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Softball Defeats Taft to win Class A Western New England Championship

Jade Marlowe ’15 drove in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead Westminster to an exciting 4-3 victory over Taft in the Class A Western New England Championship game May 17, capping a 16-1 season for the Martlets. Playing in front of a large home crowd, Brenna Monroe ’17 pitched a gem, and Emily Samar ’18 caught a strong game against a formidable Taft team.
 
Catherine Crawley ’16 had three singles and two stolen bases for Westminster, while Mackenzie Griffith ’17 and Ashlee White ’18 also contributed timely hits. Defensively, Marlowe made numerous strong plays at third base and was the fielding star of the game. Outfielders Crawley, Griffith and Kaitlyn McCausland ’16 had important catches throughout the afternoon.
 
The contest was filled with drama, lead changes and many close plays. Taft jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. However, in the fourth inning, the Westminster bats came alive. Marlowe and Samar opened the frame with base hits, and Ashlee White ’18 drove in a run with a single. Mackenzie Griffith ’17 then doubled to score two runs. Backed by excellent pitching and flawless defense, the Black and Gold took a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning. Taft opened with back-to-back singles, and had runners on first and third with no one out. Marlowe then fielded a sharply hit ground ball at third base and threw the Taft runner out as she tried to score. White got the second out with a nice play at shortstop, before a single by the Rhinos tied the game at 3-3.
 
In the bottom of the seventh, the Martlets answered. Crawley had her third hit of the day and promptly stole second on a close play with dust flying. Gabby Brown ’17 then popped out to right field, and Crawley tagged and slid safely into third base. After Monroe was intentionally walked, Marlowe then lined a single to right field to bring home Crawley in one of the most exciting finishes for Westminster softball. The victory was the seventh Western New England title within eight years for the Martlets.
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