Melbourne wins pitcher's duel, advances to softball regional final
Melbourne softball defeated Bloomingdale 2-1 in regional semifinals behind complete game from Addison Balavender and productive at-bats
Melbourne softball took the field 23 hours after initially scheduled on Wednesday, May 13, in the Class 6A, Region 2 semifinals after Tuesday's postponement due to inclement weather. The No. 2-seeded Bulldogs hosted No.
3 Bloomingdale for a spot in the regional final. In a pitcher’s duel, Melbourne freshman Addison Balavender edged out Bloomingdale junior Lindsay Cable as the Bulldogs scored in the bottom of the sixth to win 2-1. “It was a hard-fought team victory,” Melbourne head coach Chris Cottrill said.
“We had runners who were in scoring position multiple times and we kind of let ourselves in a tight game there the whole time. I’m just proud of them for executing when it mattered. ” Balavender set the tone in the circle, throwing a complete game with 1 run allowed on 4 hits.
The freshman struck out 7 Bulls. “It feels great. We’re really happy,” Balavender said.
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