June 29, 2012 7:00 a.m. EDINBORO —
With the Cambridge Springs/Saegertown Little League softball team staring elimination in the face, they rose to the occasion by scoring three runs in the final inning to break open a 3-3 tie for the victory. The 6-3 win for coolly nicknamed known SaegerSprings squad in the District 1 finals at Edinboro Elementary School last night forced a decisive winer-take-all if-necessary game. The game will be played tonight at Bertram Park in Saegertown starting at 6 p.m.
In what started out as a pitcher’s duel in the first two innings, SaegerSprings broke the scoreless tie in the top of the third when Kayleen Chaffe scored on an RBI single by Selaina Dragosavac.
The lead would not last long. In the bottom of the fourth, Mclane took the advantage with two runs of their own. An RBI single by pitcher Abbie Staley scored Hailey Carter to knot the game at 1-1. With two outs in the inning, SaegerSprings pitcher Haley Hess found herself in trouble. After walking Maddie Soboleski and Josey Pencille to load the bases, Hess walked her third batter in a row to give up the lead.
It wasn’t long before SeagerSprings regained the lead. The very next inning, with help via two McLane errors and singles by Karlyn Mandi, Chaffe and Dragosavac, they put up a two spot to regain the advantage 3-2.
“This team kept on battling back,” SaegerSprings head coach Jim Delizio said. “I was very impressed that they were able to bounce right back after giving up the lead.”
The see-saw battle continued when McLane tied the game 3-3 in the bottom of the fifth. With one out, first basemen Alma MaMani ripped a triple over the center fielder’s head to put them in good position. Pinch runner Abby Flak would score later in the inning on a wild pitch.
With their season on the brink, SeagerSprings found a boost of energy to push across three runs in the top of the sixth.
“It came down to their seven, eight and nine hitters getting hits,” McLane assistant coach Greg Wells said. “They were able to get key hits when they needed it.”
With a runner on second and one out, the number nine hitter in the order, Olivia Mailliard, came through with the game winning RBI.
“That was such a clutch hit,” Delizio said. “You could tell she was nervous going up there but she was able to get the job done.”
Hess got the win for SaegerSprings pitching six innings allowing three runs on four hits. Hess also struck out 10 batters. Staley was on the losing end going six innings, allowing six runs and striking out seven.
With the playing field back to even, coach Delizio likes his odds in the championship game.
“We definitely have to bring our A game,” he said. “We have a deep team and I feel very confident about our pitching matchup.”
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