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May 24, 2012

SOFTBALL: Pirates fall in eight to North Harrison, 3-1

Charlestown ends season with 22-5 record

BY CHUCK LEDBETTER JR. sports@newsandtribune.com

RAMSEY — The Charlestown softball team built an early edge on Wednesday night, but North Harrison roared back to steal a 3-1 victory in eight innings in the Class 3A North Harrison Sectional semifinals.

North Harrison took the lead in the top of eighth on a wild pitch. Starting pitcher Alli Webster worked out of 12 tricky spots for Charlestown (22-5). She pitched eight innings and allowed three earned runs on six hits. Webster faced her toughest moment in the seventh inning.

Alyssa McAfee got the win for North Harrison (24-5). She pitched 2 2/3 shutout innings. McAfee struck out two, walked two and gave up two hits.

Charlestown scored its only run of the game on a groundout by Webster in the first inning.

North Harrison never surrendered the lead after the eighth, scoring two runs on an RBI single by Miranda Whelen and a wild pitch.

North Harrison advances to tonight’s championship game versus Salem, which defeated Brownstown in Wednesday’s first semifinal 5-4.



N. HARRISON    000 100 02—3 6 1

C’TOWN    100 100 00—1 6 2

    W — McAfee. L — Webster (21-5). HR — K. House (NH).

    Records — North Harrison 24-5, Charlestown 22-5.

 

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