SOFTBALL

A South first round: #10-South Portland vs. #7-Noble

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

SOUTH PORTLAND 5, NOBLE 4

Julia Flaherty hit an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning and No. 10 South Portland beat No. 7 Noble 5-4 in a Class A South first-round softball game on Tuesday in North Berwick. 

South Portland advances to face No. 2 Biddeford in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Eliza House and Mia Micucci hit RBI singles as South Portland (8-8) scored three times in the fourth inning to pull within a run, 4-3. Elise Connor tied it on a solo home run in the fifth inning. 

Lexi Volinsky had a double for Noble (9-7), which scored two runs in the first and single runs in the second and third to take a 4-0 lead. Kiersten Davis was 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. 

Micucci earned the win for South Portland, allowing three runs on seven hits, while walking three and striking out 11. 



Records1234567RHE
South Portland8-80003200583
Noble9-72110000473
Batteries—Micucci and Connor; Davis and Druge.
WP—Micucci.
LP—Davis.
2B—N, Volinsky.
HR—SP, Connor.
Repeat hitters—SP, Connor, Whitten, Flaherty; N, Davis, Robinson.