alaska 6
S. California 16, Nogales 5
Sunnyside improved to 3-0 in the regional tournament by run-ruling Alaska in six innings.
Josue Espinoza hit two home runs and produced five runs while going 3 for 4 with three runs.
Santos Lopez went 3 for 4 with two triples, a run and two RBIs, and Luis Torres hit a two-run double.
Torres also pitched strongly in 4 2/3 innings of relief, scattering five hits with two earned runs to go with nine strikeouts and two walks.
SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: OAKLAND
Hawaii 7, Nogales 0
Nogales was limited to two hits (by Roberto Hernandez and Ralph Felix) in its loss to Hawaii, sending it to the elimination bracket.
STATE SOFTBALL 8-10: SIERRA VISTA (D-8)
Willcox 4, Cactus Foothills 2 (Championship)
JUNIOR SOFTBALL WEST REGION: ARTHUR PACK (D-5)
Federal Way (WA) 8, Thornydale 1
Marana 18, La Grande (OR) 8
Colusa (N. Cal) 18, Thornydale 7 (Elimination)
SUNDAY, JULY 24
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Sunnyside vs. S. California, 10 a.m.
Nogales vs. N. California, 10 a.m.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL WEST REGION: ARTHUR PACK (D-5)
Marana vs. Summerlin (NV), 10:30 a.m.
MONDAY, JULY 25
JUNIOR SOFTBALL WEST REGION: ARTHUR PACK (D-5)
Thornydale vs. TBD, 5 p.m. (Consolation)
SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: OAKLAND
Nogales vs, TBD, 4 p.m.
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