Emily Thompson never knew what it was like to hit the ball, touch them all and have her moment in the sun until she delivered what was, to date, the biggest hit of her young softball career on Monday, April 10. But for sure, she picked a heck of a time to whack the first home run of her career.

“I was trying not to think of the count. I just wanted to see the ball and hit it,” said the sophomore, who belted a one-out solo shot to left-center field on an 0-2 count in the top of the seventh inning to give Southern Regional the go-ahead run in a 4-1 victory over Shore Conference Class A South…