REHOBOTH —They at all times say that it’s by no means over till the ultimate out is recorded.
Senior ace Madison Medeiros fired an entire sport, permitting 5 runs (4 earned) on 9 hits with seven strikeouts, whereas senior slugger Marilena Tsonis cranked the eventual game-winning, two-run homer as Greater New Bedford overcame a three-run deficit within the ultimate inning for an epic 7-5 victory over South Coast Conference rival Dighton-Rehoboth.
“Every year, (Dighton-Rehoboth) has a solid team,” stated Greater New Bedford coach Craig Soares. “It’s a big rivalry, and anytime you come to the park and us two teams are playing, you can flip a coin.”
Trailing 5-2 and all the way down to its ultimate three outs, Greater New Bedford (12-0) shortly obtained a spark to begin the seventh inning, as Savanah DuBois hit a dribbler into the infield and began sprinting. The ensuing throw to first soared excessive and into the appropriate subject nook. The junior proceeded to jog all the best way house, trimming the Bears’ deficit to 5-3.
“She creates a lot of chaos because she is so quick,” stated Soares. “I think that’s what happened there. The catcher knew she had to hurry when she looked up. The next thing you know, the ball’s going down there. My first thought is that I know how fast she is. I wasn’t stopping her. We were going.”
The Bears weren’t completed. Later on within the inning, Anastasia Tsonis roped an RBI single to middle to make it a 5-4 contest. Then, Marilena Tsonis stepped into the field, and waited for her pitch.
“I was excited,” stated Tsonis. “I love those kinds of moments. It happens to me quite often.”
With the sport hanging within the stability, the senior took a mighty hack and linked. The ball ricocheted off a tree simply past the middle subject fence as Greater New Bedford accomplished its unimaginable rally.
“I had a blank mind,” Tsonis stated afterward. “I couldn’t even process what was going on. I hit it, it was gone. Once I got to first, I finally realized: ‘Wow, I actually did it.’”
The Bears would later add an insurance coverage run off an infield single by Hayleigh Silva to make it a 7-5 affair heading into the ultimate body.
From there, Medeiros managed to slam the door shut, sealing the victory.
Eliana Raposo tossed an entire sport for Dighton-Rehoboth, permitting seven runs (six earned) whereas placing out 9. She additionally linked for a three-run homer within the first inning, which gave the Falcons a 3-0 lead on the time.
“This was a playoff-type game,” Soares stated. “This puts us at 12-0, and they were one game behind us. I told them: ‘We’ve got a battle going over there. This is what it’s going to be like heading to the playoffs.’ When you get to the playoffs, every game is action-packed. The difference between making an error or not is going to be the deciding factor in these games. My girls didn’t quit. I’m very proud of them.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com