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No. 4 Pelham softball could muster just two hits, falling to unbeaten No. 1 seed White Mountains in the Division 3 state semifinal.

"This is the furthest a Pelham girls team has made it since 1996," said Pythons coach Todd Lozeau. "The score just doesn't reflect what our kids left on the field. They played their hearts from the first pitch to the last and I am so proud of them."

Chantal Roussel stroked a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth to lift Pelham's softball team to a 7-6 victory over Franklin in the Division 3 quarterfinals.

Hannah Paitchel celebrated Senior Day in a big way for Pelham, going 4 for 4 with a three-run homer and five RBIs in a 10-3 win over Mascenic while eclipsing the 100-hits mark for her career. The St.Anselm-bound shortstop now has 102 hits for her career.

Sarah Ratcliffe drove in three runs with a triple, and Elissa Mogauro plated in the eventual game-winning run in the sixth with a single as Pelham edged Bishop Brady 8-7.

Tied 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth, Pelham's Hannah Paitchel blasted a 2-run homerun over the fence to break the game open. Pelham would hang out to win 4-1 behind some stellar pitching from Jordan Parece.

Pelham freshman Sarah Ratcliffe continued her tremendous season, going 2 for 3 with two long home runs, three RBIs andthree runs scored as the Pythons beat Sanborn for the second time this year, 9-5.

Erin Long smashed her first homer of the season, a two-run shot in the first inning. From there, Pelham softball rolled 14-2 over Mascenic.

Red-hot Hannah Paitchel hit her first career home run in the bottom of the ninth to lift Pelham to a huge 7-6 victory over Sanborn. Paitchell was 3 for 4 with three runs scored and three RBIs and is 8 for her last 11 at the plate. Freshman Sarah Ratcliffe was also 3 for 4 for the Pythons (5-3) while P.J. Ross hit a home runs and Shayla Johnson was 3 for 4 with three runs scored for Sanborn (6-2).

Freshman Sarah Ratcliffe hit a solo homer, tripled, scored three times and drove home two more runs to lead Pelham to a 9-1 win over Bishop Brady. Hannah Paitchel added three hits and an RBI.