Big last inning rally earns Medina a victory in the non league softball season opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina shortstop Savannah Jo Thompson gets ready to put the tag on JFK’s Danielle Odojewski during the Mustangs non league season opening win at Vets Park this afternoon.
Putting together a clutch last inning rally, Medina nipped visiting JFK 12-11 in a season opening non league softball game at Vets Park this afternoon.
Trailing 11-7, Medina rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to claim the win on a two-run error and RBI hits by Savannah Jo Thompson, Molly Cook and Harmoni Wilson which plated the game winner.
JFK had rallied from a 7-6 deficit to take the 11-7 lead by scoring four times in the top of the sixth and once in the top of the seventh.
Earlier, Medina scored twice in the first inning on a triple by Lilah Class and a two-run homer by Samantha Heschke, three times in the third on two errors and a fielders choice play and twice in the fifth on an infield out and an RBI single by Isabelle Perez for a 7-6 lead.
Samantha Heschke delivers a pitch for Medina. She registered 8 strikeouts on the day..
