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Oh what might have been.
Pine Bush had a potential title-clinching run erased in the seventh inning and could not push across five more runners in scoring position over the next five frames. The Bushmen ultimately lost to Lancaster 4-3 in 12 innings in the state Class AAA softball championship at Grand Slam Park in Binghamton on Saturday, June 13.
Section 9 champion Pine Bush finished at 20-4. Lancaster moved to 16-5, repeating as AAA champs.
For a brief shining moment, Pine Bush and its supporters believed the Bushmen had scored what could have been the run that won a state title. Courtney Flynn was standing on second base, the product of a bunt single and stolen base. Two outs passed when Autumn Gove cued a short liner that bounced just in front of the first-base bag and into right field for a double that scored Flynn for a 4-3 lead.
But an appeal from the Lancaster coaches, an umpires' conference and reversal - deeming the ball foul - negated the hit - Gove ultimately struck out, and the game plodded on well into extra innings.
Pine Bush would ultimately put five runners into scoring position in extras but could not produce the tie-breaking run. Lancaster, too, was denied a title-clinching run in the bottom of the seventh but Pine Bush right fielder Silvana Zamonsky gunned down Ava Konieczny trying to score on sacrifice fly, catcher Payton Croce applying the tag.
Pine Bush's luck ran out in the twelfth. Pitcher Avery Ogden hit Konieczny in the elbow - the umpires, again, conferred whether the No. 10 batter had leaned into the pitch but deemed she hadn't. Koniecczny stole second and took third on a passed ball. Leadoff righty hitter Abigail Dimino worked the count to 2-2 and then used an inside-out swing to line a ball toward the right side - the ball eluded the reach of right-handed first baseman Emma Boffalo, and Konieczny's speed provided Zamonsky with no opportunity to reach home in time.
PINE BUSH WINS FRIDAY SEMIFINAL: Softball - Pine Bush rallies late for state AAA semifinal victory
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This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Pine Bush softball falls in marathon AAA state championship
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Pine Bush had a potential title-clinching run erased in the seventh inning and could not push across five more runners in scoring position over the next five frames. The Bushmen ultimately lost to Lancaster 4-3 in 12 innings in the state Class AAA softball championship at Grand Slam Park in Binghamton on Saturday, June 13.
Section 9 champion Pine Bush finished at 20-4. Lancaster moved to 16-5, repeating as AAA champs.
For a brief shining moment, Pine Bush and its supporters believed the Bushmen had scored what could have been the run that won a state title. Courtney Flynn was standing on second base, the product of a bunt single and stolen base. Two outs passed when Autumn Gove cued a short liner that bounced just in front of the first-base bag and into right field for a double that scored Flynn for a 4-3 lead.
But an appeal from the Lancaster coaches, an umpires' conference and reversal - deeming the ball foul - negated the hit - Gove ultimately struck out, and the game plodded on well into extra innings.
Pine Bush would ultimately put five runners into scoring position in extras but could not produce the tie-breaking run. Lancaster, too, was denied a title-clinching run in the bottom of the seventh but Pine Bush right fielder Silvana Zamonsky gunned down Ava Konieczny trying to score on sacrifice fly, catcher Payton Croce applying the tag.
Pine Bush's luck ran out in the twelfth. Pitcher Avery Ogden hit Konieczny in the elbow - the umpires, again, conferred whether the No. 10 batter had leaned into the pitch but deemed she hadn't. Koniecczny stole second and took third on a passed ball. Leadoff righty hitter Abigail Dimino worked the count to 2-2 and then used an inside-out swing to line a ball toward the right side - the ball eluded the reach of right-handed first baseman Emma Boffalo, and Konieczny's speed provided Zamonsky with no opportunity to reach home in time.
PINE BUSH WINS FRIDAY SEMIFINAL: Softball - Pine Bush rallies late for state AAA semifinal victory
[email protected]
X / Twitter: @KenMcMillanTHR
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Pine Bush softball falls in marathon AAA state championship
Continue reading...
