Turns out, the state-ranked Fatima Comets needed those final three runs.
Fatima fended off a frenzied rally by the North Callaway Thunderbirds, who erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning late Wednesday night in the championship of the 19th-annual Fulton Tournament.
North Callaway had the bases loaded with two outs when the Comets finally suppressed the wild comeback on a sharp defensive play to end the game, preserving a 12-10 title victory over the Thunderbirds.
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.