| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Stark Regional | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pelham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
Everything seemed to be going wrong for the Pelham softball team Wednesday in the Division 2 opening round — until the seventh inning.
Trailing underdog John Stark 5-3 in the seventh, thanks largely to four errors that led to four unearned runs, the No. 3-seed Pythons scored five runs with two outs to escape with an 8-6 victory.
Senior standout Sarah Ratcliffe was the final hero, slugging a walkoff three-run homer to end the game. She finished with four RBIS, but she was hardly the only hitting star for the Pythons.
Freshman Jess Slaton was 4 for 4 with two doubles and scored twice and junior Madison Burke was 3 for 4 with two runs scored and an RBI and had a ket hit in the seventh.
"We were lucky to pull it out, but we'll take it,: said Pelham coach Todd Lozeau.
Pelham (14-3) will now host Pembroke at 5 p.m. Saturday in the quarterfinals.
Pelham (8): Slaton rf 4-2-4, A.Bevens 2b 5-1-0, Ratcliffe dp 3-1-2, Morin p 3-0-0, E.Bevens ss 3-0-2, Pratt 1b 4-0-0, Fisher c 4-1-2, Vawter pr 0-1-0, Pierce 3b 4-0-0, Burke cf 4-2-3, Lee lf 0-0-0. Totals 34-8-13
RBI: Slaton, Ratcliffe 4, Fisher, Burke
WP: Morin; LP: Dowst
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