After getting two unearned runs to tie the game with two outs in the seventh inning, the No. 3 Cougars got a clutch run-scoring single from catcher Samantha Dulski with two outs in the top of the eighth for a 3-2 comeback win over the host No. 6 Falcons.
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Seemingly in control with a 2-0 lead going into the pivotal seventh, Severna Park All-Metro senior pitcher Kaila Jenkins walked three straight Cougars to load the bases. With two outs, Amanda Santoni hit a hard grounder that went through Falcons sophomore shortstop Jennifer Haag to tie the game at 2.
In the eighth, Dulski lined an off-speed pitch from Jenkins to right-center to score the game-winner.
"With Chesapeake and Severna Park, it always comes down to something weird, something you don't see all the time and that was the case. I just told the kids I was proud how they stayed in there - it was great for a young team to respond like that," Chesapeake coach Don Ellenberger said.
Back-to-back doubles from Katie Bollino and Jenkins provided a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning for the Falcons, who also squandered a late lead against Spalding in last weekend's Cavalier Classic - ending up falling 4-2.
• No. 7 C.M. Wright 7, No. 10 Fallston 6 // Back-to-back home runs in the top of the fourth inning from Katie McCauley and Cynthia Foster and a home run by Nikki Harneter in the sixth helped propel the visiting Mustangs (11-1, 5-0) past the Cougars in an Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference Chesapeake Division game. McCauley was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and Chelsea Funk pitched seven innings with five strikeouts and no walks. Jess Bandzwolek's grand slam in the bottom of the seventh pulled Fallston (10-4, 3-2) within one, but it could not overcome the early deficit. "We've always had battles with Fallston and they've had some good wins [this season]. We gave them some openings and they took advantage," Mustangs coach Joe Dunch said.
• No. 8 Roland Park 15, Friends 5 // Barb Seaman had four goals and four assists and Cate Goytisolo had a hat trick for the host Reds (8-1).
• No. 2 McDonogh 13, Spalding 5 // Brittany Mallory led all scorers with three goals and two assists as the host Eagles (13-0) remained unbeaten.
• No. 10 Severn 12, Mount de Sales 7 // Erin Russell had a hat trick to power the host Admirals (7-6) past the Sailors.
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• No. 6 Severna Park 8, Chesapeake-AA 7 // With two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Pat O'Keefe capped the Falcons' comeback with a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam to ruin the Cougars' upset bid. A few batters prior to O'Keefe's heroics, Greg Aiken got the rally going for Severna Park (9-2) with a pinch-hit, two-run single, bringing the score to 7-4.
