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Smackover coach Dennis Steele understands the importance of defense in softball, especially up the middle of the field.
“If you get a shortstop, centerfielder and catcher, you’re in pretty good shape,” Steele said. “When you have a shortstop who can handle the defense and make plays, that helps a team out so much.”
Smackover’s Emily Camacho made it through the entire softball season, pitching with a bulky brace on her left knee. The sophomore tore her ACL during volleyball and battled back from surgery in time to help the Lady Bucks to a 17-7 softball season.
The lefthander would pitch 115 1/3 of the team’s 133 1/3 innings this season.