White Birch nips Banes in season opener

White Birch pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to outlast Banes 19-18 in a season opening Medina Women’s Softball “A’ League game Monday evening.

Brynn Howell had a walk off single to drive in the game winner for White Birch.

Anna Lewis and Dana Siffringer both had 4 hits on the evening for White Birch as Ella Lewis; Stacy Buckland both had 3; Aubrey Lewis, Kenzie Muck and Howell 2 and Rebekah Hoffee 1. Anna Lewis’ hits included 2 triples and a home run, Aubrey Lewis’ a home run, Buckland’s a triple as Muck and Howell both had doubles.

Teri Scharlau had 4 hits and Lindsay Chatt and Grace Capstick 3 each for Banes. Chatt had a home run and a double and Scharlau a triple and double as Morgan Allis also had a home run.

Banes tied the game 12-12 in the sixth inning by scoring 6 runs on a triple by Rileigh McCabe, singles by Capstick, Sue Seefeldt, Jami Chatt and Scharlau along with a double by Jen Masse and home run by Lindsay Chatt

Banes went ahead 18-15 in the top of the seventh by scoring 6 on singles by Capstick, Connie Heschke, Jami Chatt, Amy Lavender, Scharlau a sac fly by Sue Seefeldt and doubles by Lindsay Chatt and Jen Masse.

However, White Birch answered both times first with 3 runs in the bottom of the sixth to go back up 15-12 and then with 4 in the last of the seventh to claim the narrow 19-18 win.