What started out as a surefire win for Tutor Time in the Norwalk women's rec softball playoffs, turned out to be anything but. Tutor Time staked out a commanding 9-0 lead after three innings against Preferred Printing, only to see the lead disappeartwice. Tutor Time survived the scare though and will play in the league championship thanks to a walk-off RBI single by Michelle Knapp, winning 12-11.
"We don't give up. We never give up," Knapp said of her team. "Tonight we hung in there. We're going to win the championship."
After dropping a fly ball in center, Knapp resolved to put the offense on her back and delivered with a bases-clearing double in the third. Christina Parra followed with a two-run single to put Tutor Time up by nine runs. Preferred Printing chipped away at the lead scoring four runs in the fifth and five runs in the sixth. Chris Mignone crushed a two-run double to tie the game.
Tutor Time took the lead right back in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI double by Stephanie Barbosa. Parra drove her in on the very next pitch, putting her team up 11-9. Preferred Printing would not go away, however, as Madyson Whitehead ripped a two-run single through the left side to tie the game once again. They were unable to push across the go ahead run and Tutor Time would not be denied. After a walk and two singles, Knapp ripped a liner over the shortstop's head to send Tutor Time to the league championship, which will be held next Thursday.
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