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Father’s Day took a scary turn for one of the elite 14U programs in the nation as Mark Campbell’s OC Batbusters team saw standout 2021 pitcher/first baseman Lacie Ham get struck in the temple with a line drive that, according to one source, is listed as a skull fracture.
A Facebook photo posted by the incoming sophomore’s mother, Emily, shows her resting in bed with the initial report being that she has swelling and is in ICU, but should be fine in a few days.
Lacie’s father, Russell, told Extra Inning Softball this afternoon that, “She’s doing better (and is) stable. She still has a huge headache from the impact. They’re giving her morphine to help. (It will be) a couple of more days so they can monitor her. She’s a tough chick and will be back soon!”
The Batbusters-Campbell team was ranked in April by Extra Inning Softball as the #1 team at the 14U age division and Ham is a key piece of the talented team. She was described by one scout as “a fiery competitor with good spin and location” and has been scouted by SEC and ACC teams.
Other standouts on the team include 2022 catcher Jocey Erickson, an early verbal to Oklahoma; 2022 pitcher Olivia Gigante, who is uncommitted but has major Power 5 schools after her; 2021 infielder Laia Macarioa, who is committed to Oregon and 2021 shortstop Reagan Walsh, a Florida Gator verbal.
Ranked as the #16 Southern California player in the 2021 class by SoCalSidelines.com, she went 11-3 as a freshman at Murietta Mesa (Murietta, California) with 56 K’s in 62 innings and compiled a 1.23 ERA.
This year she backed up the returning CIF Player of the Year, Autumn Pease, who’s committed to Idaho State, and compiled a 2.02 ERA while limiting opposing batters to a .246 batting average.
Lacie also made our YouTube channel when she pitched to a baseball-playing classmate at her high school:
The staff at Extra Inning Softball wishes Lacie a speedy recovery with our thoughts and prayers going out to her and the Ham family.