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The softball team (22-7) defeated Jefferson Community College (15-10) 4-3 on a walk-off hit in extra innings on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
After Jefferson took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth, Meghan Matan (Shaker\/Latham) led off the bottom half of the inning with a single. Matan stole second and advanced to third on a fielder’s choice, and then Natalie Triano (Colonie\/Albany) tied the game with an RBI single.<\/p>\n
Jefferson threatened late in the seventh with runners on second and third with one out when they tried executing a suicide squeeze. Matan fielded the bunt cleanly and threw to Molly McDonough (Lansingburgh\/Lansingburgh), who was covering third and tagged the runner out as she was retreating back. Kate Cahrenger (Waterford-Halfmoon\/Waterford) got the very next batter to fly out to end the inning.<\/p>\n
The game went into extra-innings where the Cannoneers broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the eighth going up 3-1. Cherish Kilventon (Cohoes\/Cohoes) came in to relieve Cahrenger with one out and runners on second and third. Kilventon got the first batter to pop out and struck out the next.<\/p>\n
Heading into the bottom of the eighth, the Vikings needed at least two runs to keep their post-season hopes alive. Aimee Lefebvre (Waterford-Halfmoon\/Waterford) connected on an RBI double with one out making it 3-2. Kate Brown (Colonie\/Colonie) drew a walk and Lori Pelersi (Bethlehem\/Albany) hit a single to load the bases. Meghan Matan stepped up to the plate and drove a pitch into left-center field ending the game on a walk-off two-run single.<\/p>\n
The Vikings travel to Corning for the Region III Tournament to take on #1 seed Tompkins Cortland Community College (29-6) on Friday, May 13.<\/p>\n
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